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Toyota Research Institute's University Research Program is the company's principal channel for funding external academic research, now in its third five-year phase (URP 3. 0).
Unlike a conventional gift program, URP funds collaborative projects in which a university principal investigator works alongside a TRI co-investigator, and the current phase spans TRI's core research pillars: energy and materials, human-centered AI, human interactive driving, large behavior models, and robotics. URP 3. 0 supports over 100 faculty members across partner universities.
Recent funded work concentrates heavily on embodied intelligence — for example, a three-year $1. 1 million project on expanding large behavior models with whole-body multimodal sensing across embodiments, and multiple awards on AI-driven robot learning and multimodal sensing. Georgia Tech alone received $2.
2 million in TRI robotics funding in a recent cycle. Because projects are structured around a TRI co-investigator, entry to the program generally begins with technical contact with the relevant TRI research division rather than an open application portal, and prospective PIs should approach TRI directly to explore alignment.
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Or search similar grants →According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Faculty principal investigators at universities with an established or prospective TRI research relationship. Projects require a TRI co-investigator, so alignment with an active TRI research division (robotics, large behavior models, human-centered AI, human interactive driving, or energy and materials) is a practical prerequisite. Participation is by TRI invitation and negotiated agreement rather than an open public competition. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The current listing shows individual collaborative projects are typically multi-year and in the low seven figures; a representative recent award is $1,100,000 over three years for a single project. TRI has committed funding across a five-year URP 3.0 phase supporting more than 100 faculty members. Verify award ceilings, matching requirements, and allowable costs in the official notice.
Toyota Research Institute University Research Program (URP 3.0) for Robotics, Large Behavior Models and Human-Centered AI is funded by Toyota Research Institute (TRI). Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
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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.