LOI Guidelines
DASHI invites applications for pilot projects in the intersection of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Health Sciences. Towards that end, DASHI will encourage the formation of interdisciplinary project teams through a cross-campus brainstorming workshop on Friday, December 10, 2021 (9:00 AM - 12:00 PM ET - virtual). The workshop is part of the application process - register here.
A Letter of Intent (LOI) by a single contact-PI without a complete project team is required. Please use this form to complete the LOI. The LOI needs to include:
- Tentative project title
- 150-word summary, that can be shared with the Columbia community
- Description of complementary fields from which co-PI(s) are to be recruited to complement the project team
⇨ LOI Submission Deadline: Tuesday, November 23, 2021
Accepted summaries will be presented at the brainstorming workshop. The plenary presentations session will be followed by breakout workgroups dedicated to respective proposals to refine them and complement their team. The thus formed project team of contact-PI and their selected co-PI(s) may then submit a full 3-page application for seed funding of the pilot project. The proposal should delineate a path towards external funding of the project beyond its pilot stage.
DASHI Budget: DASHI expects to fund at least 2 projects, up to $75k each.
PI Eligibility Criteria: Any faculty member/research scientist across the campus at either Morningside or CUIMC. Postdocs can participate in a collaborative team.
DASHI Timeline:
- LOI Submission Deadline: Tuesday, November 23, 2021
- Workshop acceptance notification: By Friday, December 3, 2021
- Brainstorming workshop: Friday, December 10, 2021
- Full pilot proposal deadline: Friday, January 7, 2022
- Notification: Tuesday, January 18, 2022
- Expected project start for selected proposals: Tuesday, February 1, 2022
Other collaboration opportunities: Ongoing and/or upcoming avenues for funding, including the Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center (HICCC) VELOCITY Data Science Fellowship; and the Data Science Institute Seed Funds Program.