AWS Machine Learning Research Awards – Awards vary – Applications are accepted in a rolling basis
American Honda Foundation Education Grants – $20,000 to $75,000 – Due Feb 1st and Aug 1st annually
December 13, 2021Education and Community Grants – Awards vary – Last Tuesday of every month
December 13, 2021Sponsored by Amazon Web Services, Inc.
Eligibility: Public, Private, Other (including homeschool, 501 (c)(3) organizations)
Award(s): Awards vary.
Deadline(s): Application requests and full applications are accepted on a rolling basis.
Focus: Engineering, Professional Development, Technology Education/Computer Science
Grade Level(s): Adult, Higher Ed
Content Area(s): Mathematics, Science
State(s): National
Description: Amazon Web Services, Inc. presents AWS Machine Learning Research Awards to fund academic research in machine learning (ML) and its applications in addressing a wide range of problems and needs. Research areas of interest include ML advancements in computer vision, robotics, life science, language, speech, problem solving, reasoning, and decision making. Proposals from faculty teams in different institutions partnering on research are allowed, with a funding breakdown per institution. Confidential information should not be included in any proposal.
Eligible applicants are full-time faculty members and university departments leading a team of graduate students and postdoctoral researchers, with a principal investigator as primary contact, at US institutions and others in North America and Europe. Required application information includes the university affiliation, a proposal summarizing how the research will contribute to or advance ML research, and amount requested. Awards are made at the department and project level as a one-year unrestricted gift to the academic institution and include AWS promotional credits toward eligible AWS services. The application process requires an initial email to request an application, with a contact link provided on the website. Award decisions are made quarterly.
Contact: Amazon Web Services, Inc.
440 Terry Ave. N.
Seattle, WA 98109
Phone: 206.266.1000 (Main)
Email: ml-research-awards@amazon.com (To request applications and for questions)