Focused Funding Opportunities and Informational Updates
for The College of Information Science &Technology
Fall 2025 issue #6
JSYK: Just So You Know!
Happy Holidays! I hope everyone has a chance to enjoy some down-time!
If you have plans for a January submission, please let me know, and don't forget to give your grants coordinator in OSP a heads-up as early as possible, so they are ready to work with you on budgets, etc.
The CIST Funding Opportunities page is linked through the College website's Research tab and is managed by the Office of Proposal Development. It currently lists previous MavOps.
It will SOON list a repository of Continuous or Annual common RFPs for CIST faculty.
Any leads on what should be included in this list would be appreciated!
In the external funding opportunities listed below, you will see collaboratoria hashtags between the red and blue lines. These appear to be a strongest fit for the solicitation.
This is not meant to exclude any fit you might determine, but perhaps to help you focus on your top interests!
Artificial Intelligence & Advanced Computing Systems (#AI&ACS) Examines advanced AI techniques and their integration into complex computing systems, with an emphasis on practical applications.
Cybersecurity (#CYBRSEC) Focuses on minimizing risk to information systems due to cyber threats.
Human-Centered Computing (#HCC) Focuses on improving the interactions between humans and computers across diverse contexts and fields.
3D Interfaces & Simulation (#3DI&SIM) Explores the design and use of immersive 3D environments for education, training, and research.
Bioinformatics & Health Informatics (#BIO&HEALTH-INFO) Integrates biology, computer science, and informatics to analyze biological and health data.
Computing Education (#COMPEDU) Focuses on improving, innovating, and expanding accessibility to computing education.
Internal/NU Funding Opportunities (reminders)
Internal Application Process for FY27 NU Collaboration Initiative
DEANNA MARCELINO HAS ANNOUNCED SHE IS STILL ABLE TO ASSIST WITH BUDGETS SO PLEASE CONTINUE TO WORK WITH HER IF NEEDED!
NuRamp Application Enter budget details and upload a budget justification (PDF) in the NuRamp online application.
Key Dates ORCA closed: Dec 24, 2025 – Jan 2, 2026. Submit application in NuRamp by Jan 14, 2026. Routing signatures completed by Jan 23, 2026.
ORCA Contacts for Questions Deanna Marcelino – Project Manager, ORCA
Sara A. Myers, Ph.D. – Associate Vice Chancellor for Research and Creative Activity
UNO ORCA Student Funding
Proposal deadline: Rolling while funds available. Submissions will re-open January 5, 2026 for a Summer 2026 timeline (activities occurring May-August 2026)
Proposal Deadlines: May 4, 2026; First Monday in May, annually
This is an NSF–NIH–FDA interagency program to support interdisciplinary teams developing mathematical, statistical, and computational foundations for digital twins and synthetic human models in biomedical and healthcare applications. Projects focus on principled methods, algorithms, and computational frameworks that enable trustworthy in silico evaluation of medical devices and other biomedical technologies, including verification/validation, uncertainty quantification, and bias and privacy considerations in human digital twin systems.
Focus Areas Aligned to CIST
AI/ML methods for digital twin modeling and simulation (multi-scale physiology, medical devices).
High-performance and distributed computing, cloud/edge architectures for large-scale in silico experiments.
Verification, validation, robustness, and uncertainty quantification workflows for ML-enabled biomedical models.
Decision-support, risk modeling, and evaluation frameworks that integrate digital twin outputs into clinical or regulatory decision processes.
Governance, data lifecycle management, and analytics for large synthetic cohorts and sensitive health data.
Cyberinfrastructure for secure sharing, validation, and federated use of biomedical digital twins and synthetic data.
Platforms, tools, and standards to manage digital twin repositories, provenance, and interoperability.
Award summary:
Anticipated: $4-5M per year for 6-10 awards
Duration: up to 3 years
Collaborative projects allowed with total budget (all institutions) ≤ $1M
Rolling or Recurring Federal Funding Opportunities
Proposal Target Dates (no hard deadline): February 05, 2026, First Thursday in February, annually; Second Thursday in September, annually
Future CoRe is the main umbrella for CISE “core” research. It covers algorithms, systems, networks, AI, HCI, data/ML, cyber-physical systems, and foundations of emerging technologies—essentially the full IS&T research spectrum.
Proposal Target Dates (no hard deadline): Jan 26, 2026, Last Monday in January, annually; Last Monday in September, annually
Flagship program for cybersecurity, privacy, resilience, and “trust in cyberspace,” spanning computing, AI, social/behavioral, mathematics, and education. Ideal for work in security, usable privacy, trustworthy AI, and socio-technical security.
Proposal Deadline: Fourth Wednesday in July, annually
Early-career faculty submit CAREER proposals to a disciplinary program (e.g., a Future CoRe subprogram like SHF or HCC, or SaTC 2.0).
CAREER proposals are evaluated within those core programs but under the CAREER expectations (integrated research and education plan, career development trajectory).
Deadlines: LOI, March 11, 2026, Invited Proposal June 18, 2026
RSF Core Research Grants support rigorous social science research aligned with RSF’s core programs (e.g., Social, Political, and Economic Inequality; Future of Work) and selected special initiatives. Projects typically involve substantial empirical work with original or newly combined datasets, advanced methods, and clear implications for U.S. social and economic conditions, including technology, labor markets, inequality, and policy.
Focus Areas Aligned to CIST
Quantitative research on labor markets, platform work, automation/AI impacts, and workplace technologies.
Socio-technical systems analysis, data governance, and algorithmic decision-making in organizations and public service.
Projects where computing/AI methods are integral to social science questions (e.g., large-scale text or network analysis, algorithm auditing, bias and fairness in AI systems used in employment, credit, or housing).
Development or novel use of data infrastructure to study inequality, mobility, and the future of work.
Award summary:
Up to $200,000
Up to 2 years
Please send any leads you think should be included in MavOps!
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