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AISI Challenge Fund Grant

DSIT

Buyer Contact Info

Buyer Name: DSIT

Buyer Address: 4th Floor, 100 Parliament Street, London, SW1A 2BQ, England

Contact Email: aisichallengefund@dsit.gov.uk

Status
active
Procedure
Other - GRANT
Value
200000.0 GBP
Published
27 Oct 2025, 09:34
Deadline
01 Aug 2025, 10:59
Contract Start
31 Mar 2026, 23:00
Contract End
01 Apr 2026, 22:59
Category
n/a
CPV
73110000 - Research services
Region
n/a
Awarded To
n/a
Official Source
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Description

The AISI Challenge Fund is an initiative delivered by the AI Security Institute on behalf of DSIT. ​As AI technologies rapidly evolve, collaboration with the research community is essential to safely develop the next generation of AI tools, evaluations, and mitigations. AISI will provide funding for leading AI experts around the world to address gaps and challenges identified in AISI's priority research areas, which are necessary to solve in order to develop safe and secure AI systems.​ The Fund will award grants ranging from £50,000 to £200,000 per project, tailored to the scope of proposals. ​While we are particularly interested in AISI's priority research areas, we also welcome proposals that explore other innovative and impactful topics on safe and secure development of AI systems. Please click on this link for further information https://www.aisi.gov.uk/grants and to apply please click on https://find-government-grants.service.gov.uk/grants/aisi-challenge-fund-1 Additional information: All attachments will be in the link below: - Application Pack Clarification Questions Register to the Webinar AISI Priority Areas Apply for a Grant International Grant Funding Agreement T&C's

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