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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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 …
AI in the Workplace Fellowship (UChicago Griffin Applied Economics Incubator)
Fellows may receive up to $25,000 in research support, and travel and accommodations will be provided. The application deadline is October 30, 2026.
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Fellows may receive up to $25,000 in research support, and travel and accommodations will be provided. The application deadline is October 30, 2026.
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Anthropic Cyber Mission launches OSS Scanner: free security scans for open-source projects
Enrolled projects receive periodic scans from Anthropic's most capable models, free of charge, with reports including a proof of concept, an explanation and a suggested fix where available.
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Enrolled projects receive periodic scans from Anthropic's most capable models, free of charge, with reports including a proof of concept, an explanation and a suggested fix where available.
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Anthropic
Introducing the Anthropic Cyber Mission
Anthropic is an AI safety and research company that's working to build reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems.
Humanity AI Open Call: Communities Leading on AI
Grants range from $75,000 to $1,000,000 and may run up to three years; initial applications are due 4:59 p.m. PT on October 21, 2026.
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Grants range from $75,000 to $1,000,000 and may run up to three years; initial applications are due 4:59 p.m. PT on October 21, 2026.
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Humanity AI
Open Call for Proposals - Humanity AI
Open Call for Proposals: Communities Leading on AI $10M Investment in U.S.-Based Community-Led AI Initiatives Humanity AI, an initiative spearheaded […]
Entrepreneurs First and BlueDot announced Fulcrum, a new program for AI safety entrepreneurship
It starts with a 7-day remote challenge, with weekly sprints kicking off each Monday. Successful finishers will be considered for grants from BlueDot and for Fulcrum fellowships and investments from Entrepreneurs First.
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It starts with a 7-day remote challenge, with weekly sprints kicking off each Monday. Successful finishers will be considered for grants from BlueDot and for Fulcrum fellowships and investments from Entrepreneurs First.
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Pivotal Research Fellowship Q1 2027 Applications Open (deadline November 1)
Pivotal's AI Safety Research Fellowship is taking applications for its Jan 18 to Apr 30, 2027 cohort: 15 weeks of full-time AI safety research at LISA in London with a dedicated mentor, a £15,000 to £18,000 stipend, travel to London, £1,800 a month housing for fellows based outside London, and compute.
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Pivotal's AI Safety Research Fellowship is taking applications for its Jan 18 to Apr 30, 2027 cohort: 15 weeks of full-time AI safety research at LISA in London with a dedicated mentor, a £15,000 to £18,000 stipend, travel to London, £1,800 a month housing for fellows based outside London, and compute.
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Pivotal Research Fellowship Q1 2027 Applications Open (deadline November 1)
Advanced AI could go badly wrong for humanity. Pivotal exists to lower that risk. We try to find the strongest new researchers and put them to work o…
AI Alliance Open Source AI Fund
A new philanthropic vehicle funding open data, models, tooling, and governance research, with targets of $5M seed by September, $25M by year-end, $100M long-term.
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A new philanthropic vehicle funding open data, models, tooling, and governance research, with targets of $5M seed by September, $25M by year-end, $100M long-term.
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thealliance.ai
5 Takeaways: The Next Era of the AI Alliance
Inside the AI Alliance's July 2026 webinar: the Open Source AI Fund, Project Tapestry, and a policy association. 5 takeaways on open-source AI's next era.
Fundación BBVA Becas Leonardo Latinoamérica 2026 for Argentina, Colombia and Peru
It will fund at least 15 individual projects, each with a grant of up to USD 50,000 gross, for mid-career researchers and cultural creators aged 30 to 45. Deadline extended to October 21, 2026.
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It will fund at least 15 individual projects, each with a grant of up to USD 50,000 gross, for mid-career researchers and cultural creators aged 30 to 45. Deadline extended to October 21, 2026.
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Red Leonardo
Becas Leonardo Latinoamérica 2026 – Argentina, Colombia y Perú - Red Leonardo
En la convocatoria 2026, la Fundación BBVA extiende el programa a investigadores y creadores en Argentina, Colombia y Perú, como parte del compromiso de BBVA con el desarrollo social y profesional de la región.
