Nebius 2026 Physical AI Awards: $150,000 in compute credits per category winner
Applications close October 25, 2026.
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Applications close October 25, 2026.
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Nebius
Nebius Physical AI Awards
Build and scale faster on the purpose-built AI cloud, engineered from silicon to API.
AMD Developer Hackathon ACT III: $12,000+ prize pool for AI agents built on AMD cloud GPUs
AMD and lablab.ai are running the hackathon, with an online build from 12 to 18 October 2026 and an on-site phase on 17 and 18 October 2026 in Rome, Milan and Imperia for approved participants.
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AMD and lablab.ai are running the hackathon, with an online build from 12 to 18 October 2026 and an on-site phase on 17 and 18 October 2026 in Rome, Milan and Imperia for approved participants.
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lablab.ai
[Recap] AMD Developer Hackathon: ACT III | lablab.ai
Explore the recap of AMD Developer Hackathon: ACT III. Browse winning projects, submissions, and results from this free AI hackathon on lablab.ai.
Tarbell Center for AI Journalism launched a new $10M Institutional Grants program on Oct 5, 2026
Grants of $50,000 to $500,000+ are available for newsrooms, media ventures and series focused on AI. Applications close December 11, 2026.
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Grants of $50,000 to $500,000+ are available for newsrooms, media ventures and series focused on AI. Applications close December 11, 2026.
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Airtable
Airtable | Everyone's app platform
Airtable is a low-code platform for building collaborative apps. Customize your workflow, collaborate, and achieve ambitious outcomes. Get started for free.
FAPESP Young Investigator Grant for International Researchers 2026
Up to BRL 2.5 million per project plus a separate investigator fellowship; up to 20 awards over 60 months. Researchers of any nationality living abroad with at least two years of postdoctoral research abroad must establish a group in Sao Paulo. AI is an explicit eligible theme. Submit via SAGe by November 19, 2026.
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Up to BRL 2.5 million per project plus a separate investigator fellowship; up to 20 awards over 60 months. Researchers of any nationality living abroad with at least two years of postdoctoral research abroad must establish a group in Sao Paulo. AI is an explicit eligible theme. Submit via SAGe by November 19, 2026.
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sage.fapesp.br
SAGe - Sistema de Apoio à Gestão do Fomento - Identificação
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Chips JU EU–Japan Semiconductor Call deadline extended to December 8, 2026
The EU budget for the topic is EUR 5 million, with expected outcomes including advanced heterogeneous integration in 2.5D and 3D packaging and integrated photonics to support AI functionalities, and standardised chiplet interfaces.
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The EU budget for the topic is EUR 5 million, with expected outcomes including advanced heterogeneous integration in 2.5D and 3D packaging and integrated photonics to support AI functionalities, and standardised chiplet interfaces.
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UCLA Health receives $25 million grant to advance AI-centered Alzheimer's program
Partners include Mayo Clinic and the University of Wisconsin.
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Partners include Mayo Clinic and the University of Wisconsin.
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www.uclahealth.org
UCLA Health receives $25 million grant to advance AI-centered research for Alzheimer’s and dementia patients
UCLA Health has received a five-year, $25 million grant to lead a national program for testing and evaluation of AI tools geared towards treating patients with neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia.
Ruwwad AI Scholars Cohort II 2027
Applications are open for the second cohort of MBZUAI's Ruwwad AI Scholars Postdoctoral Fellowship, a 24-month, 100% funded fellowship for UAE national PhD graduates working on AI across disciplines.
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Applications are open for the second cohort of MBZUAI's Ruwwad AI Scholars Postdoctoral Fellowship, a 24-month, 100% funded fellowship for UAE national PhD graduates working on AI across disciplines.
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Anthropic x Adaptyv Protein Design Competition
Anthropic and Adaptyv's Protein Design Competition runs five weekly design challenges from September 28 to November 1, 2026, with $1 million+ in Claude credits and $1 million+ in experimental validation.
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Anthropic and Adaptyv's Protein Design Competition runs five weekly design challenges from September 28 to November 1, 2026, with $1 million+ in Claude credits and $1 million+ in experimental validation.
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Proteinbase
Anthropic × Adaptyv Protein Design Competition
Use AI to design new drug candidates across five challenges. Free to enter, with experimental testing and open results. September 28–November 8, 2026.
OpenAI Foundation — 2026 People-First AI Fund Grantees (163 organizations, $50 million)
The Foundation says the fund aims to disburse every grant in full before the end of 2026.
