Home › Grants
16 open · 2 closing in the next 30 days💷 AI grants, sorted by deadline
AI research and startup grants from public funders and foundations, including UKRI, Innovate UK, ARIA, Horizon Europe and philanthropic funds. 16 open listings, 10 with a fixed deadline. Each one is checked against the organiser's own page.
📖 New to this? Read our guide: How AI research and startup grants work →
Times and time zones vary by organiser, so check the page.
Upcoming deadlines
10 Nov 2026in 9 days💷 Grants1 Dec 2026in 30 days💷 Grants4 Dec 2026in 33 days💷 Grants8 Dec 2026in 37 days💷 Grants8 Dec 2026in 37 days💷 Grants11 Dec 2026in 40 days💷 Grants15 Dec 2026in 44 days💷 Grants18 Jan 2027in 78 days💷 Grants28 Jan 2027in 88 days💷 Grants18 Mar 2027in 137 days💷 Grants
UKRI: Transformative sustainable AI technologies
UK Research and Innovation · UK
Up to £602,500 FEC per project (UKRI funds 80%); £12.05M total
Simons Foundation: Utilizing the Full Power of Empire AI (2027)
Simons Foundation · New York State, USA
$6M programme over two years; 6–12 awards, no per-award maximum
ARIA Robot Locomotion programme call (concept papers)NEW
ARIA (Advanced Research + Invention Agency) · UK / any location
Not stated per award (£60m programme)
BridgeAI Deployment Catalyst: AI for Assurance and ComplianceNEW
Innovate UK BridgeAI (IUK Business Connect) · UK
Projects between £100,000 and £200,000; share of up to £5 million
BridgeAI Deployment Catalyst: AI for Decision Critical SystemsNEW
Innovate UK BridgeAI (IUK Business Connect) · UK
Projects between £100,000 and £200,000; share of up to £5 million
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)
EIT AI & Robotics Factory XNEW
EIT AI & Robotics Community · Europe
€500,000 to €900,000 per consortium (co-funded)
EPSRC AI ICURe Discover Sprint (February 2027)NEW
Innovate UK Business Connect / EPSRC · UK
Up to £2,500
EuroHPC: Quantum Machine Learning call
EuroHPC Joint Undertaking · EU
Not stated on summary page (Horizon Europe call)
Horizon Europe: EU Frontier AI Initiative (HORIZON-CL4-2027-04-DIGITAL-EMERGING-11)NEW
European Commission (Horizon Europe) · EU / associated countries
Not stated in topic data captured (see Funding & Tenders portal)
Rolling, or date not yet published
Rollingapply any time💷 GrantsRollingapply any time💷 GrantsRollingapply any time💷 GrantsRollingapply any time💷 GrantsRollingapply any time💷 GrantsRollingapply any time💷 Grants
ARIA Safeguarded AI: Cybersecurity (Track 1) rolling fundingNEW
ARIA (Advanced Research + Invention Agency) · UK (international applicants per ARIA rules)
Not stated per award (£59m programme)
BlueDot Career Transition Grant
BlueDot Impact · Global
Up to $200,000 (generally from $20K)
BlueDot Rapid Grants
BlueDot Impact · Global
Up to $20,000
Lightcone Commons funding round
Lightcone Infrastructure · Global
Varies (funders recommend amounts per proposal)
Transformative AI Fund
EA Funds · Global
Typically $10K–$150K, rarely above $300K
Women TechEU 2 EICNEW
Women TechEU (European Innovation Council) · EU / Horizon Europe associated countries
€75,000 non-dilutive funding plus mentoring
Sorted results
Nothing matches those filters.
Closing soon, every Monday.
One short email with the AI deadlines that close in the next 14 days.