Topic: Global South

Supports multilingual and culturally contextual evaluation of AI systems, including benchmarks and datasets for underrepresented languages and contexts, with attention to the Global South. Proposals may develop responsible evaluation infrastructure, human judgment in evaluation, and methods for assessing AI deployment in emerging markets. Use the ARA proposal template; four pages excluding appendices are encouraged. Decisions are expected in February 2027. Applications close on 4 November 2026 at 11:59pm Pacific Time.

Understanding the function and dysfunction of the brain remains one of the key challenges of our time. However, an overwhelming majority of brain research is carried out in the Global North, by a minority of well-funded and intimately interconnected labs. In contrast, with an estimated one neuroscientist per million people in Africa, news about neuroscience research from the Global South remains sparse. Clearly, devising new policies to boost Africa’s neuroscience landscape is imperative. However, the policy must be based on accurate data, which is largely lacking. Such data must reflect the e