1 Dec29 days left
AI Founder Sprint 2027NEW
Venture Lab (AI Founder Sprint) · Online
Free 10-week virtual programmeno equity
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31 deadlines · 6 fellowships & residencies · 12 grants · 2 accelerators · 11 competitions & prizesAI funding deadlines: December 2026
31 AI fellowship, grant, compute, accelerator and competition deadlines in December 2026, soonest first. Every date is checked on the organiser's own page.
Times and time zones vary by organiser, so check the page.
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1 Dec29 days left
AMD AI LeagueNEW
lablab.ai × AMD · Online
$10,000+ in prizes$100 GPU credits when you join
Verified 1 Nov+ Add to calendar
1 Dec29 days left
ARIA Robot Dexterity: Benchmarks, Standards and Interoperability callNEW
ARIA (Advanced Research and Invention Agency) · UK
Programme backed by £88.5msee the RFP for per-project funding
Verified 1 Nov+ Add to calendar
1 Dec29 days left
Simons Foundation: Utilizing the Full Power of Empire AI (2027)
Simons Foundation · New York State, USA
$6M programmeover two years; 6–12 awards, no per-award maximum
Verified 31 Oct+ Add to calendar
1 Dec29 days left
Simons Institute Research Fellowships 2027–28 (incl. Diffusion Generative Modeling)NEW
Simons Institute for the Theory of Computing, UC Berkeley · Berkeley, US
Research fellowship (amount not stated on the call)
Verified 1 Nov+ Add to calendar
1 Dec29 days left
UKRI: Enabling AI adoption across science and engineeringNEW
UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) · UK
Total fund £5,000,000maximum award £250,000 (UKRI funds 80% of FEC); projects up to 1 year from 26 Apr 2027
Verified 2 Nov+ Add to calendar
2 Dec30 days left
Oxford AIGI DPhil Studentships in AI Governance (Track I)NEW
Oxford Martin AI Governance Initiative, University of Oxford · Oxford, UK
Funded DPhil studentships (value not captured)
Verified 1 Nov+ Add to calendar
3 Dec31 days left
DOE GEMS Prize Challenge (geothermal fault mapping)NEW
US Department of Energy (DrivenData) · Online
Total prize pool $300,000
Verified 1 Nov+ Add to calendar
4 Dec32 days left
ARIA Robot Locomotion programme call (concept papers)NEW
ARIA (Advanced Research + Invention Agency) · UK / any location
Not stated per award (£60m programme)
Verified 1 Nov+ Add to calendar
4 Dec32 days left
Kiroween 2026
Kiro (on Devpost) · Online
$100,000 in prizes1st $30,000
Verified 31 Oct+ Add to calendar
4 Dec32 days left
UKRI AI CDT in Decision Making for Complex Systems (PhD, 2027 entry)NEW
University of Manchester · Manchester, UK
Tax-free stipend £30,000(home fee status) in 2027–28; ~£22,000 for international fee status
Verified 1 Nov+ Add to calendar
6 Dec34 days left
Apart Research: Threat Intelligence & Threat Modelling HackathonNEW
Apart Research (with Security Level 5) · Online
$5,000 in cash prizes across all tracks
Verified 2 Nov+ Add to calendar
6 Dec34 days left
Conception X Venture Scientist 100 (Spring 2027)NEW
Conception X · UK / Europe (hybrid)
Free programme, no fees and no equity taken; top performers can pitch partner investors for up to £300k (XTX Ventures + CX angel syndicate)
Verified 1 Nov+ Add to calendar
8 Dec36 days left
BridgeAI Deployment Catalyst: AI for Assurance and ComplianceNEW
Innovate UK BridgeAI (IUK Business Connect) · UK
Projects between £100,000 and £200,000share of up to £5 million
Verified 1 Nov+ Add to calendar
8 Dec36 days left
BridgeAI Deployment Catalyst: AI for Decision Critical SystemsNEW
Innovate UK BridgeAI (IUK Business Connect) · UK
Projects between £100,000 and £200,000share of up to £5 million
Verified 1 Nov+ Add to calendar
8 Dec36 days left
BridgeAI Deployment Catalyst: AI for Operational SystemsNEW
Innovate UK · UK
Share of up to £5 milliongrant request £100,000–£200,000 per project
Verified 1 Nov+ Add to calendar
8 Dec36 days left
UKRI: Integration of AI/HPC with quantum computingNEW
EPSRC and STFC (UKRI) · UK
Total fund £17,000,000maximum award £3,750,000
Verified 2 Nov+ Add to calendar
9 Dec37 days left
AI HACK Tokyo (3rd edition)NEW
AIHACK運営事務局 · Online + Tokyo, Japan
¥1,000,000 total prize budget(annual); free to enter
Verified 1 Nov+ Add to calendar
9 Dec37 days left
NEXT AI 2027 cohortNEW
NEXT Canada · Toronto / Montréal / remote, Canada
No equity, no funding (investor network access)
Verified 1 Nov+ Add to calendar
10 Dec38 days left
NHS Fellowship in Clinical AI, Cohort 6 (international applicants)NEW
NHS Fellowship in Clinical AI (GSTT) · UK (London)
Funded by an institutional sponsor (overseas employer, government or other body); self-funded applications not accepted
Verified 2 Nov+ Add to calendar
11 Dec39 days left
DIM AI4IDF: AI Computing Infrastructure Call 2026–2027
DIM AI4IDF / DATAIA · Île-de-France, France
Co-funding for shared AI compute infrastructure (amount not stated)
Verified 31 Oct+ Add to calendar
13 Dec41 days left
Underwater Vessel Noise Challenge (French Embassy in South Africa)NEW
Zindi · Online (South Africa data)
$5 000 USD prize pool
Verified 1 Nov+ Add to calendar
15 Dec43 days left
EIT AI & Robotics Factory XNEW
EIT AI & Robotics Community · Europe
€500,000 to €900,000 per consortiumco-funded
Verified 1 Nov+ Add to calendar
15 Dec43 days left
IHS AI and the Workforce research grantsNEW
Institute for Humane Studies · Global
Up to $20,000larger awards possible for exceptional projects
Verified 1 Nov+ Add to calendar
17 Dec45 days left
FUTUREHACK '26NEW
Hack The Future · Online (India)
₹10,000 prize pool
Verified 1 Nov+ Add to calendar
17 Dec45 days left
Mozilla Foundation Fellowships 2027–2028NEW
Mozilla Foundation · Global
Up to $125,000over 12 months
Verified 1 Nov+ Add to calendar
18 Dec46 days left
AI Agents for Founders Challenge (HETIC 2026)NEW
HETIC (Devpost) · France / online
€997
Verified 1 Nov+ Add to calendar
20 Dec48 days left
Arbiter Hacks V1NEW
Arbiter (Devpost) · Online
$7,800
Verified 1 Nov+ Add to calendar
22 Dec50 days left
Codegeist 2026 (Atlassian hackathon)
Atlassian (on Devpost) · Online
$120,000+ in prizesthree $15,000 first prizes, plus agent/MCP bonus prizes
Verified 31 Oct+ Add to calendar
26 Dec54 days left
GenHacksNEW
GenHacks (Devpost) · Online
CAD 1,050+ in cash,plus partner credits
Verified 1 Nov+ Add to calendar
31 Dec59 days left
Research Software Catalyst Fund: Exploratory GrantsNEW
Research Software Catalyst Fund · Global
Up to $50,000 per exploratory grant
Verified 1 Nov+ Add to calendar
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