Amazon Research Awards program offers unrestricted funds and Amazon Web Services Promotional Credits to support research at academic institutions and non-profit organizations in areas that align with Amazon’s mission to advance customer-obsessed science.

Awards are structured as unrestricted gifts to the principal investigator’s academic institution or organization and as such, Amazon retains no intellectual property rights to the resulting work. Recipients are encouraged to publish outcomes and commit related code to open-source repositories. Recipients are assigned an Amazon research contact who offers consultation and advice along with opportunities to participate in Amazon events and training sessions.

Funding Organization: Amazon

Research Scope: The following calls are open in Fall 2024:

• AI for information security https://www.amazon.science/research-awards/call-for-proposals/ai-for-information-security-call-for-proposals-fall-2024
• Automated reasoning https://www.amazon.science/research-awards/call-for-proposals/automated-reasoning-call-for-proposals-fall-2024
• AWS AI https://www.amazon.science/research-awards/call-for-proposals/aws-ai-call-for-proposals-fall-2024
• AWS cryptography https://www.amazon.science/research-awards/call-for-proposals/aws-cryptography-call-for-proposals-fall-2024
• Sustainability https://www.amazon.science/research-awards/call-for-proposals/sustainability-call-for-proposals-fall-2024

Eligibility: Applicants must be (1) either a full-time faculty member at an accredited academic institution or a permanent researcher at a non-governmental organization with recognized legal status in their respective country and (2) at or above the age of majority in their jurisdiction of residence at the time of application. Each Principal Investigator is permitted to submit only one proposal to the ARA Program per call for proposal period.

Maximum Award: Selected Principal Investigators (PIs) may receive the following:

• Unrestricted funds: varies from $50,000 to $100,000 USD (check each call for specific upper limit)
• AWS Promotional Credits: varies from $20,000 to $50,000 USD (check each call for specific upper limit)
• Some calls provide training resources, including AWS tutorials and hands-on sessions with Amazon scientists and engineers

Amazon Research Awards (ARA) are structured as one-year unrestricted gifts. The budget should include a list of expected costs specified in USD, and should not include administrative overhead costs. The final award amount will be determined by the awards panel.

Application Process: Proposals should be prepared according to the proposal template available on the call announcement webpage. Applications must be submittted online at: https://submissions.mirasmart.com/ARA/login.aspx

Application Deadline: 6 November 2024 (11:59PM Pacific Time)

Further information: https://www.amazon.science/research-awards/call-for-proposals