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Microsoft's AI for Accessibility Grant Program supports researchers, startups, nonprofits, and assistive technology companies developing AI-powered solutions to push the limits of accessible technology for the more than one billion people worldwide with disabilities.
Over a 12-month grant period, recipients receive Azure cloud credits, mentorship from Microsoft's AI for Good Lab and Accessibility teams, access to a supportive community of accessibility researchers, and direct financial support to cover costs related to collecting or labeling data, developing AI/ML models, or other engineering work.
Priority areas: employment (AI tools for job matching, workplace accommodations, vocational training); communication (AI-powered speech-to-text, augmentative communication, sign language translation); daily life (visual assistance for low-vision users, cognitive accessibility, autism-supportive tools); and modern life (AI for navigation, social inclusion, independent living).
Program emphasizes both end-user products and foundational research/datasets that advance accessibility AI broadly. Applications open in cycles; applicants should monitor the program website for announcement of next intake. The program complements Meta AI Glasses Impact Grants and Google's accessibility-focused funding, but Microsoft's offering uniquely includes deep technical mentorship and Azure compute resources.
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Or search similar grants →According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Open globally to researchers, startups, nonprofits, and assistive technology companies. Strong preference for projects with people with disabilities involved in design and development (co-design principle). Must have working prototype or clear research methodology. Microsoft particularly seeks proposals from underrepresented researchers and from regions with limited assistive technology access. Existing partnerships with disability advocacy organizations strengthen applications. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The current listing shows grants typically range from $10,000 to $50,000 USD in Azure cloud credits plus cash; larger partnerships can extend to $250,000+. Multi-year program with rolling annual cycle, including 12-month mentorship support across data collection, model development, and engineering work. Verify award ceilings, matching requirements, and allowable costs in the official notice.
Microsoft AI for Accessibility Grant Program for Assistive Technology is funded by Microsoft. Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
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Community-First Grants is sponsored by Microsoft. These grants support projects across four focus areas: Civic Life, Education & Workforce Development, Housing, Human Services & Basic Needs, and Sustainability & Transportation. Projects must address a clearly defined community need, align with the organization's mission, demonstrate measurable outcomes, and benefit underserved or economically disadvantaged populations.
Microsoft AI for Accessibility is a grant program that supports developers, nonprofits, researchers, and startups building artificial intelligence tools that empower people with disabilities and advance disability inclusion. Grants range from $25,000 to $250,000 and may include Azure compute credits, technical support, and access to Microsoft AI experts, with award sizes depending on project scope and available funds. The program targets AI solutions across employment, daily life, and communication that expand accessibility and independence for people with disabilities.
The Merck Stimulating Innovative Research Grant Program 2026 includes a dedicated grant topic for artificial intelligence in cell culture media and process development, offering up to EUR 150,000 per year for up to 3 years. The program accelerates innovation through collaborative research, early engagement with industry experts, and translation of novel ideas into practical solutions. In 2026, priority areas also include in-vitro models for neuroinflammatory diseases (EUR 250,000/year for 2 years) and innovative approaches to contaminated materials remediation (EUR 150,000/year for 2 years). The two-stage application process begins with non-confidential submissions, followed by deep-dive workshops where finalists collaborate with Merck scientists and managers to jointly optimize proposals. The AI-specific grant focuses on applying machine learning and AI to optimize cell culture media formulation, bioprocess parameter optimization, and manufacturing quality control.
The Sony Research Award Program is Sony's principal channel for funding external academic research, and the Focused Research Award is its collaborative track: up to 150,000 dollars for focused joint research between a university or research institute and Sony. The 2026 research areas are unusually broad for a corporate program and cover most of the modern AI stack alongside Sony's hardware interests - AI and large language models, computer vision, machine learning, robotics, human-computer interaction, affective computing, speech and language technologies, audio technologies, RF sensing, wireless communications, cybersecurity, sports technology, digital humans, generative AI, content creation and neural rendering, plus device-level areas including MicroLED and optical metasurfaces. For AI and robotics groups this makes it one of the wider corporate calls available, though the breadth is deceptive: Sony funds work that connects to its own research agenda, and proposals are strongest when there is an identifiable Sony research counterpart for the collaboration. Eligibility is tightly drawn around the principal investigator rather than the institution. The PI must be a full-time faculty member or researcher at a recognized institution - Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, Professor or equivalent researcher - and must be able to supervise PhD students. Co-PIs are permitted but must be from the same institution and meet the same requirements, which rules out the cross-institutional consortia common in public funding. The 2026 deadline is 15 September 2026 at 11:59pm Pacific, with a separate India-specific time given as 16 September 2026. Submission guidelines are on the Sony Research Award Program site.
The Meta Research PhD Fellowship supports doctoral students conducting research in areas central to Meta's technical agenda, with several of its annual award tracks dedicated to artificial intelligence and machine learning. Current AI-relevant tracks include AI System Hardware/Software Co-Design (high-performance AI algorithms spanning model compression, numerical optimization, benchmarking, and distributed inference and training), Applied Statistics (bias and variance estimation and correction in models and datasets, uncertainty quantification), AR/VR Human Understanding (efficient ML techniques that run on AR/VR devices), and Programming Languages (program synthesis, probabilistic and differentiable programming). Recipients receive two years of paid tuition and fees, a $42,000 annual stipend covering living expenses and conference travel, and a paid visit to Meta headquarters for the annual Fellowship Summit; the award carries no intellectual property claim on the student's research. The 2027 cycle opened August 3, 2026 with applications closing September 20, 2026, reference letters due in October 2026, and winners notified in January 2027.