Deadline: November 4, 2026
Proposals are invited for the Amazon Research Awards – Fall 2026. ARA funds in a variety of research areas relevant to Amazon, such as applied machine learning, automated reasoning, computer vision, fairness in artificial intelligence, machine learning algorithms and theory, natural language processing, robotics, security, sustainability and more.
The following are the research areas for Fall 2026:
- Agentic AI
- AI for Information Security
- Amazon Security
- Automated Reasoning
- AWS Cryptography
- Build on Trainium: Agentic, Recursive Improvement of Kernels and Frameworks
- Multilingual and Contextual AI Evaluation
- On-Device Multimodal Perception
- Synthetic Data Generation for Multimodal Perception
Benefits
- ARA provides grant recipients unrestricted funds and AWS promotional credits. Funded projects are assigned an Amazon research contact, and recipients also receive training resources, including AWS tutorials and hands-on sessions with Amazon scientists and engineers.
Eligibility
- Researchers from around the world are encouraged to apply, provided their institution holds official accreditation or legal status in their respective country.
- Academic Faculty: Must be a full-time faculty member at an accredited academic institution.
- NGO Researchers: Must be a permanent researcher at a non-governmental organization with recognized legal status in its home country (equivalent to 501(c)(3) status in the United States).
Application
For more information, see FAQ and visit Amazon Research Awards.
