The Global Research Program is a virtual/on-site international experience program that supports research and creative projects in UC Chile and international partner universities within the framework of Global Internships for Research and Practice-Based Learning.

The program aims to enhance and stimulate research collaboration at a global level connecting researchers with master’s and senior undergraduate students within new, creative, and innovative international research opportunities.

The call is open to all areas of knowledge, and interdisciplinary projects are especially welcome to apply.

Important dates:

October 19 to November 21 2022 - FACULTY APPLICATION PROCESS
Faculty submit research projects. Deadline extended.

November 30 to December 18 2022 - STUDENTS' APPLICATION PROCESS
International students submit applications for available research projects.

December 2022 - MATCHING AND RESULTS

Start: April/May 2023 
Ending: July/August 2023   
VIRTUAL INTERNSHIP RESEARCH STARTS
International students end their internships with the possibility of being on-site the last couple of weeks, if applicable. 
Dates can be flexible and agreed between the researcher and the student. 

Faculty eligibility criteria:

·        Every lead researcher of the project must be a full associate or assistant professor of UC Chile or the partner university with at least 22 working hours. This call will not admit internship offers for those who do not meet this requirement. Each institution may add its own requirements

·        Each faculty member can act as the lead researcher of only one project; the intern's contribution must be clearly identified on the internship offer. 

·        Each project may have more than one student working on it.

·        Every lead researcher shall be able to supervise one or two international students at his/her institution

·        Every lead researcher shall be able to host international students within the stipulated dates of the program: Internships must start in April or May and end in July or August 2023. 

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Currently, Shenfeld is researching privacy-preserving machine learning under the supervision of HU Professor Katrina Ligett.  His PhD focuses on differential privacy and its relation to adaptive data analysis and machine learning.  This is a relatively new area in computer science that explores how sensitive information with research value—such as data from hospital records—can be made accessible to researchers while also ensuring the privacy of the individuals involved.  With the help of his Apple mentor, Shenfeld hopes to create more effective barriers to data breaches, and to move privacy protection from the hands of corporations into the hands of users, so that users will not have to place their trust in external companies.

Prior to Hebrew University, Shenfeld studied at Yeshivat Hebron. He received his high school equivalency degree at the age of 24, after serving in the army.  Until he decided to go back to for a PhD, Shenfeld had a successful career at Mobileye.  “Being able to leave a job in hi-tech to pursue a PhD is a real privilege.  Getting an Apple Scholarship made it possible.  Apple has the largest differential privacy research group in the world and is unique because they put their findings into action--it’s not just theoretical.  I’m excited to do an internship there this summer or next, depending on the coronavirus.”

Each Apple Scholar will receive support for their research and academic travel and a coveted two-year mentorship with an Apple researcher in their field.