Research Funding Opportunities: October 31, 2025

First Opportunity

• Sponsor: Amazon
• Funding Opportunity Title: Amazon Research Award
• Key words: AI, health and medical sciences, sustainability
• Link to RFP:  https://www.amazon.science/research-awards/call-for-proposals/think-big-call-for-proposals-fall-2025
• Deadline: Nov. 12 by 11:59pm PT; awards announced February 2025
• Funding available: Unrestricted cash funds, up to $100,000 USD. AWS Promotional Credits_, no more than $70,000 USD on average
• Period of performance: Awards are structured as one-time unrestricted gifts. 
• Program Background: Amazon invites ambitious research proposals that align with our commitment to transformative innovation. Guided by our leadership principle to Think Big – looking around corners and creating bold direction that inspires results – we seek proposals across all scientific disciplines with visionary, pioneering ideas. While proposals must be grounded in rigorous scientific methodologies with practical or scalable solutions, we challenge researchers to transcend current paradigms and envision revolutionary applications.
• Program Objectives: This call specifically targets research that might be considered speculative or contains potential for outsized impact. We welcome proposals including, but not limited to, ideas that
  • Challenge fundamental assumptions in your field
  • Propose novel frameworks for solving long-standing problems
  • Enable order-of-magnitude improvements over current approaches
  • Have the potential to create new technical capabilities
  • Open unexplored frontiers in science and technology
  • Leverage multidisciplinary collaboration on complex problems, challenge fundamental assumptions, and propose novel frameworks
• NOTE: Indirect costs are not allowed. If matching funds are promised by another source, please include a letter (or e-mail) of support from the department chair or other administrator responsible for those funds.

Category: Research Funding Opportunities
Tagged: Artificial Intelligence health and medical sciences Sustainability
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