Nebius commits $10M to European AI builders: compute grants, founder funding and community programs
Nebius will provide compute grants for projects created in Europe that advance the open-source frontier through research and developer tooling, such as open models, coding agents, inference tooling, and evaluation and data tooling. Through Accel and a network of European VC firms, the program will connect teams building on open source with potential investors. Applications are through the Nebius Builder Program page. No deadline stated.
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Nebius will provide compute grants for projects created in Europe that advance the open-source frontier through research and developer tooling, such as open models, coding agents, inference tooling, and evaluation and data tooling. Through Accel and a network of European VC firms, the program will connect teams building on open source with potential investors. Applications are through the Nebius Builder Program page. No deadline stated.
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From repo to company: NVIDIA and Nebius expand the AI Builder Program in Europe
NVIDIA and Nebius expand the AI Builder Program to Europe: compute grants, funding from open-source-focused investors, and support for OSS projects.
EU RAISE pilot: Automated Scientific Discovery in Materials Science, €26.5M
The European Commission's Horizon Europe topic HORIZON-RAISE-2027-01-01 funds Research and Innovation Actions developing safe and trustworthy closed-loop scientific experimentation systems that integrate laboratory automation with AI-driven decision-making in existing labs. Topic budget €26.5 million, with about 3 grants of €9 million each. Single-stage deadline 2 February 2027.
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The European Commission's Horizon Europe topic HORIZON-RAISE-2027-01-01 funds Research and Innovation Actions developing safe and trustworthy closed-loop scientific experimentation systems that integrate laboratory automation with AI-driven decision-making in existing labs. Topic budget €26.5 million, with about 3 grants of €9 million each. Single-stage deadline 2 February 2027.
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Wallenberg-NTU Presidential Postdoctoral Fellowship: five AI fellowships with up to SGD 100,000 research grants
The Wallenberg-NTU Presidential Postdoctoral Fellowship will be awarded to five early-career researchers to work at NTU Singapore and at a WASP research partner institution in Sweden, in areas including artificial intelligence, machine learning, big data, software and security, and autonomy. For the year at NTU it provides a one-year research grant of up to SGD 100,000, an annual salary of up to SGD 80,000, and relocation and housing support; the year in Sweden follows WASP's standard postdoc support. The call is open until December 31, 2026, 23:59 Singapore time (UTC+8).
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The Wallenberg-NTU Presidential Postdoctoral Fellowship will be awarded to five early-career researchers to work at NTU Singapore and at a WASP research partner institution in Sweden, in areas including artificial intelligence, machine learning, big data, software and security, and autonomy. For the year at NTU it provides a one-year research grant of up to SGD 100,000, an annual salary of up to SGD 80,000, and relocation and housing support; the year in Sweden follows WASP's standard postdoc support. The call is open until December 31, 2026, 23:59 Singapore time (UTC+8).
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Wallenberg-NTU Presidential Postdoctoral Fellowship | WASP
Supported by the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation, the Wallenberg – NTU Presidential Postdoctoral Fellowship provides the opportunity for early career scientists, engineers and scholars from Singapore and around the world […]
Code for India Bharat Agentic-AI Hackathon: ₹18 lakh in cash prizes for open-source AI agents
Code for India's Code for a Billion: Bharat Agentic-AI Hackathon 2026 offers a ₹18,00,000 total prize pool for open-source AI agents addressing public problems in India across ten impact areas, including education, clean air, health and legal backlog. It is free and fully online, open to anyone, solo or in teams; projects are built in the AgentFoundry.me IDE, must be deployed to any cloud by 15 November 2026 and are released open source to the Code for India GitHub organization.
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Code for India's Code for a Billion: Bharat Agentic-AI Hackathon 2026 offers a ₹18,00,000 total prize pool for open-source AI agents addressing public problems in India across ten impact areas, including education, clean air, health and legal backlog. It is free and fully online, open to anyone, solo or in teams; projects are built in the AgentFoundry.me IDE, must be deployed to any cloud by 15 November 2026 and are released open source to the Code for India GitHub organization.
