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Part of Canada's Sovereign AI Compute Strategy, this fund provides financial support to Canadian small and medium-sized enterprises to access state-of-the-art computing infrastructure for AI model training and inference. The program covers cloud-based compute services including core compute, storage, licensing, processing, monitoring, and security requirements.
Aims to ensure Canadian AI companies have affordable access to GPU compute power needed to develop competitive AI products and services.
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Search similar grants →Based on current listing details, eligibility includes: Canadian-registered for-profit companies with fewer than 500 full-time employees. Must be revenue-generating or demonstrate investor interest through minimum Series A financing. Must have a research and development team based in Canada, develop AI products or services with a commercialization plan, and have contracts or documentation for compute services in place or in progress. Indigenous-owned businesses may apply without incorporation if 51% Indigenous-owned. Applicants should confirm final requirements in the official notice before submission.
Current published award information indicates CAD $100,000 to $5,000,000 per award (approximately USD $74,000 to $3,700,000). Covers two-thirds of eligible costs for Canadian cloud-based AI compute services and half of eligible costs for non-Canadian cloud services. Program duration until March 31, 2028. Always verify allowable costs, matching requirements, and funding caps directly in the sponsor documentation.
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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.
Innovate UK's Sovereign AI Proof of Concept programme funds proof of concept demonstrators of AI technologies with state-of-the-art performance across five strategic themes: fundamental AI research, materials discovery, biosciences and health, defense and national security, and AI-aided chip/hardware design. Individual project grants range from £50,000 to £120,000 (approximately USD $63,500-$152,400) from a total allocation of at least £1.6 million. Projects must be 1-3 months in duration, starting by January 2026 and completing by March 2026. The programme supports feasibility studies and industrial research, with funding covering up to 70% of costs for micro/small businesses, 60% for medium, and 50% for large organizations. Literature review studies and projects unable to scale are excluded.