Amazon Research Awards (ARA) is announcing the winter 2024 call for proposals (CFP) for Foundation Model Development. Foundation model development is a new focus area for this cycle. The deadline for submissions is 11:59 p.m. Pacific time on March 6, 2024.
Proposals will be reviewed for the quality of their scientific content, creativity, and their potential for impact at scale. Proposals related to theory, practice, and novel new techniques are all welcome.
Last year, ARA offered two generative artificial intelligence (AI) calls for proposals. This edition of the call for proposals reflects Amazon’s efforts to collaborate with researchers on an increasingly important area of development: foundation models.
This call for proposals provides grant recipients with AWS promotional credits to help develop and test solutions at scale. 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.
Before applying, we encourage researchers to visit the ARA website and read our frequently asked questions for more specific program information. We look forward to receiving your submissions.
