In this space, we provide information on upcoming funding opportunities that are relevant to the Illinois data science community. Unless otherwise specified, these opportunities are not administered by ODSR. Contact the funding agency directly with questions about the programs and solicitations. For early-stage research support, also consider the iSEE seed funding program for interdisciplinary research teams; the CSBS small grant program; the University of Illinois Campus Research Board programs; and the Chancellor’s Research Program.
ODSR Multidisciplinary Workshop Support Fund (RFP)
Funding agency: Office of Data Science Research (ODSR)
Full proposals due: Anytime
Science of Learning and Augmented Intelligence (PD 19-127Y)
Funding agency: NSF (SBE-BCS)
Full proposals due: August 5, 2026
A Science of Science Approach to Analyzing and Innovating the Biomedical Research Enterprise (SoS:BIO) (23-569)
Funding agency: NSF (SBE-SES) and NIH (NIGMS)
Full proposals due: September 9, 2026
Computational and Data-Enabled Science and Engineering (CDS&E) (PD 24-8084)
Funding agency: NSF (various directorates and divisions)
Full proposals due: Varies, earliest is September 15, 2026
Computational Approaches to Curation at Scale for Biomedical Research Assets (R01) (PAR-25-131)
Funding agency: NIH (NLM)
Full proposals due: September 15, 2026
Investigator Initiated Innovation in Computational Genomics and Data Science (R01) (PAR-25-228)
Funding agency: NIH (NLM/NHGRI)
Up to 5 years, up to $500,000 total budget
Full proposals due: February 5, 2027
Pathways to Enable Secure Open-Source Ecosystems (PESOSE) (NSF 26-506)
Funding agency: NSF
Full proposals due: March 2, 2027
Investigator Initiated Innovation in Computational Genomics and Data Science (R21) (PAR-25-229)
Funding agency: NIH (NLM/NHGRI)
Up to 2 years, up to $275,000 total budget
Full proposals due: June 16, 2027
Science of Science: Discovery, Communication and Impact (SoS:DCI) (PD 19-126Y)
Funding agency: NSF (SBE-SES)
Full proposals due: Rolling
Infrastructure Capacity for Biological Research (NSF 23-580)
Funding agency: NSF (BIO-DBI)
Full proposals due: Rolling
Infrastructure Innovation for Biological Research (NSF 23-578)
Funding agency: NSF (BIO-DBI)
Full proposals due: Rolling
Precision Medicine with AI: Integrating Imaging with Multimodal Data (PRIMED-AI) (NSF 23-578)
Funding agency: NIH
Full proposals due: TBD