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Code for India
Code for a Billion — Bharat Agentic-AI Hackathon 2026
A volunteer collective building open civic technology for India.
EU RAISE pilot: Automated Scientific Discovery in Food, €3M
The European Commission's Horizon Europe topic HORIZON-RAISE-2027-01-02 funds one Research and Innovation Action developing safe and trustworthy closed-loop scientific experimentation systems that integrate laboratory automation with AI-driven decision-making in labs that are already highly automated, with human oversight. Impact areas named include alternative protein sources, food ingredients and biotechnologies in food systems. Topic budget €3 million for one grant. Opened October 13, 2026; single-stage deadline 2 February 2027.
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The European Commission's Horizon Europe topic HORIZON-RAISE-2027-01-02 funds one Research and Innovation Action developing safe and trustworthy closed-loop scientific experimentation systems that integrate laboratory automation with AI-driven decision-making in labs that are already highly automated, with human oversight. Impact areas named include alternative protein sources, food ingredients and biotechnologies in food systems. Topic budget €3 million for one grant. Opened October 13, 2026; single-stage deadline 2 February 2027.
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EU RAISE pilot: Data Lab for Science linking EOSC and RAISE, €1M CSA
This Coordination and Support Action is expected to deliver a sustainable operational model and reference blueprint for a Data Lab for Science linking the European Open Science Cloud (EOSC) with the Resource for AI Science in Europe (RAISE), giving researchers easier access to AI-ready research data and data services such as data pooling, anonymisation, curation and synthetic data generation. Topic budget €1 million for one grant. Opened October 13, 2026; single-stage deadline 2 February 2027.
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This Coordination and Support Action is expected to deliver a sustainable operational model and reference blueprint for a Data Lab for Science linking the European Open Science Cloud (EOSC) with the Resource for AI Science in Europe (RAISE), giving researchers easier access to AI-ready research data and data services such as data pooling, anonymisation, curation and synthetic data generation. Topic budget €1 million for one grant. Opened October 13, 2026; single-stage deadline 2 February 2027.
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Anthropic Public Benefit Fund: 5% of Anthropic's shares committed, subject to stockholder approval
Anthropic announced on October 18, 2026 that it is committing a portion of its shares to the Anthropic Public Benefit Fund, a new entity. Subject to stockholder approval, 5% of Anthropic's shares will be committed, with an additional 2% added at the board's discretion for every 50% increase in the company's value above a set baseline. Anthropic says the Fund might explore large donations to traditional nonprofits or direct distributions to specific populations.
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Anthropic announced on October 18, 2026 that it is committing a portion of its shares to the Anthropic Public Benefit Fund, a new entity. Subject to stockholder approval, 5% of Anthropic's shares will be committed, with an additional 2% added at the board's discretion for every 50% increase in the company's value above a set baseline. Anthropic says the Fund might explore large donations to traditional nonprofits or direct distributions to specific populations.
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Anthropic
Investing in the public benefit
We’re committing a portion of Anthropic’s shares to the Anthropic Public Benefit Fund, a new entity with a structure that increases the stake as the company grows.
PayPal AI Hackathon 2026
PayPal's AI Hackathon on Devpost invites builders to create a project that meaningfully uses both PayPal and AI, such as an agent, app, automation, payment experience or business tool. It is online and open to people above the legal age of majority in all countries and territories, with standard exceptions. Prizes total $67,500 in cash, led by $12,000 for first place. Deadline: November 12, 2026 at 12:00 PM PST.
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PayPal's AI Hackathon on Devpost invites builders to create a project that meaningfully uses both PayPal and AI, such as an agent, app, automation, payment experience or business tool. It is online and open to people above the legal age of majority in all countries and territories, with standard exceptions. Prizes total $67,500 in cash, led by $12,000 for first place. Deadline: November 12, 2026 at 12:00 PM PST.
