Bluestaq Graduate Research Scholar — NDSU Partnership 

Bluestaq Graduate Research Scholar — NDSU Partnership  Full-Ride M.S./Ph.D. Sponsorship + Paid Summer Internship (Colorado Springs, CO)  Bluestaq — a Colorado Springs leader in secure data ecosystems, graph technologies, natural language processing, and AI solutions for national security and defense customers, including the U.S. Space Force — is launching a full-ride graduate research sponsorship in partnership with North Dakota State University (NDSU). We are seeking motivated NDSU graduate students to conduct Bluestaq-defined research beginning Fall 2026, culminating in a paid summer internship at Bluestaq headquarters.  Why This Program Matters  This sponsorship connects academic research directly to national-security mission impact. As a Bluestaq Graduate Research Scholar, your work will:  Advance real capabilities in LLMs, knowledge graphs, NLP, and agentic AI used by defense and national-security customers.  Build a direct pipeline from sponsored academic research into hands-on delivery at Bluestaq.  Position you as part of a select, founding cohort of scholars at the leading edge of applied AI research.  What You'll Do  Fall 2026 Research Project  Conduct Bluestaq-defined research in one or more of the following focus areas: Large Language Models, Data Sourcing & Tagging, Knowledge Graph / Graph Store, Agentic AI, Natural Language Processing, and Prompt Engineering.  Work independently and with NDSU faculty advisors, with research direction and technical alignment provided by Bluestaq.  Bring genuine intellectual curiosity — while projects are Bluestaq-defined, student interest and alignment are valued in shaping the work.  Summer 2027 Internship — Bluestaq HQ, Colorado Springs, CO  Complete a paid summer internship as a direct continuation of your sponsored research, delivering immediate mission impact.  Receive hands-on mentorship and real-world application experience in a fast-paced defense-tech environment. Program Benefits  Full tuition, fees, stipend, and health insurance — funded for the complete duration of your M.S. or Ph.D. degree.  Summer internship compensation:  MS students: $28–35/hr ($1,120–$1,400/week at 40 hrs) PhD students: $34–42/hr ($1,360–$1,680/week at 40 hrs)   Qualifications and Requirements  Currently enrolled, or incoming, M.S. or Ph.D. student at North Dakota State University.  Target disciplines: Computer Science; Electrical & Computer Engineering; Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering; Mechanical Engineering; Software & Security Engineering (other aligned fields considered).  Strong academic record and genuine interest in applying AI/data to national-security challenges.  Selected through a joint Bluestaq/NDSU review process; a Bluestaq technical representative serves on the selection committee alongside NDSU faculty.  Education  Enrollment in (or admission t...