Mercor AI Research Fund: $5M for AI research grants
Grants can cover researcher hours, API costs, time of experts from Mercor's platform, and conference stipends. Open to researchers at universities, non-profit research organizations, public benefit corporations and small startups that do not sell AI training data, based in the US or UK.
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Grants can cover researcher hours, API costs, time of experts from Mercor's platform, and conference stipends. Open to researchers at universities, non-profit research organizations, public benefit corporations and small startups that do not sell AI training data, based in the US or UK.
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Mercor AI Research Fund Grants
Location: Remote. Fellows can be hosted on-site in San Francisco. Employment Type: Fellowship, fixed-term (3–6 months) Department: Research (APEX)
NSF America's Seed Fund (SBIR/STTR) invests up to $2 million in non-dilutive seed funding
Companies first submit a Project Pitch; a full proposal requires an invitation. The next full-proposal deadline is November 4, 2026, 5:00 PM submitter's time.
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Companies first submit a Project Pitch; a full proposal requires an invitation. The next full-proposal deadline is November 4, 2026, 5:00 PM submitter's time.
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LawAI Summer Research Fellowship (Legal Frontiers) 2027: apply by January 29, 2027
Fellows work full-time June 14 to August 20, 2027 with a mentor and attend a Convening Week in Washington, DC, June 21 to 25 (eligible travel covered).
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Fellows work full-time June 14 to August 20, 2027 with a mentor and attend a Convening Week in Washington, DC, June 21 to 25 (eligible travel covered).
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Institute for Law & AI
Summer Research Fellowship (Legal Frontiers)
IVADO and Connected Minds launched the RISE Seed Grant Competition
Up to three projects will be funded, each up to $125,000 for one year, in Neuro-AI and AI Ethics streams.
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Up to three projects will be funded, each up to $125,000 for one year, in Neuro-AI and AI Ethics streams.
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IVADO and Connected Minds Launch the RISE Seed Grant Competition to Support New Collaborations in Responsible AI | IVADO
UKOMAIN OMAIB Round 3: Challenge-led Open Multimodal AI Benchmark
Funds UK university-led research teams up to £50,000 each to build open multimodal AI benchmarks for real-world challenges posed by companies, public bodies, charities and other problem owners.
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Funds UK university-led research teams up to £50,000 each to build open multimodal AI benchmarks for real-world challenges posed by companies, public bodies, charities and other problem owners.
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UK Open Multimodal AI Network
RAISE Doctoral Networks for AI in Science (HORIZON-RAISE-2026-01-03)
Funds consortia of universities, research organisations and companies to run MSCA-style doctoral networks training PhD candidates to develop and apply AI across scientific fields, with a €30 million topic budget.
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Funds consortia of universities, research organisations and companies to run MSCA-style doctoral networks training PhD candidates to develop and apply AI across scientific fields, with a €30 million topic budget.
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Creative Europe MEDIA: Innovative Tools and Business Models 2027
Funds European audiovisual and videogame companies and organisations to develop innovative tools, technologies and business models, including AI adoption, that strengthen the sector's competitiveness. €14 million call budget. Deadline: 2027-01-14.
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Funds European audiovisual and videogame companies and organisations to develop innovative tools, technologies and business models, including AI adoption, that strengthen the sector's competitiveness. €14 million call budget. Deadline: 2027-01-14.
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Innovate UK: Efficient, Structured and Controllable AI Systems
Innovate UK will invest up to £1.66 million on industrial research for novel reusable AI mechanisms. UK registered SME businesses can apply for a share of up to £1.66 million to deliver experimental validation of prototype AI systems, with total project costs between £50,000 and £150,000 and lasting between 1 and 3 months. Competition closes Wednesday 18 November 2026 11:00am.
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Innovate UK will invest up to £1.66 million on industrial research for novel reusable AI mechanisms. UK registered SME businesses can apply for a share of up to £1.66 million to deliver experimental validation of prototype AI systems, with total project costs between £50,000 and £150,000 and lasting between 1 and 3 months. Competition closes Wednesday 18 November 2026 11:00am.
