Data Research Call for Project Proposals

The Connolly Alexander Institute for Data Science in partnership with Newcomb Institute, calls for data-related project proposals of Tulane graduate students, staff, faculty, and New Orleans community partners to be considered for sponsorship by the Data Research Internship Program during the Fall 2024-Spring 2025 academic year.

This program accepts proposals throughout the semester on a rolling basis.  See below for eligibility and information about the program. To apply, send a 100-word proposal to Jacquelyne Thoni Howard, Ph.D. (jhoward8@tulane.edu). 

Project Sponsorship

If selected as a project partner, the Data Research Interns through the Data Lab, funded by CAIDS and Newcomb Institute, will work with you in providing technical expertise and meeting project objectives with the goal of completing your data project using data scholarship principles. As an interdisciplinary program, we encourage project partners from all fields to apply. 

Do you qualify for the program?

Tulane faculty, graduate students, staff, or New Orleans community members who incorporate or want to incorporate data into their research and advocacy work are eligible.

We are looking for data research projects that focus on discovery skills such as data collection, data clean-up, data analysis, data visualization, data/science communication and have a social or cultural framework such as gender, race, sexuality, class, environment, and/or disability.

Project Partner Expectations

Project partners agree to work within the Scrum model framework and communicate closely with the product developer intern by providing feedback. They also will allow CAIDS and Newcomb Institute to promote the project and interns' work through poster development, and write-ups shared on social media and zines. Partners will acknowledge the sponsorship of CAIDS and Newcomb Institute sponsorship in any publications and websites relating to the project. Project partners will list the names of the Digital Research team, including Lab faculty and staff, GAs, and interns on your site and promotional materials. We ask that project partners attend the data poster session and other invited events, as possible.