{"id":31189,"date":"2026-09-09T14:36:55","date_gmt":"2026-09-09T19:36:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/?p=31189"},"modified":"2026-09-09T14:40:14","modified_gmt":"2026-09-09T19:40:14","slug":"31189-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/31189-2\/","title":{"rendered":"NMDSI research funding opportunities now open; proposals due Oct. 18"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"h-\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nmdsi.org\/\">Northwestern Mutual Data Science Institute<\/a> is accepting applications for three different funding opportunities for 2027 for faculty, staff and students. Deadlines for each is Sunday, Oct. 18.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Applications are open for:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nmdsi.org\/center-of-excellence\/paving-roads-seed-fund\"><strong>Paving ROADS Seed Fund<\/strong><\/a>, which supports faculty research<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nmdsi.org\/center-of-excellence\/pioneer-collaborative-curricula-program\"><strong>Pioneer Collaborative Curricula Program<\/strong><\/a>, which supports course and curriculum development<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nmdsi.org\/center-of-excellence\/student-scholars\"><strong>Student Research Scholars<\/strong><\/a>, which supports paid, faculty-mentored student research during the Spring 2027 semester<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These programs must focus on NMDSI\u2019s areas of priority: data science (broadly defined), responsible AI and data ethics, bias and equity, workforce development, economic vitality and financial security.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For questions, contact&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:nmdsi@northwesternmutual.com\">nmdsi@northwesternmutual.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">UWM, a founding partner of NMDSI, is one of five institutions affiliated with the institute.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Northwestern Mutual Data Science Institute is accepting applications for three different funding opportunities for 2027 for faculty, staff and students. 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