You're invited to apply to
Jane Street's FOCUS program.

Who:

First-year undergraduate students who have experienced barriers to accessing advanced STEM educational opportunities [1].

When:

Monday, January 11th – Thursday, January 14th, 2027

Where:

Jane Street’s NYC Office

Deadline to apply:

Sunday, November 15th, 2026 at 11:59pm ET

Expect to hear back by:

Monday, November 30th, 2026

This coming January, Jane Street is excited to host our annual FOCUS program at our New York office. Over the course of two days, attendees will participate in classes, discussions, and activities that are structured to provide a broad overview of the work our trading, software development, and strategy & product teams do. With countless opportunities to connect with other attendees and employees from across the firm, FOCUS provides an in-depth look at what it’s like to work at Jane Street.

Selected students will arrive in New York on the afternoon of January 11th and will depart on the morning of January 14th. Jane Street will cover travel to and from the program, meals, housing, and a variety of social events, plus a set daily amount for other program-related expenses.

Don’t have a background in finance? No worries — a large number of Jane Street employees don’t come from a financial background. If you’re curious about the work we do and want to learn more about what a career in finance could look like, we want to hear from you!

Apply here to be considered for a spot.

The deadline to apply for this event is Sunday, November 15th, 11:59pm ET. All applicants will hear back from us by Monday, November 30th.

If you need a decision sooner due to a competing deadline or have any questions, please reach out to nyc-programs@janestreet.com.

Good luck with the application process. We hope to meet you soon!

Jane Street

[1] To participate in this program, you must be a current undergraduate student who has experienced barriers to accessing advanced STEM educational opportunities.

Our definition of such barriers is broad; they could be related to personal circumstances or financial hardship. We acknowledge the breadth of challenges that could lead a high-achieving student to be under-resourced or under-exposed to advanced STEM opportunities. Examples include, but are not limited to: being a first-generation college student, identifying with an underrepresented ethnic/racial minority group, being Pell Grant eligible, having notable need for financial assistance, attending an under-resourced or rural school, coming from a marginalized community, or experiencing personal hardship. This list is not exhaustive, and we encourage any student who is interested and believes they fit the criteria for the program to apply.

Jane Street works differently. We are a quantitative trading firm active on more than 200 trading venues across 45 countries. As a liquidity provider and market maker, we help form the backbone of global markets. Our approach is rooted in technology and rigorous quantitative analysis, but our success is driven by our people.

We are always recruiting top students and we invest heavily in teaching and training. The environment at Jane Street is open, informal, intellectual, and fun. People grow into long careers at Jane Street because there are always new and interesting problems to solve, systems to build, and theories to test. More than twenty years after our founding, it still feels like we're just getting started.

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