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Artificial Intelligence funding

October 2026

Career stage
Undergraduate · Master’s
Hosted in
Sweden
How to apply
Apply to an advertised position

Undergraduate or graduate-level students registered at Karolinska Institutet or a collaborating university, studying data science, machine learning, engineering or a relevant subject, with strong Python or R skills. The scholarship supports qualifying research education rather than employment.

Machine LearningBiologyEpidemiology+2 more
Research funding

Start Package Grants - for faculty recruitment Q4 2026

Novo Nordisk Foundation

Closes tomorrow

Amount
Up to DKK 10,000,000
Career stage
Not stated
Hosted in
Denmark
How to apply
Institution applies

The appointment authority of a Danish university, hospital or nonprofit research institution applies for an assessed candidate and qualifying faculty offer. Mobility to a new institution is required: normally no more than 12 of the previous 36 months at the host. Internal recruitment is excluded; domestic moves normally require career progression.

Machine LearningBiologyMedicine+1 more
Research funding

RHAE IA — Researcher in the Company, CNPq Call 29/2026

CNPq

Closes in 2 days

Amount
Up to R$300,000
Career stage
Not stated
Hosted in
Brazil
How to apply
Institution applies

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.

Research funding

Mathematical Foundations of Artificial Intelligence (MFAI)

U.S. National Science Foundation

Closes in 2 days

Amount
$500,000 – $1,500,000
Career stage
Not stated
How to apply
Institution applies

Eligible collaborative teams must follow the current NSF 24-569 PI, organization and submission requirements.

NeuroscienceMachine LearningComputer Science+1 more
Research funding

Next generation artificial intelligence: explainable AI

UK Research and Innovation

Closes

Amount
Up to £602,500
Career stage
Early independent researcher · Mid-career researcher · Established researcher
Hosted in
United Kingdom
How to apply
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.

Machine Learning
Training or summer school

AI Entrepreneurs Lab

EIT AI & Robotics Community, operated by 28DIGITAL

Closes

Amount
Up to €10,000
Career stage
Master’s · PhD
Hosted in
France, Belgium, Netherlands
How to apply
Apply directly

Master’s or PhD students, graduates and early-stage founders with an AI/robotics venture idea. Individuals or teams of at most two may apply; only the primary applicant attends the bootcamp. Bachelor’s graduates may receive exceptional consideration based on fit. Application includes CV(s) and a short pitch.

Fellowship

STIAS Individual Fellowship — First Semester 2028

Stellenbosch Institute for Advanced Study

Closes

Career stage
Established researcher
Hosted in
South Africa
How to apply
Apply directly

Senior scholars with a PhD and at least ten years of sustained research. This is not a postdoctoral programme.

NeuroscienceMedicineMathematics+1 more

November 2026

Research funding

UKRI: Integration of AI/HPC with quantum computing

UK Research and Innovation (EPSRC and STFC)

Closes

Career stage
Not stated
Hosted in
United Kingdom
How to apply
Institution applies

Project leads must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for EPSRC funding. A person may lead at most one application. The opportunity permits international collaborators as project partners; the UKRI-RCN and UKRI-IIASA co-lead agreements do not apply.

Computer ScienceParallel ComputingQuantum Technology
Career stage
Not stated
Hosted in
Worldwide
How to apply
Apply directly

Full-time faculty at an accredited academic institution or permanent researchers at a legally recognised non-governmental nonprofit. One primary-PI proposal per call period; co-PIs must also qualify. Amazon employment/contracting in the previous 12 months, specified household conflicts and Amazon cloud-procurement authority disqualify applicants. Government employees are excluded except university employees. Applicants must meet age-of-majority and programme rules.

Machine LearningComputer VisionDeep Learning
Career stage
Not stated
Hosted in
Worldwide
How to apply
Apply directly

Full-time faculty at an accredited academic institution or permanent researchers at a legally recognised non-governmental nonprofit. One primary-PI proposal per call period; co-PIs must also qualify. Amazon employment/contracting in the previous 12 months, specified household conflicts and Amazon cloud-procurement authority disqualify applicants. Government employees are excluded except university employees. Applicants must meet age-of-majority and programme rules.

Machine LearningComputer ScienceDeep Learning+1 more
Research funding

FORTIS Open Call #2

FORTIS project

Closes

Amount
Up to €250,000
Career stage
Not stated
Hosted in
Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden
How to apply
Institution applies

Consortia of 2–3 legal entities, including at least one SME. Topic 2.1 requires three entities across at least two eligible countries; Topic 2.2 requires two and allows one country. Startups, SMEs, mid-caps, universities and RTOs qualify. University/RTO share is capped at 30%; lifetime FORTIS funding per legal entity is capped at €200,000.

