A paid work study job open to any major. You work on a live problem inside a real company from May through August, with C-Suite clients, with an option to continue the program into the academic year.
We start with two full weeks of training before any project kicks off: dev environment setup, working with AI tools, and how to actually run a project. You can start from zero.
Fellows come in with all kinds of technical backgrounds, some have never written a line of code. Training closes that gap, and teams are built so everyone pulls their weight.
You will join a team of two or three, working a real problem for a named executive champion. A project coach checks in weekly, and DAC's technical advisors jump in when a build gets heavy.
By the end, you present to the company and hand off documentation they can actually use. Several fellows have seen their work keep running long after the summer ended.
From application to a working system, with training built in before anyone touches a project.
The application opens online in the late fall. Sign up below to get notified.
Interviews and selection are finalized by February. Communication about the summer program continues until April.
About two weeks of technical training and partner tours, then a full-time paid project with a regional company through the summer.
Best performers continue the fellowship into the academic year, working on new projects through part-time work study.
Psychologists and aerospace engineers, freshmen and MBA candidates. Different backgrounds make teams stronger.
Psychology and Spanish
Hover for a quoteThis is the type of hands-on experience that you don't get with a typical internship. You'll work directly with high-ups at firms like CFOs, presidents, CEOs.
Gabriella, Psychology and Spanish
Computer Science
Hover for a quoteI've spent just as much time working on the technology as I have collaborating with my teammates and communicating with our stakeholders.
Maureen, Computer Science
Finance MBA
Hover for a quoteI had a background completely in finance and investment banking, and the problem… was related to CAD drawings and 3D models. That's as far as you can go from a DCF model.
Akshat, Finance MBA
Neuroscience and Behavior
Hover for a quoteIt's one thing to learn about AI in the classroom. It's totally different when you're working with a real client and building something people will actually use every day.
Liam, Neuroscience and Behavior
Mechanical Engineering and Spanish
Hover for a quoteThere were many moments where it was up to us, to 20-year-olds, to figure out how we were going to structure our project.
Sarah, Mechanical Engineering
Finance and Economics
Hover for a quoteI went into the project assuming that AI would solve everything… I realized most of the challenges weren't going to be solved by AI, and they were process problems.
Kiki, Finance and Economics
Management
Master of Science in Accountancy
Finance, Minor in Business Analytics
Finance, Minors in AI Analytics in Business & Theology
Mechanical Engineering, Minor in Engineering Corporate Practice
Finance & Business Analytics, Minor in French
Finance
Aerospace Engineering & ACMS
Aerospace Engineering, Minor in International Security Studies
Psychology & Spanish, Minor in Business Economics
Aerospace Engineering, Minor in Computational Digital Technologies
ACMS & Economics, Minor in Real Estate
Master of Science in Accountancy
Mechanical Engineering, Minor in Engineering Corporate Practice
Aerospace Engineering
Master of Science in Accountancy
MBA, Business Analytics Major, Finance Minor
Business Analytics & Accounting
Business Analytics
Finance & Economics
Business Analytics, Strategy and Product Management
Neuroscience and Behavior
Master of Science in Accountancy
Strategy
Master of Science in Accountancy
Computer Science
Computational and Applied Mathematics
Mechanical Engineering, Minor in Collaborative Innovation
Mechanical Engineering, Minor in Engineering Corporate Practice
Mechanical Engineering & Spanish
Business Analytics
Mechanical Engineering
Finance
Economics, Minor in Foundations of Business
Business Administration
Master of Science in Accountancy
ACMS & Global Affairs
Finance & Computer Science
Business Analytics
No, fellows represent five of the seven Notre Dame colleges across dozens of fields of study and range from freshmen to MBA candidates.
Any year, from current freshman up to MBA students.
The application involves short essays and AI maturity questions (only for our reference, not disqualification). Shortlisted applicants will proceed with online interviews.
Current fellows hold office hours during the application window. Email us to set up a time.
Our team will train you on:
Training weeks are in person at the Innovation Park with some tours of regional companies.
Yes, this Fellowship constitutes professional employment. The standard undergraduate ($18) and graduate ($20) work study rates apply.