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The Foundation says the fund aims to disburse every grant in full before the end of 2026.
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openaifoundation.org
Supporting Communities: Meet the 2026 People-First AI Fund Grantees
Meet the 163 nonprofits receiving $50 million through the 2026 People-First AI Fund to support communities across the United States.
Manifund publishes the AI Safety Funder Bulletin
The bulletin profiles 11 AI-safety funders, covering 2025 giving, expected 2026 disbursements and whether they take applications.
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The bulletin profiles 11 AI-safety funders, covering 2025 giving, expected 2026 disbursements and whether they take applications.
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Sea x OpenAI Regional Codex Hackathon Thailand
Sea and OpenAI are hosting a one-day Regional Codex Hackathon in Bangkok on November 21, 2026 for up to 40 teams of 3–4 builders. Prizes are OpenAI API credits: $30,000 for 1st, $15,000 for 2nd and $5,000 for 3rd place; each member of the top 5 teams gets a 1-year ChatGPT Pro subscription. Applications close October 23, 2026 at 11:59 PM.
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Sea and OpenAI are hosting a one-day Regional Codex Hackathon in Bangkok on November 21, 2026 for up to 40 teams of 3–4 builders. Prizes are OpenAI API credits: $30,000 for 1st, $15,000 for 2nd and $5,000 for 3rd place; each member of the top 5 teams gets a 1-year ChatGPT Pro subscription. Applications close October 23, 2026 at 11:59 PM.
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Luma
Sea x OpenAI Regional Codex Hackathon Thailand · Luma
Applications are now open for Sea x OpenAI Regional Codex Hackathon Thailand!
About Event
Sea and OpenAI are both building at the frontier of AI - Sea through…
About Event
Sea and OpenAI are both building at the frontier of AI - Sea through…
Anthropic expands Claude Startups program
Members can get up to $7,000 in Claude products and credits, including a one-time API credit of $1,000, and discounts and credits worth up to $45,000 from partner companies. Startups founded in the last five years or funded in the last two are eligible to apply.
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Members can get up to $7,000 in Claude products and credits, including a one-time API credit of $1,000, and discounts and credits worth up to $45,000 from partner companies. Startups founded in the last five years or funded in the last two are eligible to apply.
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Claude
We’re expanding the Claude Startups program to help founders build
A year of the Claude Team plan, API credits, special offers on tools that help with running an AI-native company, and more.
AI for Math Fund — 2026 Winners (second round, 22 awards)
Renaissance Philanthropy's AI for Math Fund, with founding donor XTX Markets, announced its second round of 22 grant awards. Funded projects include TorchLean, BELLE, and PySR.
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Renaissance Philanthropy's AI for Math Fund, with founding donor XTX Markets, announced its second round of 22 grant awards. Funded projects include TorchLean, BELLE, and PySR.
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Renaissance Philanthropy – A brighter future for all through science, technology, and innovation
AI for Math 2026 Winners — Renaissance Philanthropy – A brighter future for all through science, technology, and innovation
GTR AI Safety Fund launched with €50 million commitment
The Global Technology Risk Foundation launched the fund after Jan Beckers committed €50 million over three to seven years to reduce risks from advanced AI.
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The Global Technology Risk Foundation launched the fund after Jan Beckers committed €50 million over three to seven years to reduce risks from advanced AI.
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www.gtr-foundation.org
GTR AI Safety Fund
The Global Technology Risk Foundation is a non profit Organisation registered in Berlin, Germany. The goal of the foundation is to contribute to the mitigation of global risks from powerful technologies.
Biohub and partners announced a USD 1.8 billion effort for AI-ready biological data
The total combines DOE's more than USD 500 million over five years, Biohub's previously announced USD 500 million commitment, USD 300 million from Google DeepMind, Isomorphic Labs and Meta, and datasets backed by more than USD 500 million in prior NIH investment. No new public application route or deadline is stated.
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The total combines DOE's more than USD 500 million over five years, Biohub's previously announced USD 500 million commitment, USD 300 million from Google DeepMind, Isomorphic Labs and Meta, and datasets backed by more than USD 500 million in prior NIH investment. No new public application route or deadline is stated.
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Biohub
International, cross-sector collaboration commits nearly $2 billion to build foundational data for AI models to predict and treat…
Biohub, DOE, NIH, and partners will generate open, standardized data to train AI models that predict how cells respond to interventions.
Genesis Mission Consortium: $2.4B in AI tools and compute credits from 11 industry partners
The White House said on October 8, 2026 that eleven industry partners committed $2.4 billion in AI science tools and compute credits to the Genesis Mission Consortium, supporting more than 15 federal agencies.
