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The AI for Science Datasets RFP is a competition run by Renaissance Philanthropy with the UK Department for Science, Innovation and Technology as strategic partner, seeking proposals for high-value scientific datasets that would unlock AI-driven progress in five priority fields: engineering biology, fusion energy, materials science, medical research and quantum technologies.
It runs in two phases, with honoraria of 500 pounds for up to 25 Phase 1 proposals and 5,000 pounds for up to 10 advancing to Phase 2; the Phase 1 submission deadline was 17 January 2026. Submission is a four-page PDF via an Airtable form, and the bar to entry is deliberately low: early-stage ideas are welcome and a full team is not required at application.
Eligibility is global, open to researchers, labs, companies, consortia and independent teams, with one binding condition - each proposal requires at least one collaboration with a UK-based organisation or individual. That UK-linkage requirement is the mechanism by which DSIT's strategic interest is expressed, and it is the thing to plan around rather than an afterthought.
The honest framing of this opportunity is that it is a scoping exercise dressed as a funding call: the money recognises idea development and explicitly excludes dataset construction, infrastructure and operational costs. Its value lies in influence and positioning ahead of potential UK public investment in scientific data infrastructure, which makes it worth the low effort for teams already working in the five named fields.
Teams seeking actual dataset construction funding should look instead to instruments such as the Lacuna Fund or Horizon Europe data topics.
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Or search similar grants →According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Open globally to researchers, labs, companies, consortia and independent teams. Each proposal requires at least one collaboration with a UK-based organisation or individual. Early-stage ideas are welcome and a complete team is not required at the application stage. The competition runs in two phases: Phase 1 awards honoraria of 500 pounds to up to 25 proposals, and Phase 2 awards 5,000 pounds to up to 10 proposals. The Phase 1 submission deadline was 17 January 2026. Submissions are a four-page PDF at minimum 11-point font with one-inch margins, made via the Airtable form linked from the RFP page. Proposals must address one of five priority fields: engineering biology, fusion energy, materials science, medical research, or quantum technologies. Applicants should be clear that honoraria recognise the work of developing the proposed idea and do not fund dataset construction, infrastructure or operational costs, so this is not a mechanism for financing dataset creation. Verify current phase status, deadlines and any successor rounds directly on the Renaissance Philanthropy RFP page before preparing a submission. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The current listing shows this is a two-phase idea competition paying honoraria rather than a conventional research grant. Phase 1 pays 500 pounds for up to 25 selected proposals, approximately 675 US dollars at 1.35 dollars to the pound, and Phase 2 pays 5,000 pounds for up to 10 proposals, approximately 6,750 US dollars; amount_min and amount_max reflect that 675 to 6,750 dollar range. The critical point, and the one most likely to be misread, is that these honoraria explicitly recognise the work of developing the idea and do not fund dataset construction, infrastructure or operational costs. Anyone treating this as a route to building a dataset will be disappointed by the economics. The reason to engage anyway is positional rather than financial: with DSIT as strategic partner, a strong Phase 2 proposal is a direct line into UK government thinking on which scientific datasets warrant future public investment, and the required UK collaboration makes it a low-cost way to establish that relationship. Verify award ceilings, matching requirements, and allowable costs in the official notice.
The published deadline was January 18, 2026, which has passed. Check the official notice for any future application windows before investing time in a proposal.
Renaissance Philanthropy and UK DSIT AI for Science Datasets Request for Proposals for High-Value Scientific Dataset Concepts is funded by Renaissance Philanthropy, with the UK Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) as strategic partner. 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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