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PayPal AI Hackathon
Build what’s next with PayPal and AI
LASR Innovation Accelerator is taking applications
The Laboratory for AI Security Research (LASR), delivered by Plexal, is taking applications for the LASR Innovation Accelerator for UK SMEs building ways to hold AI agents accountable and under control: agent delegation and attribution, runtime monitoring and containment, and governance of retained context. Selected companies get £5,000 in equity-free funding at Stage 1, and those chosen for Stage 2 get a further £55,000, up to £60,000 in total. Applications close November 4, 2026 at 23:59.
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The Laboratory for AI Security Research (LASR), delivered by Plexal, is taking applications for the LASR Innovation Accelerator for UK SMEs building ways to hold AI agents accountable and under control: agent delegation and attribution, runtime monitoring and containment, and governance of retained context. Selected companies get £5,000 in equity-free funding at Stage 1, and those chosen for Stage 2 get a further £55,000, up to £60,000 in total. Applications close November 4, 2026 at 23:59.
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www.lasr.ac.uk
LASR Innovation Accelerator
Applications are now open for the LASR Innovation Accelerator for UK SMEs developing capabilities that strengthen accountability, oversight and control as AI agents move into real-world deployment.
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Blue Ridge Labs Catalyst 2027 nonprofit grants
Robin Hood's Blue Ridge Labs is taking applications for its 2027 Catalyst cohort, a 16-week accelerator for pre-seed startups and early-stage tech nonprofits using software, AI and data to help low-income New Yorkers. Nonprofits receive $100,000 as a grant; for-profit ventures receive $100,000 as investment. Applicants need a working product and early traction. Apply by November 13, 2026; the program runs February to June 2027 in New York City.
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Robin Hood's Blue Ridge Labs is taking applications for its 2027 Catalyst cohort, a 16-week accelerator for pre-seed startups and early-stage tech nonprofits using software, AI and data to help low-income New Yorkers. Nonprofits receive $100,000 as a grant; for-profit ventures receive $100,000 as investment. Applicants need a working product and early traction. Apply by November 13, 2026; the program runs February to June 2027 in New York City.
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Blue Ridge Labs - Catalyst Accelerator Program
Founders of social impact ventures: Apply today for funding and wraparound support!
N-CODE Innovation Challenge 2026
N-CODE's Innovation Challenge funds early-stage ideas that could change how neurological care is delivered in the NHS, including wearables, digital biomarkers, AI and mathematical modelling. UK-registered businesses can win up to £12,000 (3 to 5 winners), and applicants eligible for UKRI funding can win up to £30,000 (3 winners). Projects run for up to 8 weeks. Submission deadline: 5pm, November 18, 2026.
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N-CODE's Innovation Challenge funds early-stage ideas that could change how neurological care is delivered in the NHS, including wearables, digital biomarkers, AI and mathematical modelling. UK-registered businesses can win up to £12,000 (3 to 5 winners), and applicants eligible for UKRI funding can win up to £30,000 (3 winners). Projects run for up to 8 weeks. Submission deadline: 5pm, November 18, 2026.
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N-CODE
N-CODE Innovation Challenge - N-CODE
N-CODE is addressing challenges through the development of new technologies that enable diagnosis and management in the community rather than the hospital environment.
Cohere Labs Catalyst Grants: Cohere API access for public-benefit and open-science research (rolling)
Cohere Labs' Catalyst Grants give academic partners and civic and public impact organizations access to Cohere's models through the Cohere API, as compute credits. Projects must be for public benefit or open science research, with focus areas in education, healthcare, climate change and sustainability. Applications are considered on a rolling basis.
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Cohere Labs' Catalyst Grants give academic partners and civic and public impact organizations access to Cohere's models through the Cohere API, as compute credits. Projects must be for public benefit or open science research, with focus areas in education, healthcare, climate change and sustainability. Applications are considered on a rolling basis.
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Cohere Labs - Catalyst Grants
Cohere Labs Catalyst Grants support academics, civic institutions & impact-driven organizations using AI and research to create real-world change.
