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ARIA's Rolling Opportunity Seeds provide up to £500,000 (~$630,000) each to individual research teams exploring new pathways across multiple AI-related opportunity spaces. The 'Mathematics for Safe AI' opportunity space leverages mathematical approaches to ensure powerful AI systems operate safely with real-world systems and populations.
Other opportunity spaces include 'Nature Computes Better,' 'Scoping Our Planet,' and 'Scalable Neural Interfaces.' These seed awards are designed to fund high-risk, high-reward exploratory research that could open entirely new directions in AI safety, bio-inspired computing, and neural interface technology. ARIA's overall budget allocation is £184 million for 2025-26.
As part of the Safeguarded AI programme (backed by £59 million), ARIA has funded major projects including Oxford University research on developing novel technical approaches to safe AI deployment. Seeds are accepted on a rolling basis with no fixed deadline.
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Or search similar grants →According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Open to researchers and research teams. ARIA is a UK government agency but collaborates internationally. No fixed deadline — applications accepted on a rolling basis. Teams should demonstrate expertise in mathematics, AI safety, formal methods, or related fields relevant to the chosen opportunity space. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
ARIA Rolling Opportunity Seeds for Mathematics for Safe AI is funded by UK Advanced Research and Invention Agency (ARIA). Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
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The Department of Defense FY2026 Defense University Research Instrumentation Program (DURIP) provides funding for U.S. universities to acquire research equipment and instrumentation in areas important to national defense, including AI and machine learning hardware. The program is administered jointly by the Army Research Office (ARO), Office of Naval Research (ONR), and Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR), with approximately $34 million available and 95 awards anticipated. DURIP funds the acquisition of specialized computing hardware for AI/ML research (GPU clusters, TPUs, neuromorphic processors), robotics and autonomous systems testbeds, sensor arrays and data collection systems for machine learning training, high-performance computing infrastructure for defense-relevant AI research, and laboratory equipment for human-AI interaction studies. The program specifically supports equipment that enhances research-related education in DoD-priority disciplines. While general-purpose computing is not eligible, computing equipment directly supporting DoD-relevant AI research programs qualifies. No cost sharing is required.
Vinnova, Sweden's national innovation agency, funds projects developing applied AI solutions for Swedish industry through its Advanced Digitalization Programme. Each project can apply for between 2 and 10 million SEK (approximately $190,000 to $950,000 USD) covering up to 50% of eligible project costs. The total call budget is 60 million SEK. Projects run for 12-24 months and focus on two key areas: Intelligent Edge (AI for real-time application in the sensor chain) and AI-based decision support. All projects must address industrial needs and integrate gender equality and climate change perspectives. Scientific publications must be open access. A parallel call also funds AI and cybersecurity projects at 1-10 million SEK per project with a 50 million SEK total budget.
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