RoboticsHuman-Computer InteractionControl Engineering+1 more
Research funding

Multilingual and Contextual AI Evaluation call for proposals - Fall 2026

Amazon Research Awards

Closes

Career stage
Not stated
Hosted in
Worldwide
How to apply
Apply directly

Full-time faculty at an accredited academic institution or permanent researchers at a legally recognised non-governmental nonprofit. One primary-PI proposal per call period; co-PIs must also qualify. Amazon employment/contracting in the previous 12 months, specified household conflicts and Amazon cloud-procurement authority disqualify applicants. Government employees are excluded except university employees. Applicants must meet age-of-majority and programme rules.

Machine LearningDeep LearningNatural Language Processing+1 more
Research funding

On-Device Multimodal Perception call for proposals - Fall 2026

Amazon Research Awards

Closes

Career stage
Not stated
Hosted in
Worldwide
How to apply
Apply directly

Full-time faculty at an accredited academic institution or permanent researchers at a legally recognised non-governmental nonprofit. One primary-PI proposal per call period; co-PIs must also qualify. Amazon employment/contracting in the previous 12 months, specified household conflicts and Amazon cloud-procurement authority disqualify applicants. Government employees are excluded except university employees. Applicants must meet age-of-majority and programme rules.

Machine LearningSignal ProcessingComputer Vision+1 more
Research funding

AWS Agentic AI call for proposals - Fall 2026

Amazon Research Awards

Closes

Career stage
Not stated
Hosted in
Worldwide
How to apply
Apply directly

Full-time faculty at an accredited academic institution or permanent researchers at a legally recognised non-governmental nonprofit. One primary-PI proposal per call period; co-PIs must also qualify. Amazon employment/contracting in the previous 12 months, specified household conflicts and Amazon cloud-procurement authority disqualify applicants. Government employees are excluded except university employees. Applicants must meet age-of-majority and programme rules.

Machine LearningDeep Learning
Research funding

NSF SBIR/STTR: Developing Deep Technologies

U.S. National Science Foundation

Closes

Amount
Up to $1,555,000
Career stage
Not stated
Hosted in
United States
How to apply
Institution applies

Eligible U.S. startups and small businesses must follow the current NSF 26-510 phase and submission requirements.

NeuroscienceComputer ScienceBiomedical Engineering+1 more
Research funding

Transformative sustainable AI technologies

UK Research and Innovation

Closes

Amount
Up to £602,500
Career stage
Not stated
Hosted in
United Kingdom
How to apply
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.

Machine LearningComputer EngineeringEnvironmental Science
Research funding

Alliance International Collaboration grants

Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada

Closes

Amount
CA$20,000 – CA$100,000
Career stage
Not stated
Hosted in
Canada
How to apply
Apply directly

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.

EngineeringMathematicsPhysics
Research funding

Africa-UniNet Research Cooperation Projects — 7th Call 2026

Africa-UniNet / OeAD

Closes

Amount
Up to €40,000
Career stage
Not stated
Hosted in
Austria
How to apply
Institution applies

The coordinator must hold a PhD and work at an Austrian member institution. Include at least one Austrian and one African member, all with 2026 fees paid. Participants must be PhD students or graduates. One proposal per coordinator; institutional endorsements and own funding are required.

NeuroscienceMedicineMathematics+1 more

December 2026

Research funding

UKRI Enabling AI adoption across science and engineering

UK Research and Innovation

Closes

Amount
Up to £250,000
Career stage
Not stated
Hosted in
United Kingdom
How to apply
Institution applies

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.

Materials ScienceQuantum Technology
Scholarship or studentship

Canada Graduate Research Scholarship – Master’s program

CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC

Closes

Amount
CA$27,000
Career stage
Master’s · PhD
Hosted in
Canada
How to apply
Institution applies

Canadian citizens, permanent residents or Protected Persons; eligible research graduate programme at an allocated Canadian institution. Normally 0–12 months of study by December 31; specific transition rules apply. First-class grades normally required, with institutional discretion. Prior agency master’s awards and specified Indigenous master’s awards exclude eligibility; only one CRTAS application per academic year.

NeuroscienceMedicineEngineering+2 more

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