Google DeepMind and Google Cloud: frontier model access plus $3M in compute credits for up to 200 European researchers
Google DeepMind and Google Cloud are providing up to 200 top European scientific researchers with direct access to their frontier models, together with $3 million in compute credits, including tools such as AlphaFold 3, WeatherNext, AlphaGenome, AlphaEvolve and AlphaEarth Foundations. Google says the commitment supports the European Union's AI for Science work. No application details stated.
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Google DeepMind and Google Cloud are providing up to 200 top European scientific researchers with direct access to their frontier models, together with $3 million in compute credits, including tools such as AlphaFold 3, WeatherNext, AlphaGenome, AlphaEvolve and AlphaEarth Foundations. Google says the commitment supports the European Union's AI for Science work. No application details stated.
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Google
We’re powering European scientific discovery with advanced AI compute and frontier models.
Google DeepMind and Google Cloud are providing up to 200 top European scientific researchers with direct access to our frontier models, together with $3 million in compu…
Thumbay International Research Grant: AED 3M for AI, oncology, drug discovery and health research
Gulf Medical University is taking proposals for the third cycle of the Thumbay International Research Grant, amounting to AED 3 million for various projects in AI, oncology, drug discovery and public health. It is open to researchers, faculty members and institutions with a proven track record in the specified research domains; both national and international researchers are encouraged to apply. Letter of intent deadline: November 30, 2026; full application deadline: January 20, 2027.
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Gulf Medical University is taking proposals for the third cycle of the Thumbay International Research Grant, amounting to AED 3 million for various projects in AI, oncology, drug discovery and public health. It is open to researchers, faculty members and institutions with a proven track record in the specified research domains; both national and international researchers are encouraged to apply. Letter of intent deadline: November 30, 2026; full application deadline: January 20, 2027.
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Gulf Medical University
Thumbay International Research GrantThird Cycle - Gulf Medical University
Gulf Medical University (GMU), a leading institution in health professions education, is pleased to announce the Thumbay International Research Grant of AED 3 Million, aimed at fostering groundbreaking research in the UAE and beyond.
Built with Claude Japan 2026
Anthropic and Cerebral Valley are running an online hackathon from November 2 to 10 for people living in Japan, with winners sharing $50,000 in Claude API credits. 250 participants will be selected; each gets a Claude Max 5x plan and $500 in Claude API credits. Teams have up to two members, and each member applies individually. Applications close October 26 at 23:59 Japan time.
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Anthropic and Cerebral Valley are running an online hackathon from November 2 to 10 for people living in Japan, with winners sharing $50,000 in Claude API credits. 250 participants will be selected; each gets a Claude Max 5x plan and $500 in Claude API credits. Teams have up to two members, and each member applies individually. Applications close October 26 at 23:59 Japan time.
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Cerebral Valley
Built with Claude: Japan 2026 – Cerebral Valley
Monday, Nov 2, 2026 · Remote: Anthropic’s first nationwide online hackathon in Japan will challenge up to 250 selected participants to build useful projects…
Qloo Agentic Hackathon 2026
Qloo's Agentic Hackathon on Devpost asks builders to create AI agents that use Qloo's API and taste graph, with a functional demo app required. It is online and open to people of legal age in all countries and territories, with standard exceptions. Prizes total $25,000 in cash. Deadline: October 30, 2026 at 11:45 PM EDT.
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Qloo's Agentic Hackathon on Devpost asks builders to create AI agents that use Qloo's API and taste graph, with a functional demo app required. It is online and open to people of legal age in all countries and territories, with standard exceptions. Prizes total $25,000 in cash. Deadline: October 30, 2026 at 11:45 PM EDT.
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Qloo Agentic Hackathon
Agents, but with taste.
NEURA Research Programme 2026-2027 Physical AI
NEURA's Research Programme offers up to €500,000 per project over 12–18 months, with up to €10M in total funding expected for the call, for Physical AI pilots using its MiPA robot in health care, retail and hospitality. Universities, public research institutes and startups in the EU, UK or Switzerland can apply by email as a single PDF. Deadline: 30 October 2026, CET.
