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The Amazon Research Awards AWS Agentic AI Spring 2026 call funds academic research advancing the science and practice of agentic AI systems.
The program seeks proposals across four priority themes: no-code and low-code agentic AI solutions for rapid deployment and management, AI-enhanced productivity applications enabling human-AI collaboration, multi-agent systems for secure and effective agent collaboration, and agentic AI for scientific discovery spanning health sciences, chemistry, materials science, and physics.
Additional welcome topics include safety and responsible AI for agents, agent customization and post-training optimization, data integration and retrieval systems, enterprise-scale operations and governance, and applications in software engineering, healthcare, finance, media, and consumer assistants. The program supports development of open-source tools and encourages research benefiting the broader AI community.
Awards are unrestricted gifts with no intellectual property obligations.
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Search similar grants →Based on current listing details, eligibility includes: Applicants must meet Amazon Research Awards program eligibility requirements, typically full-time faculty at accredited academic institutions or permanent researchers at eligible non-governmental organizations. Each PI may submit one proposal per call period. Proposals should follow the provided template at maximum 4 pages plus appendices and address research innovation, open-source contributions, and utilization of AWS ML tools. Applicants should confirm final requirements in the official notice before submission.
Current published award information indicates Unrestricted funds averaging up to $70,000 plus up to $50,000 in AWS promotional credits per award. Recipients also receive training resources and hands-on sessions with Amazon scientists. Always verify allowable costs, matching requirements, and funding caps directly in the sponsor documentation.
The current target date is May 14, 2026. Build your timeline backwards from this date to cover registrations, approvals, attachments, and final submission checks.
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The Alibaba Cloud AI Catalyst Program supports AI-focused startups and global AI firms with comprehensive resources including up to $120,000 in lifetime cloud credits, 2 billion free Model Studio tokens for access to Alibaba's generative AI platform, 1:1 Office Hours with AI experts covering products, solutions, and infrastructure, POC coupons, and invitations to Alibaba Cloud events worldwide. The program is designed to help AI startups accelerate their growth with technical, educational, and networking resources. Applications are reviewed within 4-5 business days, and successful applicants are notified via email. The program provides access to Alibaba Cloud's GPU infrastructure including H100s in the Singapore region, making it particularly attractive for APAC-focused AI startups. The promotion period runs from April 1, 2025 through March 31, 2026.
The Google.org Impact Challenge: AI for Government Innovation awards $1 million to $3 million each to selected nonprofits, social enterprises, and academic institutions that partner with governments to use generative and agentic AI to improve public services. Priority areas include healthcare access, crisis resilience, and economic infrastructure. The challenge funds partnerships where organizations work alongside government agencies to deploy AI solutions that demonstrably improve public service delivery. Beyond funding, selected organizations gain access to technical mentorship from Google AI experts, Google Cloud computing resources, and a structured multi-month accelerator programme. Applications close April 3, 2026. This is part of Google.org's broader $60 million commitment to AI impact challenges in 2026, alongside the separate AI for Science challenge.