June 1 to June 5, 2026 | Boca Raton, FL
We invite applicants who are Ph.D. students, postdoctoral researchers, or faculty within 7 years of their Ph.D., and who are able to attend the program in Boca Raton, Florida. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and fields of study, particularly those in healthcare and public service. There are no restrictions based on citizenship, country of study, or country of employment. The Summer Institute aims to bring together computational social scientists at all levels of technical experience. Participants with less experience with social science research will be expected to complete additional readings in advance of the Institute, and participants with less experience with coding will be expected to complete the SICSS boot camp.
We evaluate applicants along a number of dimensions: 1) research and teaching in the area of computational social science 2) contributions to public goods, such as creating open-source software, curating public datasets, and creating educational opportunities for others 3) likelihood to benefit from participation 4) likelihood to contribute to the educational experience of other participants 5) potential to spread computational social science to new intellectual communities and areas of research.
Further, when evaluating applicants, we aim to account for an applicant’s career stage and prior educational opportunities.
Applicants must submit a curriculum vitae and a professional statement (maximum two pages, double-spaced) describing:
• Current research • Reasons for interest in participating in SICSS-Florida Atlantic • How participation will support future research • Experience and/or interest in collaborative research, as collaborative projects are a core component of SICSS-Florida Atlantic • A potential topic, method, or question to be explored as part of a collaborative project
To ensure full consideration, all application materials must be submitted by Friday, April 30, 2026, by 11:59 p.m. (EST). All application materials must be submitted through this Google Form. Applications that are not complete by the deadline may not receive full consideration. We will notify applicants solely through email by 4th May 2026 and will ask participants to confirm their participation very soon thereafter.
Inquiries can be sent to sicss.fau@gmail.com.
Yes, but not at the same time. For example, you can apply to SICSS-FAU, and then if you are not accepted you can apply to one of the other locations if it has a later deadline. However, you cannot have an applications under review at two locations simultaneously.
Unfortunately, no. Every year we have more applicants than we can accept, and we would like everyone to have a chance to participate in SICSS once before we allow folks to participate twice.
You can host a partner location of the Summer Institutes of Computational Social Science (SICSS) at your university, company, NGO, or government agency.