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"Amazon Research Awards Robotics Call for Proposals Spring 2026 for Academic Research in Robot Intelligence and Real-World Autonomy" is currently closed and not accepting applications.
The Amazon Research Awards robotics track funds academic work on the future of robotics - capable, safe and intelligent robots operating alongside people in complex real-world environments. It sits in a useful niche: too small to fund a programme, but structured so that almost none of it is lost to overhead or restriction.
Awards are unrestricted gifts to the PI's institution, Amazon retains no intellectual property, and recipients are encouraged to publish findings and contribute code to open-source repositories - which makes this compatible with an academic publication and open-source strategy in a way that many industry awards are not.
Each recipient is also assigned an Amazon research contact for technical guidance and invited to Amazon research events, and the AWS credits plus consultation are meaningful if the work involves large-scale simulation or learning from robot data.
The Spring 2026 cycle ran seven focus areas alongside robotics - AI for information security, agentic AI, Amazon 2030, Amazon security, and two Build on Trainium tracks covering accelerated post-training and kernels for ML acceleration - which is worth knowing because embodied-AI work that leans heavily on model training or agentic planning may fit one of the adjacent calls better than the robotics call itself.
The Spring 2026 submission window closed on 13 May 2026. ARA runs on recurring cycles, typically spring and fall, so faculty in robot learning, manipulation, human-robot interaction and real-world autonomy should track amazon. science for the next robotics call rather than treating this as a one-off.
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Or search similar grants →According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Amazon Research Awards are open to academic researchers - typically faculty and principal investigators at accredited universities and research institutions, with award eligibility generally extending worldwide subject to Amazon's regional restrictions. Awards are structured as unrestricted gifts to the principal investigator's academic institution or organisation, and Amazon retains no intellectual property from funded work. Recipients are encouraged to publish their findings and contribute code to open-source repositories. Each recipient is assigned an Amazon research contact for technical guidance and is invited to participate in Amazon research events. Funding comprises up to USD 50,000 in unrestricted funds plus up to USD 50,000 in AWS promotional credits, and recipients may receive additional AWS consultation. The robotics call solicits proposals pursuing the future of robotics research, including capable, safe and intelligent robots operating alongside people in complex real-world environments - relevant areas include robot learning, manipulation and grasping, perception, human-robot interaction, navigation and real-world autonomy. The Spring 2026 cycle also included calls in AI for information security, agentic AI, Amazon 2030, Amazon security, Build on Trainium: accelerating post-training, and Build on Trainium: kernels for ML acceleration, and applicants whose work centres on model training or agentic planning should consider whether an adjacent call is a better fit. The Spring 2026 submission period closed on 13 May 2026. Amazon Research Awards run on recurring cycles; applicants should confirm current call topics, award amounts, eligibility and deadlines on the Amazon Science research awards pages before preparing a submission. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The current listing shows awards provide up to USD 50,000 in unrestricted funds paid as a gift to the principal investigator's academic institution, plus up to USD 50,000 in AWS promotional credits. amount_min is set to 50,000, reflecting the cash component alone, and amount_max to 100,000, reflecting the combined cash and credit value. The distinction is material for planning: only the USD 50,000 cash component can pay a student stipend or salary, while the credits are usable exclusively for AWS compute. Because the funds are an unrestricted gift rather than a sponsored research agreement, most institutions charge little or no indirect cost, which makes the cash go noticeably further than a nominally larger grant would. Verify award ceilings, matching requirements, and allowable costs in the official notice.
The published deadline was May 13, 2026, which has passed. Check the official notice for any future application windows before investing time in a proposal.
Amazon Research Awards Robotics Call for Proposals Spring 2026 for Academic Research in Robot Intelligence and Real-World Autonomy is funded by Amazon (Amazon Research Awards, ARA). Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
Start from the official opportunity page linked in this listing — it carries the sponsor's submission instructions.
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