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Machine Learning funding

October 2026

Fellowship

NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) — FY 2027 competition

U.S. National Science Foundation · NSF 26-526

Closes

Career stage
Undergraduate · Master’s · PhD
Hosted in
United States
How to apply
Apply directly

U.S. citizens, nationals or permanent residents pursuing an eligible research-based STEM master’s or doctorate at an accredited nonprofit U.S. institution. Eligible stages include final-year undergraduates, bachelor’s holders with no graduate enrollment, eligible joint bachelor’s–master’s students, and first-year graduate students with less than one academic year completed. Second-year graduate students are ineligible. Degree, field and proposed-research exclusions apply.

BiologyComputer ScienceDeep Learning+4 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.

Artificial Intelligence
Fellowship

Hertz Fellowship 2027

Hertz Foundation

Closes

Amount
Up to $250,000
Career stage
Undergraduate · Master’s · PhD
Hosted in
United States
How to apply
Apply directly

US citizens or permanent residents who will be first- or second-year PhD students in fall 2027, undertaking a full-time, in-person US PhD addressing major near-term societal problems. The PhD portion of an MD/PhD can qualify.

NeuroscienceBiologyChemistry+2 more

November 2026

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.

Artificial IntelligenceComputer 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.

Artificial IntelligenceComputer ScienceDeep Learning+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.

Artificial IntelligenceDeep 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.

Artificial IntelligenceSignal 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.

Artificial IntelligenceDeep Learning
Scholarship or studentship

Gatsby Unit PhD studentships in theoretical neuroscience and machine learning — 2027 entry

UCL Gatsby Computational Neuroscience Unit

Closes

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

Relevant first degree, strong mathematical/analytical preparation and interest in neuroscience or machine learning; UCL admission and Level 3 English requirements apply. At least two academic references.

NeuroscienceComputational NeuroscienceMathematical Modeling
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.

Artificial IntelligenceComputer EngineeringEnvironmental Science
Research funding

Frontier AI: SME Champions, phase 1

Innovate UK

Closes

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

Single UK-registered micro, small or medium-sized enterprise; one application per SME. Subcontractors are not permitted. The core innovation must be novel AI or ML technology, starting at TRL 1–3, with technical validation and a credible route to defensibility and scale.

December 2026

Research funding

Utilizing the Full Power of Empire AI

Simons Foundation

Closes

Career stage
Early independent researcher · Mid-career researcher · Established researcher
Hosted in
United States
How to apply
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.

Artificial IntelligenceComputational BiologyComputational Chemistry+2 more

January 2027

Research funding

ERC Consolidator Grant 2027

European Research Council

Closes

Amount
Up to €2,000,000
Career stage
Early independent researcher · Mid-career researcher
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, Albania, Armenia, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Egypt, Faroe Islands, Georgia, Iceland, Israel, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Norway, Serbia, Switzerland, Tunisia, Türkiye, Ukraine, United Kingdom
How to apply
Apply with a supervisor or host

Researchers of any nationality with 5–15 years since their certified successful PhD defence, subject to the 2027 call reference date and permitted extensions. A committed host in an eligible EU Member State or associated country must support an independent research team.

NeuroscienceChemistryPhysics
Amount
Up to $250,000
Career stage
Not stated
Hosted in
United States
How to apply
Institution applies

Eligible US higher-education, nonprofit, for-profit and other organisations listed in the NOFO apply through their institution. Non-US organisations and non-US components of US organisations cannot apply. Required institutional registrations apply.

Artificial IntelligenceBiologyBio-Informatics+2 more

Deadline not stated

Scholarship or studentship

David Irvine Postgraduate Scholarships

CSIRO

Deadline not stated

Career stage
Master’s · PhD
Hosted in
Australia
How to apply
Apply with a supervisor or host

First-class Honours or equivalent in cybersecurity, computer science or AI; host admission and English requirements; no prior completed PhD; full-time PhD/MPhil at a partner university with tuition waiver and confirmed university and CSIRO supervisors. Enrolled candidates must be within 12 PhD months or 6 MPhil months.

Artificial IntelligenceComputer ScienceInformation Security
Scholarship or studentship

Next Generation Graduates Scholarship Program: Honours and Masters

CSIRO

Deadline not stated

Career stage
Undergraduate · Master’s
Hosted in
Australia
How to apply
Apply with a supervisor or host

Eligible Honours or Masters research enrolment and a place in an awarded interdisciplinary university programme; apply through its chief investigators, not the ATS Apply Now button.

Artificial IntelligenceComputer Science
Fellowship

Feodor Lynen Research Fellowship

Alexander von Humboldt Foundation

Deadline not stated

Career stage
PhD · Postdoc · Early independent researcher · Mid-career researcher
Hosted in
Worldwide
How to apply
Apply with a supervisor or host

Postdoc route: PhD within four years, or completion within six months. Experienced route: PhD within twelve years and an independent profile. Requires an eligible host and reviews. Previous Humboldt sponsorship excludes application; nationality, German-system integration and mobility conditions apply.

NeuroscienceChemistryEngineering+1 more
Fellowship

DFG Heisenberg Programme

Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft

Deadline not stated

Career stage
Early independent researcher · Mid-career researcher
Hosted in
Germany
How to apply
Apply with a supervisor or host

Habilitation or equivalent professorial qualification and an outstanding research record. German tenure-track professors, permanent W2/W3-equivalent postholders and researchers abroad already holding full professorships are ineligible.

NeuroscienceChemistryEngineering+1 more
Research funding

DFG Emmy Noether Programme

Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft

Deadline not stated

Career stage
Postdoc · Early independent researcher
Hosted in
Germany
How to apply
Apply with a supervisor or host

Outstanding doctorate, normally two years of postdoctoral experience and application within four years of the PhD; six years for licensed medicine/psychology applicants and permitted extensions apply. Substantial international research experience is required. Applicants already qualified for a professorship or holding equivalent group funding are excluded.

NeuroscienceChemistryPhysics
Fellowship

ESPRIT

Austrian Science Fund (FWF)

Deadline not stated

Career stage
PhD · Postdoc · Early independent researcher
Hosted in
Austria
How to apply
Apply with a supervisor or host

Postdoctoral researchers normally within five years of their doctorate, with an Austrian research host and a mentor. Career-break provisions apply. Near-completion doctoral candidates may apply if the doctorate is completed during review and before the project starts.

NeuroscienceBiologyMedicine+2 more
No more open calls.

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