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NEURA's Research Programme offers up to €500,000 per project over 12–18 months, with up to €10M in total funding expected for the call, for Physical AI pilots using its MiPA robot in health care, retail and hospitality. Universities, public research institutes and startups in the EU, UK or Switzerland can apply by email as a single PDF. Deadline: 30 October 2026, CET.
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Neura Robotics
Physical AI Research Funding: Call for Proposals | NEURA Robotics
Apply for up to €500,000 to take your Physical AI research to pilot readiness on MiPA. Open to universities, institutes and startups. Deadline: 30 Oct 2026.
Microsoft AI Economy Institute Cohort 4 Open Call
Microsoft’s AI Economy Institute invites proposals for its fourth global research call, “AI and Jobs: designing for augmented work,” from researchers affiliated with accredited universities or research institutions; each selected proposal will receive a single research grant of $75,000. Submission portal opens October 19, 2026, proposal deadline is November 30, 2026 (6:00 PM Pacific), and applicants use the linked Submit Proposal portal.
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Microsoft’s AI Economy Institute invites proposals for its fourth global research call, “AI and Jobs: designing for augmented work,” from researchers affiliated with accredited universities or research institutions; each selected proposal will receive a single research grant of $75,000. Submission portal opens October 19, 2026, proposal deadline is November 30, 2026 (6:00 PM Pacific), and applicants use the linked Submit Proposal portal.
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Microsoft Research
AI Economy Institute - Microsoft Research
The AI Economy Institute (AIEI) is Microsoft’s flagship think tank dedicated to shaping an inclusive, trustworthy AI economy. We building a network of scholars and convening that network with our subject matter experts to explore how artificial intelligence…
huntr Blind Trust challenge 2026
huntr's Blind Trust challenge is a sandboxed AI red-teaming competition where players craft injections that turn an AI system's trust against it, and winners are paid by rank on two leaderboards, with $15,000 in prizes up for grabs. The challenge ends October 30, 2026 at 3:00 PM UTC.
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huntr's Blind Trust challenge is a sandboxed AI red-teaming competition where players craft injections that turn an AI system's trust against it, and winners are paid by rank on two leaderboards, with $15,000 in prizes up for grabs. The challenge ends October 30, 2026 at 3:00 PM UTC.
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EU-LAC Digital Accelerator open call 6 2026
The EU-LAC Digital Accelerator's open call supports corporate-startup partnerships from Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean, including in artificial intelligence. Startups running a proof of concept can receive up to €10,500 in grants: €7,000 for development, up to €2,000 for travel and up to €1,500 for equipment transport. Deadline to apply: November 30, 2026.
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The EU-LAC Digital Accelerator's open call supports corporate-startup partnerships from Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean, including in artificial intelligence. Startups running a proof of concept can receive up to €10,500 in grants: €7,000 for development, up to €2,000 for travel and up to €1,500 for equipment transport. Deadline to apply: November 30, 2026.
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UKRI Transformative Sustainable AI Technologies
UK Research and Innovation is funding speculative, high-risk research projects on transformative sustainable AI technologies. Total fund £12,050,000; the full economic cost (FEC) of a project can be up to £602,500, and UKRI funds 80% of the FEC. Open to UK research organisations eligible for UKRI funding. Projects must start on 1 February 2027 and last up to 24 months. Closes 10 November 2026 at 4:00pm UK time.
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UK Research and Innovation is funding speculative, high-risk research projects on transformative sustainable AI technologies. Total fund £12,050,000; the full economic cost (FEC) of a project can be up to £602,500, and UKRI funds 80% of the FEC. Open to UK research organisations eligible for UKRI funding. Projects must start on 1 February 2027 and last up to 24 months. Closes 10 November 2026 at 4:00pm UK time.
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www.ukri.org
Transformative sustainable AI technologies
Apply for funding for projects focused on speculative and high-risk research with the potential to deliver a step change in the sustainability of future AI systems.