Data Core Seed Funding

Discovering APPLIED INNOVATIVE IMPACTFUL Data Solutions

Seed funding is available to UMass Amherst faculty to accelerate and support new research directions or ideas. You can apply for one of three levels of engagement:

One Week Engagement

  • Review the current codebase
  • Develop a scope of the end product
  • Assess a feasibility

Project Example

EagleCam

Improve a video analysis model for identifying the type of food (rodent, lizard, fish) that an eagle is bringing to its nest for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services.

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One Month Engagement

  • Prototype code
  • Thorough review of code

Project Example

Three Months Engagement

  • Serious analysis
  • Usable prototype

Project Example

Seed funding is only available to UMass Amherst faculty

Nonprofit organization looking for ways to work with us? Check out our Data Science for the Common Good (DS4CG) program.

SEED FUNDING APPLICATION

Applications are accepted on a rolling basis. 

Apply by sending the following information to cds-info@cs.umass.edu.

  • Description of project
  • Specific goals for the seed project – draft goals are fine, we can work with you to determine your options
  • Future directions, including funding plans, that the seed project will enable
  • Max 1 page
  • Include links to existing codebase or examples

Applications will be chosen based on the following criteria:

Want to learn more about your options?