Who funds data science research?

We count 92 funded data science projects, active between 2021 and 2033, from 7 funders. The most came from NSF · EDU (14 projects), NSF · MPS (11 projects) and EU · MSCA (9 projects). The median award is $1.4M, across the 90 of 92 projects that list an amount.

Funded projects

92

Funders

7

Median award

$1.4M

Open calls now

6

Top funders of data science research

Projects whose title or summary mentions data science. Median award: of the projects that list an amount, in US dollars; “—” when fewer than 3 do.

Open data science funding calls

6 open calls mention data science today.

• NLM Institutional Grants for Research Training in Biomedical Informatics, Data Science, and AI (T15 Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
  National Institutes of Health$500,000 – $775,000Deadline: February 11, 2027 ·
• RSS Honours: Guy Medals, David Cox Research Prize and other awards
  Royal Statistical SocietyNot specifiedDeadline: October 31, 2026 ·
• Academic-Industrial Partnerships (AIP) to Translate and Validate In Vivo Imaging Systems (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)
  National Institutes of HealthUp to $500,000Deadline: January 7, 2027 ·
  Real odds: About 1 in 8 funded (13% · NIH R01-equivalent grants, all NIH institutes, FY2025)
• Personal Health Informatics for Delivering Actionable Insights to Individuals (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)
  National Institutes of HealthUp to $250,000Deadline: January 7, 2027 ·
  Real odds: About 1 in 8 funded (13% · NIH R01-equivalent grants, all NIH institutes, FY2025)
• Supporting Talented Early Career Researchers in Genomics (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)
  National Institutes of HealthNot specifiedDeadline: February 26, 2027 ·
  Real odds: About 1 in 8 funded (13% · NIH R01-equivalent grants, all NIH institutes, FY2025)
• NIAMS P30 Centers Program (P30 - Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
  National Institutes of HealthUp to $500,000Deadline: March 1, 2029 ·

Real odds

• About 1 in 8 funded · 13% · NIH R01-equivalent grants, all NIH institutes, FY2025 · NIH Data Book, report 29

Published success rates for the programs behind the open calls above: the share of applications the funder funded, program-wide, not for this topic.

Funded data science projects

A sample, latest start first, at most three per program.

• Supporting the Success of Physical and Quantitative Sciences Scholars in Rural Appalachia
  NSF · EDU · $2,000,000 · ends 2033
• Preparing Problem Solvers in Atmospheric, Computational, and Data Sciences
  NSF · EDU · $1,999,943 · ends 2032
• ECOG-ACRIN Network Group Statistics and Data Management Center
  NIH · NCI · $9,166,212 · ends 2032
• RTG: Statistics and Data Theory - Engaging the Future of Data Science
  NSF · MPS · $2,000,000 · ends 2031
• CAREER: Distribution-In-Distribution-Out Analytics: Modeling, Inference, and Applications in Data-Rich Science and Engineering
  NSF · ENG · $500,001 · ends 2031
• The university of texas at san antonio (utsa) and southwest research institute (swri) at san antonio propose to offer undergraduate…
  USDA · $750,000 · ends 2031
• Advancing social media data science to examine the causal relationship between social media content and adolescent health-risk behaviours
  Wellcome · £753,083 · ends 2031
• HBCU UP Implementation Project: Data Science with Holistic Engagement and Research Training (DS-HEART)
  NSF · EDU · $2,249,555 · ends 2030
• Postdoctoral Fellowship: MSPRF: Mathematical Spin Glasses and Applications to Data Science
  NSF · MPS · $190,000 · ends 2030
• New Hampshire IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence (NH-INBRE)
  NIH · NIGMS · $4,546,782 · ends 2030

How we count

Funded projects come from public award records (NIH RePORTER, NSF, EU CORDIS, UKRI Gateway to Research, Wellcome, the Gates Foundation, DOE, NASA and USDA NIFA) whose title or summary matches “data science”. NIH lists each budget year separately; one project counts once. Amounts are as the funder lists them; medians use only projects that list one, in US dollars. Open calls and forecasts are from our listings of October 28, 2026. A project can mention a topic without being mainly about it, so treat the counts as a guide to who funds the area.