Another new fellowship sponsored by a company trying to recruit Math PhDs to work in their research division: The Two Sigma PhD Fellowship supports doctoral students pursuing a PhD in Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Physics and Finance/Econometrics.
From their letter to me: “We are pleased to invite your faculty to nominate up to 3 PhD students for the Two Sigma PhD Fellowship program from your Department. Our goal is essentially to sponsor outstanding research in STEM fields and therefore establish a long lasting partnership between Faculty, students and Two Sigma.”
There is no obligation to work for Two Sigma during or after completion of the degree, and nor any guarantees of job there afterward. Still, this is a great opportunity for students interested in going into research in the finance world, because the company will offer each fellow a Two Sigma research mentor.
Check out the link here to see if you might be interested in this opportunity, or otherwise interested in internship or career opportunities at Two Sigma. Talk to your advisor about supporting you for this, or let me know so I can. We’ll try to put together a strong nomination package.
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