As part of the campus-wide Interdisciplinary Research Enabling Initiative, TDAI and the following partners are accepting proposals for Interdisciplinary Research Pilot Awards to support compelling, interdisciplinary, big data-enabled research pilots and creative expression with funds and in-kind resources:
- Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center
- Center for Cancer Engineering
- Center for Clinical and Translational Science
- Center for Urban and Regional Analysis
- College of Medicine Department of Biomedical Informatics
- John Glenn College of Public Affairs
- Sustainability Institute
Download the request for proposals and proposal templates (zipped folder)
TDAI is accepting proposals on any research topic for awards that may include:
- Up to $50K for direct costs
- Access to:
- Compute resources via Ohio Supercomputer Center
- Data commons storage and sharing
- Space in Pomerene Hall
- TDAI data services and/or consulting
- TDAI Postdoctoral Fellows
- Undergraduate and/or graduate students
- Ideation session facilitation
- Conference and/or event space and support
Proposals for Interdisciplinary Research Pilot Awards are due via Qualtrics by 5 p.m. ET on Monday, Feb. 21.
Questions? Email TDAI research strategist Jenny Grabmeier.3.
In addition, TDAI and its award co-sponsors welcome proposals related to these topics:
AI and Health
Co-sponsors:
Environment, Sustainability and Climate
Co-sponsors:
Awards may also include:
- Expected average of $10,000 for direct costs
- Access to BPCRC space, including GIS/remote sensing labs
- Software development
- Staff support for development of broader impacts and community-engaged aspects of the work
Responsible and Ethical Data Science
Co-sponsor: John Glenn College of Public Affairs
Awards may also include:
- Assistance in accessing the Ohio Longitudinal Data Archive through the Ohio Education Research Center
- Battelle Center for Science and Engineering student community group formation for research or rapid innovation course
- Consulting services for researchers on engaging government partners (e.g., translational government scientist participation, navigating agreement processes, accessing data, etc.)
- Access to TDAI Postdoctoral Fellow
Smart Mobility
Co-sponsor: Center for Urban and Regional Analysis
Awards may also include:
- High-performance computing optimized for geospatial analysis and modeling and simulation
- Data services and consulting including mobility, geospatial and urban data analytics; customized tool and app development; and design of complex data structures
Assistance with relationships and partnering with community organizations such as MORPC, COTA, and the City of Columbus
