Project Lab Proposal Form

The University of Chicago’s Master of Science Program in Financial Mathematics (MSFM) partners with companies through the Project Lab course (FINM 36000), to provide students with hands-on research experiences, putting knowledge gained from the classroom into practice.

You can find additional details, along with FAQs within the Project Lab Company Guide: https://uchicago.app.box.com/s/p4d37a28doxsh8xlm6dap2lwt2gd8f33

If you would like to propose multiple projects, please complete a new proposal form for each project.

If you have any questions, please contact Sue Clark at sueclark@uchicago.edu.

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Company name (and division/department/desk, if applicable): *
Physical address of organization: *

URL and/or description of organization:

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How many teams is your organization sponsoring for this project?  *
Up to six students may be assigned to your team.  If you would prefer a different number, please indicate so here.
Company Representative name:
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Company Representative title: *
Company Representative email address *
If applicable, additional Company Representative name(s), title(s), and email(s):

Are any representatives also alumni of the University of Chicago?  If yes, please indicate their name and applicable degree program: 

Aside from the initial briefing meeting and the final presentation, how often will the team meet with the representative(s) to deliver progress reports and receive advice?
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Will such discussions be face-to-face, or by some form of teleconferencing?  If face-to-face, will the meetings be at your company site, on-campus, or some other arrangement?
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Will the team members be required to sign non-disclosure agreements?

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Project topic/title:

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Background motivation of the project:

Skills required (e.g. programming languages/software packages/statistical models or tools, etc.):
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Project objectives or questions to be investigated:
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Implementation details:
Will your organization be providing all of the necessary data required for the project? *
If you answered "No" to the previous question, which of the following University data sources would you expect students to use?  
Reference materials, if any:

Students may add this project lab to their resume, including the company name and a general description of their research (abiding by any applicable NDA). We advise they use the following format:

Company Name

Quantitative Researcher - University of Chicago Project Lab

General description of research

Please note below if you prefer something different.

Any additional comments:
A copy of your responses will be emailed to the address you provided.
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