The traineeship is comprised of required components as well as a number of additional opportunities.

The requirements for PhD students are:

• Involvement in an interdisciplinary research project, co-advised by two faculty: one from the domain discipline (Physics and Astronomy, Earth and Planetary Science) and one from a methods discipline (Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Applied Mathematics, Statistics)
• Coursework leading to a certificate in Integrated Data Science.
• Participation in the Focus Summer School in visualization and programming
• Completion of both of the Research Communication courses.
• A summer Internship with one of the IDEAS partnering research institutions or firms.
• Participation in the Weekly IDEAS Meetings
• Involvement in the development of a Citizen Science project related to the research focus. (Only required for IDEAS Trainees who receive NSF funding.)

The requirements for Masters degree students are:

• Involvement in an interdisciplinary research project, co-advised by two faculty: one from the domain discipline (Physics and Astronomy, Earth and Planetary Science) and one from a methods discipline (Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Applied Mathematics, Statistics)
• Coursework leading to a certificate in Integrated Data Science.
• Participation in the Focus Summer School in visualization or programming
• Participation in the Weekly IDEAS Meetings
• Completion of one of the Research Communication courses.

The additional opportunities available to IDEAS Trainees as well as other students are:

• Participation in TGS sponsored Management for Scientists and Engineers
• Participation in the NUvention: Analytics

*Overachiever example timeline demonstrates that it is possible to complete the IDEAS Traineeship in a single year; however, this is not recommended.