Funder: National Institutes of Health
Due Dates (Anticipated): May 2027 (Application due)
Funding Amounts: Estimated $1,000,000 total program funding across 8 expected awards
Summary: Supports computational genomics and data science education for undergraduate and master's students at emerging research institutions.
Key Information: The program targets institutions with less than $50 million in federal research expenditures; clinical trials are not allowed.
Description
The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), part of NIH, plans to renew this education program through UE5 cooperative agreements. It supports emerging research institutions (ERIs) in teaching computational genomics and data science (CGDS) to undergraduate and master's students. The renewal aims to expand the network of ERIs teaching CGDS and strengthen workforce development for genomics and precision medicine.
Awardees collaborate with NHGRI's CGDS Educational Hub and use cloud platforms such as the Genomic Data Science Analysis, Visualization, and Informatics Lab-space (AnVIL) and All of Us Researcher Workbench. These platforms give students and faculty access to large-scale genomic datasets without local infrastructure. Priorities include supporting faculty curriculum development, centralizing educational content in an AnVIL-hosted toolbox, and expanding hands-on student research opportunities.