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The White House said on October 8, 2026 that eleven industry partners committed $2.4 billion in AI science tools and compute credits to the Genesis Mission Consortium, supporting more than 15 federal agencies.
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The White House
Fact Sheet: Trump Administration Announces the Most Ambitious Set of Science Initiatives This Century
WASHINGTON, DC — Today, at the Science: A New Golden Age Summit, the Trump Administration launched the most ambitious set of
DOE's Office of Science launched the Genesis Mission Graduate Fellowship pilot (DE-FOA-0003673)
U.S. doctoral-granting institutions can apply to run four-year PhD pilots with dual training in AI and another science discipline, for an initial cohort of about 100 fellows, each with research stints at a DOE National Laboratory or user facility and in industry. Total planned funding is up to $100 million, with $20 million in FY2027 and later years subject to appropriations. Applications close January 12, 2027 on Grants.gov.
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U.S. doctoral-granting institutions can apply to run four-year PhD pilots with dual training in AI and another science discipline, for an initial cohort of about 100 fellows, each with research stints at a DOE National Laboratory or user facility and in industry. Total planned funding is up to $100 million, with $20 million in FY2027 and later years subject to appropriations. Applications close January 12, 2027 on Grants.gov.
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Energy.gov
Energy Department Launches Genesis Mission Graduate Fellowship to Advance American Scientific Leadership
Inaugural fellowship program aims to build a robust domestic, Super Intelligence (SI)-ready scientific workforce through dual-competency training and research experiences at DOE National Labs and with industry partners.
Huang Foundation Compute Grant
The Jen-Hsun and Lori Huang Foundation gave the UW Medicine Institute for Protein Design an in-kind grant of nearly 7 million hours of GPU compute, provided through the foundation's partnership with CoreWeave on NVIDIA GPUs, to accelerate development of open-source AI models for protein design.
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The Jen-Hsun and Lori Huang Foundation gave the UW Medicine Institute for Protein Design an in-kind grant of nearly 7 million hours of GPU compute, provided through the foundation's partnership with CoreWeave on NVIDIA GPUs, to accelerate development of open-source AI models for protein design.
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UW Medicine | Newsroom
Institute for Protein Design receives AI computing power - UW Medicine | Newsroom
News and information for journalists
Centre for Cryptographic Trust Infrastructure ARIA award 2026
Project lead Martin Kleppmann announced an initial GBP 2.4 million ARIA Scaling Trust grant for CCTI, a Cambridge, SINE Foundation, Ink & Switch and Light Squares collaboration. The research uses cryptography to help AI agents coordinate securely and verify claims.
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Project lead Martin Kleppmann announced an initial GBP 2.4 million ARIA Scaling Trust grant for CCTI, a Cambridge, SINE Foundation, Ink & Switch and Light Squares collaboration. The research uses cryptography to help AI agents coordinate securely and verify claims.
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Cars24 Grand Startup Challenge
Cars24, with Startup India and the Startup Policy Forum, opened the Grand Startup Challenge for early-stage startups across four tracks (lending and fintech, mobility and road safety, supply chain, and sovereign AI), with a ₹1 crore total prize pool shared among the winning startups. Applications close November 10, 2026 at 11:59 pm IST.
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Cars24, with Startup India and the Startup Policy Forum, opened the Grand Startup Challenge for early-stage startups across four tracks (lending and fintech, mobility and road safety, supply chain, and sovereign AI), with a ₹1 crore total prize pool shared among the winning startups. Applications close November 10, 2026 at 11:59 pm IST.
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Cars24
Grand Startup Challenge — Build what moves India forward
A four-month startup challenge for early-stage teams building across lending and fintech, mobility and road safety, supply chain, and sovereign AI.
AI Village Data Exploration Grant
AI Digest opened $1–6k grants for independent researchers and investigators to analyze the AI Village dataset of frontier agents and write up findings; applications (200 words plus a link to previous work) are open now.
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AI Digest opened $1–6k grants for independent researchers and investigators to analyze the AI Village dataset of frontier agents and write up findings; applications (200 words plus a link to previous work) are open now.
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X (formerly Twitter)
AI Digest (@aidigest_) on X
Announcing the AI Village Data Exploration Grant!
$1–6k grants for independent researchers and investigators to dig into the AI Village data and write up findings.
The AI Village dataset offers …
$1–6k grants for independent researchers and investigators to dig into the AI Village data and write up findings.
The AI Village dataset offers …