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Promote and Reward Data Sharing Through the NIH Data Sharing Index (S-index) Challenge
Are you a data scientist, researcher, or informaticist with an innovative idea for expanding data sharing and advancing open science principles? If so, register for the Data Sharing Index (S-index) Challenge. The total prize purse for this Challenge is $1,000,000!
You must register your intent to participate in the Challenge by 11:59 p.m. ET on Friday, April 11, 2025.
This competition seeks to recognize and incentivize the efforts of individuals and teams in sharing data, rather than just the value of the data itself.
Judges will assess how effective you are in sharing research data that has utility for future studies. This metric will consider factors such as:
- adherence to FAIR (i.e., Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable) principles.
- data timeliness and completeness of annotation.
- frequency of utilization in other studies.
- related publications and patents.
Visit the challenge website to learn more.
The National Eye Institute leads the NIH Data S-index Challenge with contributions from other NIH Institutes, including NCI.