Who funds artificial intelligence research?

We count 1,027 funded artificial intelligence projects, active between 2020 and 2032, from 9 funders. The most came from EU · MSCA (158 projects), NSF · CISE (117 projects) and NSF · EDU (93 projects). The median award is $748K, across the 995 of 1,027 projects that list an amount.

Funded projects

1,027

Funders

9

Median award

$748K

Open calls now

21

Top funders of artificial intelligence research

Projects whose title or summary mentions artificial intelligence. Median award: of the projects that list an amount, in US dollars; “—” when fewer than 3 do.

Open artificial intelligence funding calls

21 open calls mention artificial intelligence today; the 12 most on-topic are listed.

• U.S. National Science Foundation State and Regional Artificial Intelligence Infrastructure Hubs:
  U.S. National Science FoundationNot specifiedDeadline: November 4, 2026 ·
• Artificial Intelligence and Cybersecurity Education Innovation and Scholarship for Service (CyberAI SFS)
  U.S. National Science Foundation$300,000 – $2,500,000Deadline: April 5, 2027 ·
• Convergence with Big Data, and Artificial Intelligence
  National Science Foundation (SBIR/STTR)Not specifiedDeadline: July 7, 2027 ·
• Artificial Intelligence
  National Science Foundation (SBIR/STTR)Not specifiedDeadline: July 7, 2027 ·
• Artificial Intelligence for Cybersecurity applications
  European Commission · Horizon Europe€4,000,000 – €5,000,000Deadline: September 15, 2027 ·
• Towards the next generation of frontier Artificial Intelligence models for healthcare
  European Commission · Horizon EuropeUp to €2,900,000Deadline: September 16, 2027 ·
• Researching and applying the potential of Artificial Intelligence to foster climate resilience at the regional and local levels
  European Commission · Horizon Europe · EU MissionsUp to €3,000,000Deadline: September 21, 2027 ·
• Addressing the impact of artificial intelligence, cyberviolence, and deepfakes on equality, democracy and inclusive societies
  European Commission · Horizon Europe€3,500,000 – €4,000,000Deadline: September 23, 2027 ·
• The effective use of artificial intelligence in learning environments in pre-primary and primary education
  European Commission · Horizon Europe€3,000,000 – €4,000,000Deadline: September 23, 2027 ·
• NSERC-National Science Foundation – Collaboration on quantum science and artificial intelligence
  Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)Not specifiedDeadline: Not listed
• Unlocking Dataset Value for AI-Enabled Scientific Discovery (AI Datasets)
  U.S. National Science FoundationNot specifiedDeadline: November 4, 2026 ·
• Frontier AI: SME Champions, phase 1
  Innovate UKUp to £3,100,000Deadline: November 11, 2026 ·
  Real odds: About 1 in 7 funded (14% · Innovate UK, all funding decisions, 2024-25)

Real odds

• About 1 in 7 funded · 14% · Innovate UK, all funding decisions, 2024-25 · UKRI investment and outputs data, table 2.1

Published success rates for the programs behind the open calls above: the share of applications the funder funded, program-wide, not for this topic.

Funded artificial intelligence projects

A sample, latest start first, at most three per program.

• S-STEM: Future STEM Professionals in Artificial Intelligence, Robotics, Quantum Science, and Biotechnology
  NSF · EDU · $2,000,000 · ends 2032
• Research Infrastructure: MIP: Autonomous Robotic Metallurgist: An NSF Materials Innovation Platform (ARM-MIP)
  NSF · MPS · $24,900,000 · ends 2032
• NSF AI Institute TILOS: Advancing AI and Optimization for Intelligent Systems
  NSF · CISE · $15,000,000 · ends 2031
• NSF AI Institute for Edge Computing and Systems (Athena)
  NSF · CISE · $15,000,000 · ends 2031
• CAREER: A Computational Framework for Integrating Trust, Shared Awareness, and Joint Action in Human-AI Driving Teams
  NSF · CISE · $517,813 · ends 2031
• Collaborative Research: Facilitating Broad Propagation of Computation Integration into the Undergraduate Physics Curriculum using Institutional Change Models
  NSF · EDU · $1,194,693 · ends 2031
• National Center for Next Generation Manufacturing (NCNGM)
  NSF · EDU · $7,500,000 · ends 2031
• NSF AI Institute in Dynamic Systems
  NSF · ENG · $20,000,000 · ends 2031
• Center: National Synthesis Center for Organismal Resilience to Environmental Change (NSCORE)
  NSF · BIO · $20,000,000 · ends 2031
• RTG: Mathematics & AI Synergies (MAIS): Algebra and Applications
  NSF · MPS · $2,735,284 · ends 2031

How we count

Funded projects come from public award records (NIH RePORTER, NSF, EU CORDIS, UKRI Gateway to Research, Wellcome, the Gates Foundation, DOE, NASA and USDA NIFA) whose title or summary matches “artificial intelligence”. NIH lists each budget year separately; one project counts once. Amounts are as the funder lists them; medians use only projects that list one, in US dollars. Open calls and forecasts are from our listings of October 28, 2026. A project can mention a topic without being mainly about it, so treat the counts as a guide to who funds the area.