Call for proposals: Amazon Research Awards Fall 2025
We’re pleased to share a research funding opportunity that may be of interest to you or your colleagues. Amazon is currently accepting proposals for its Amazon Research Awards Program (ARA).
Call for Proposal Details:
Awards are structured as unrestricted funds and/or AWS Promotional credits. Amazon retains no intellectual property rights to the resulting work. Exact amounts vary by program area and can reach $100,000 cash but are typically $70K-$80K cash and no more than $40K-$250K AWS Promotional credits. Please refer to the specific Program Area for details.
Proposal Submission Due Date:
November 12 by 11:59pm PT. Decision letters will be sent out in February 2026.
Program Areas:
- AI for Information Security – Advancing possible solutions for some of the most challenging problems in information security.
- Agentic AI – Advancing the frontiers of AI.
- Automated Reasoning – Systems assurance by mathematical proof.
- Building for Trainium: Responsible AI – Building the future of AI with AWS Trainium.
- AWS Cryptography – Setting the standard for cryptography at Amazon.
- Cybersecurity and Anti-Abuse Technologies – Advancing innovative technologies and solutions to protect the Web from sophisticated cybercrime, abuse, and fraud at scale.
- Sustainability – Data-driven solutions for devices sustainability: Optimizing manufacturing and use phase impacts.
- Think Big – Advancing the frontiers of science through transformative ideas.
Eligibility Requirements: Before applying, we recommend you review the ARA Program Rules, the FAQ, and the Amazon Research Awards Website.
We encourage you to explore this opportunity and share it with others who may benefit. Please let us know if you have any questions or need further information by emailing us at ResearchIT@ucf.edu.