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Artificial Intelligence grants

October 2026

Travel or conference support

ISCB-LATAM SoIBio SPBBC 2026 Conference Fellowships

International Society for Computational Biology

Deadline Oct 1, 2026

Career stage: Undergraduate · Master’s · PhD · Postdoc · Early independent researcher

Apply directly

Covers: Partial conference-attendance support; limited funds cannot cover every eligible applicant or the full cost. Applicants must obtain supplementary funding. No award amount is stated.

ISCB membership and presenting-author status on an accepted oral or poster contribution, including late posters, are required. Eligible groups are students, postdoctoral fellows and early-career researchers. Additional funding must be secured; tutorial attendance is encouraged.

AIMedicineBio-Informatics

Career stage: Postdoc

Apply to an advertised position

Covers: BRL 12,570 monthly plus a research reserve equivalent to 10% of the annual fellowship.

Computing or computer-engineering degree and relevant PhD within seven years; Python, C, deep learning, computer vision, transformers, LLMs, NLP and Git; publications, project coordination and English.

AIMLMedicineComputer VisionDeep Learning

Deadline Oct 5, 2026

Career stage: Early independent researcher · Mid-career researcher

Apply with a supervisor or host

Covers: U-M residence includes a USD 35,000 annual stipend, insurance, housing, visa and travel support. Additional research training support is available; returnees receive a USD 50,000 pilot grant.

Applicants need a primary African university or equivalent research appointment and a PhD before July 2027. The earlier of PhD conferral and first faculty appointment must be on or after 1 July 2017.

AIMedicineMathematicsPhysics

Deadline Oct 9, 2026

Up to R$300,000

Career stage: Not specified

Institution applies

Covers: Projects last up to 30 months, with up to BRL 300,000 for SET, DTI, EV and ATP fellowships. At least one SET award for a master’s or doctorate holder must last 12 months. Company/partners must contribute at least 20% of requested fellowship funding and cover other expenses.

Brazilian private, for-profit micro/small companies and qualifying startups, headquartered and managed in Brazil. The coordinator needs a formal company link declared in an updated Lattes CV; the company must be registered with CNPq. Neither the coordinator nor existing company employees may receive these fellowships.

AIMedicine
Research funding

Next generation artificial intelligence: explainable AI

UK Research and Innovation

Deadline Oct 20, 2026

Up to £602,500

Career stage: Early independent researcher · Mid-career researcher · Established researcher

Institution applies

Applicants must meet standard UKRI eligibility requirements and be based at an eligible UK research organisation. Early- and mid-career researchers are particularly encouraged; eligible international researchers may participate through the specified cooperation agreements or as collaborators.

November 2026

Research funding

Transformative sustainable AI technologies

UK Research and Innovation

Deadline Nov 10, 2026

Up to £602,500

Career stage: Not specified

Institution applies

Project leads must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for UKRI funding and meet UKRI individual eligibility rules. Research technical professionals may apply as project lead or co-lead; international researchers may participate only through the specified cooperation agreements or as collaborators.

AIMLComputer EngineeringEnvironmental Science
Research funding

Alliance International Collaboration grants

Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada

Deadline Nov 25, 2026

CA$20,000 – CA$100,000

Career stage: Not specified

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Covers: CAD 20,000–100,000 annually for up to three years, covering eligible Canadian research costs only; equipment is capped at 30% of the Canadian budget.

Canadian university applicants and co-applicants must hold an active NSERC peer-reviewed grant as primary applicant; overseas collaborators must be university faculty with their own funding.

AIEngineeringMathematicsPhysics

December 2026

Research funding

UKRI Enabling AI adoption across science and engineering

UK Research and Innovation

Deadline Dec 1, 2026

Up to £250,000

Career stage: Not specified

Institution applies

Covers: 80% of full economic costs up to GBP 250,000 (maximum normal contribution GBP 200,000). Supports staff, compute, consumables, travel and indirect costs; excludes PhD studentships and equipment over GBP 25,000 per item.

Lead applicants must be based at an eligible UK research organisation. International co-leads are restricted to the UKRI–RCN or UKRI–IIASA agreements; other collaborators join as project partners. The research office submits the application.

AIMaterials ScienceQuantum Technology
Research funding

Utilizing the Full Power of Empire AI

Simons Foundation

Deadline Dec 1, 2026

Career stage: Early independent researcher · Mid-career researcher · Established researcher

Institution applies

The lead principal investigator must hold a tenure-track or tenured faculty position at Columbia University, Cornell University, CUNY, SUNY, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, New York University, the University of Rochester, Rochester Institute of Technology or the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. Additional principal investigators may participate through subcontracts from eligible U.S. or non-U.S. nonprofit or public research organisations. All applicants and key collaborators must hold a PhD, MD or equivalent degree and a faculty or equivalent research position.

AIMLComputational BiologyComputational ChemistryComputational PhysicsMathematics

Deadline not stated

Research funding

Alliance Society

Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada

CA$20,000 – CA$500,000

Career stage: Not specified

Apply directly

Covers: CAD 20,000–500,000 per year for 1–5 years; NSERC can cover 100% of eligible direct research costs.

NSERC-eligible Canadian university researchers; eligible academic co-applicants may join, including college faculty. At least one qualifying private, public or not-for-profit partner must actively participate and contribute in kind. Consult NSERC before submission.

AIEngineeringMathematicsPhysics
Research funding

Alliance Advantage

Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada

CA$20,000 – CA$1,000,000

Career stage: Not specified

Apply directly

Covers: CAD 20,000–1,000,000 per year for 1–5 years, for eligible direct research costs.

NSERC-eligible Canadian university researchers may apply individually or with eligible co-applicants. At least one recognized cost-sharing partner is required; college faculty may participate as co-applicants.

AIEngineeringMathematicsPhysics
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