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Competition overview - Efficient, Structured and Controllable AI Systems - Innovation Funding Service
NHS Fellowship in Clinical AI: Cohort 6 applications open, close Nov 16
The NHS Fellowship in Clinical AI is accepting applications for Cohort 6, with fellows undertaking the fellowship 2 days a week for 12 months alongside their work or training, matched to existing clinical AI projects in the NHS. Salary cover is provided in the funded posts available to competitive applicants. This page is for NHS applicants only; international applicants have a separate page. Applications opened on 5 October 2026 and close at 23:45 GMT on 16 November 2026, for an 11 August 2027 start.
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The NHS Fellowship in Clinical AI is accepting applications for Cohort 6, with fellows undertaking the fellowship 2 days a week for 12 months alongside their work or training, matched to existing clinical AI projects in the NHS. Salary cover is provided in the funded posts available to competitive applicants. This page is for NHS applicants only; international applicants have a separate page. Applications opened on 5 October 2026 and close at 23:45 GMT on 16 November 2026, for an 11 August 2027 start.
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Apply: NHS applicants
How NHS clinicians apply for Cohort 6 of the NHS Fellowship in Clinical AI, starting 11 August 2027.
Lacuna Fund dataset-use RFP: three awards of up to $10,000 for ML in the Global South
The African Centre for Technology Studies (ACTS), with the Wellcome Trust as funder, published a request for proposals to support researchers and research teams in training new ML models, scaling existing models, or supporting ML and AI applications or tools using datasets already created with support from Lacuna Fund. Available funding is up to USD 30,000 (three awards of up to USD 10,000 each) for researchers and research teams in Global South LMICs. The RFP opened 14th September 2026 and the submission deadline is 13th November 2026.
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The African Centre for Technology Studies (ACTS), with the Wellcome Trust as funder, published a request for proposals to support researchers and research teams in training new ML models, scaling existing models, or supporting ML and AI applications or tools using datasets already created with support from Lacuna Fund. Available funding is up to USD 30,000 (three awards of up to USD 10,000 each) for researchers and research teams in Global South LMICs. The RFP opened 14th September 2026 and the submission deadline is 13th November 2026.
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Toyota Foundation 2026 Co-Creating New Society with Advanced Technologies grants
The program supports projects tackling social issues arising from rapid development of advanced technologies such as AI and IoT. Joint research grants are five to ten million yen per project and individual research grants are one to two million yen per project, for one to three years starting May 1, 2027. Proposals are accepted from September 10 to November 13, 2026, 15:00 Japan Standard Time. Application forms are only available in Japanese.
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The program supports projects tackling social issues arising from rapid development of advanced technologies such as AI and IoT. Joint research grants are five to ten million yen per project and individual research grants are one to two million yen per project, for one to three years starting May 1, 2027. Proposals are accepted from September 10 to November 13, 2026, 15:00 Japan Standard Time. Application forms are only available in Japanese.
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Dubai Chamber of Digital Economy: Create AI Agents Championship, USD 750,000 in grants
The competition invites participants to build AI agents in four award categories: Best Societal Agent, Best Personal Agent, Best Business Agent and Best Youth AI Agent, with each category winner receiving a USD 150,000 grant to develop and grow their AI-agent solution and business. Open to all UAE residents and international startups interested in expanding into the region, with no entry fee; registration is open now.
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The competition invites participants to build AI agents in four award categories: Best Societal Agent, Best Personal Agent, Best Business Agent and Best Youth AI Agent, with each category winner receiving a USD 150,000 grant to develop and grow their AI-agent solution and business. Open to all UAE residents and international startups interested in expanding into the region, with no entry fee; registration is open now.
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Dubai Chamber of Digital Economy
Create AI Agents Championship - Dubai Chamber of Digital Economy - Dubai Chamber of Digital Economy - Dubai Chambers
Build an AI Agents. Solve a real problem. Compete for prizes. Join the Create AI Agents Championship. Ready to turn your idea into an AI agent? Enrol in the AI Agents Championship to access the competition platform, hands-on workshops, tutorials, mentorship…