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Cisco Research University Gift Funding Program for AI/ML Generative AI Embodied AI and Distributed Systems Security Research is sponsored by Cisco Research (Cisco Systems). Cisco Research accepts rolling proposals for university research gifts across multiple open RFPs, with current calls including Distributed Systems Security for Gen AI, Embodied AI, and Enhancing Factuality and Reasoning in Generative AI Models.
Cisco Research runs a rolling university research funding program that supports academic work across AI/ML, computer vision, natural language processing, cybersecurity, quantum information processing, networking and distributed systems. Several of the currently open calls target generative AI directly: Distributed Systems Security for Generative AI, Embodied AI, Enhancing Factuality and Reasoning in Generative AI Models, and LLM-Based Autonomous Systems. Awards are typically $50,000 to $100,000 and are made as unrestricted research gifts or sponsored research agreements, which means low administrative overhead and no intellectual property claim in the gift structure. Cisco Research emphasizes open publication and encourages open-source release of resulting artifacts, and successful teams are frequently renewed with follow-on and multi-year funding. Because submissions are accepted on a rolling basis through 31 December 2026 rather than at a single hard deadline, this is an unusually accessible source of flexible funding for faculty who want to start a generative AI research thread without waiting for a federal cycle. Proposals are submitted through the Cisco Research funding portal, and the program is open to faculty at universities worldwide, not only in the United States.
Cisco Research Open Requests for Proposals for Generative AI, Embodied AI and LLM-Based Autonomous Systems is sponsored by Cisco Research (Cisco Systems, Inc.). Cisco Research runs a rolling university research funding program that supports academic work across AI/ML, computer vision, natural language processing, cybersecurity, quantum information processing, networking, and distributed systems.