{"id":159667,"date":"2026-09-08T14:19:38","date_gmt":"2026-09-08T19:19:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/news\/?p=159667"},"modified":"2026-09-08T14:20:47","modified_gmt":"2026-09-08T19:20:47","slug":"nmdsi-funding-opportunities-now-open-proposals-due-oct-18","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/news\/nmdsi-funding-opportunities-now-open-proposals-due-oct-18\/","title":{"rendered":"NMDSI funding opportunities now open; proposals due Oct. 18"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The Northwestern Mutual Data Science Institute (NMDSI) is accepting applications for three 2027 Center of Excellence funding opportunities. Previous award recipients and applicants, affiliated faculty and new collaborators are encouraged to review the current program materials and consider applying this cycle.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Applications are open for:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nmdsi.org\/center-of-excellence\/paving-roads-seed-fund\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Paving ROADS Seed Fund<\/span><\/b><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, which supports faculty research<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nmdsi.org\/center-of-excellence\/pioneer-collaborative-curricula-program\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Pioneer Collaborative Curricula Program<\/span><\/b><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, which supports course and curriculum development<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nmdsi.org\/center-of-excellence\/student-scholars\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Student Research Scholars<\/span><\/b><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, which supports paid, faculty-mentored student research during the Spring 2027 semester<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">These programs support research, education and talent development as part of NMDSI\u2019s Center of Excellence focus areas, including data science broadly defined, responsible AI and data ethics, bias and equity, workforce development, economic vitality, financial security, and related interdisciplinary applications.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Applications for all three programs are due Sunday, Oct. 18.<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> Learn more and apply through the NMDSI program pages linked above. For questions, contact <\/span><a href=\"mailto:nmdsi@northwesternmutual.com\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">nmdsi@northwesternmutual.com<\/span><\/b><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>UWM, a founding partner of NMDSI, is one of five institutions affiliated with the institute.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Applications for three NMDSI Center of Excellence funding opportunities are due on Oct. 18.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":27282,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","uwm_wg_additional_authors":[]},"categories":[187,336],"tags":[],"section":[],"display_categories":[],"related-coverage":[],"uwmnews-feed":[],"class_list":["post-159667","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-faculty-staff-announcements","category-student-announcements"],"uwm_unpublish_requested":false,"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v28.4 (Yoast SEO v28.4) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>NMDSI funding opportunities now open; 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