Opportunity Information: Apply for 21 523
The National Science Foundation (NSF) funding opportunity "Harnessing the Data Revolution (HDR): Data Science Corps" (Funding Opportunity Number 21-523) is a discretionary grant program created under NSF's broader "Big Ideas" initiative, a set of long-term priorities launched in 2016 to push U.S. leadership at the frontiers of science and engineering through convergence research. Although proposals for this solicitation are submitted through NSF's Directorate for Computer and Information Science and Engineering, Division of Information and Intelligent Systems (CISE/IIS), the program is designed to be cross-disciplinary in practice, with proposals managed by a team of program directors spanning multiple fields. The core premise is that modern discovery and innovation increasingly depend on the ability to work with data at scale, and NSF wants to strengthen the education and workforce pipeline needed to make that possible across many domains.
This solicitation sits within NSF's HDR Big Idea, a national-scale effort aimed at enabling new modes of data-driven discovery, so that researchers and practitioners can ask and answer fundamental questions that were previously out of reach. HDR, as described in the opportunity, includes multiple coordinated efforts launched in 2019: Institutes for Data-Intensive Research in Science and Engineering (I-DIRSE), HDR TRIPODS Phase I (focused on foundational principles of data science), and the Data Science Corps (DSC). DSC is the workforce and educational capacity-building arm of that ecosystem. Instead of focusing primarily on research results, DSC emphasizes hands-on training, practical experience, and structured learning opportunities that help students build real data science skills in authentic settings.
At its center, the Data Science Corps is meant to expand and diversify the data science talent pool by creating or strengthening "educational pathways" that bring more people into data science and prepare them for impactful work. NSF is specifically looking for creative program designs that transform how data science is taught and learned, with a strong emphasis on engaging undergraduate and Master's students who may have very different starting points in terms of background, prior experience, and technical maturity. The opportunity is framed to encourage participation from students across disciplines, not only those already in computer science, and it highlights inclusion as a key goal by calling for involvement of learners with diverse experiences and skills.
The solicitation also makes clear that these efforts are intended to be collaborative by design. Proposals are expected to involve a lead organization working with one or more collaborating organizations, reinforcing the idea that effective data science training often depends on partnerships, such as across departments, across institutions, or between education providers and applied settings where data-driven work is happening. While the specific eligible applicant categories are referenced in the notice as "Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification)," the overall structure signals openness to a range of organizational types, so long as the project fits NSF's goals and meets the eligibility rules in the full solicitation.
From an administrative standpoint, the opportunity is offered as a grant, with an award ceiling of $1,500,000 and an anticipated total of about 10 awards. The original closing date listed for this solicitation was February 12, 2021, and the posting date information indicates it was created on November 10, 2020. The notice lists multiple CFDA numbers (47.041, 47.049, 47.050, 47.070, 47.074, 47.075, 47.076, 47.079, 47.083), reflecting NSF's broad disciplinary footprint and reinforcing that HDR and DSC are intended to serve many areas of science, engineering, and related research and development. For questions, NSF directs general inquiries to HDR-DSC@nsf.gov, with the reminder that points of contact can change and applicants should check the program website for updates.Apply for 21 523
- The National Science Foundation in the science and technology and other research and development sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Harnessing the Data Revolution (HDR): Data Science Corps" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 47.041, 47.049, 47.050, 47.070, 47.074, 47.075, 47.076, 47.079, 47.083.
- This funding opportunity was created on Nov 10, 2020.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Feb 12, 2021. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $1,500,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 10 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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