Catalyst Grant – Data Sciences Institute

The Data Sciences Institute (DSI) is accepting applications for the next cohort of its Catalyst Grant program.

The Catalyst Grant is a competitive seed funding program for multidisciplinary teams forming a Collaborative Research Team (CRT) which supports two tiers of awards. All Catalyst Grants are expected to align with the DSI mission to catalyze the transformative nature of data sciences across all disciplines, in fair and ethical ways, to drive positive social change.

Tier 1: up to $100,000. Funding from Tier 1 supports CRTs focused on the development of novel statistical or computational tools or the application of existing methodology in innovative ways. Data sciences is defined as the science of collecting, manipulating, storing, visualizing, learning from and extracting useful information from data in a reproducible, fair, and ethical way.

Tier 2: up to $50,000. Funding from Tier 2 supports projects that align with Tier 1 criteria but are feasible with a more modest budget. Proposals submitted to Tier 2 can also include projects that foster a robust exchange of knowledge between data scientists and qualitative or applied researchers working in fields where there is identified unmet need to implement advanced data science methods.

LOI Deadline: July 11, 2025 23:59 ET

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