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Unlocking Dataset Value for AI-Enabled Scientific Discovery (AI Datasets)

Name: Unlocking Dataset Value for AI-Enabled Scientific Discovery (AI Datasets)
Creator: U.S. National Science Foundation
Keywords: GRANT

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AI Overview

NSF seeks proposals to unlock hidden value in existing scientific datasets through AI-driven feature extraction, metadata generation, and automated analysis pipelines. Enable interdisciplinary discovery by harmonizing data for AI tools while addressing security, governance, and community contribution frameworks.

This summary is AI-generated from the official solicitation.

Key Details

Agency

U.S. National Science Foundation

Funding Amount

Up to $100,000,000

Release Date

July 21, 2026

Due Date

November 4, 2026

Official Description

<p>This program will advance scientific community datasets to enable scientific discovery and innovation using artificial intelligence (AI) and other methods. Its goal is to increase the value that can be derived from existing scientific datasets by leveraging novel methods and artificial intelligence (AI).  This will unlock new AI-driven insights. It can enable interdisciplinary research. It also enables investigations outside of the original motivation for data collection and analysis.</p...

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