AI BriefingAmazon Research Awards announces 63 recipients
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In the Spring 2025 cycle of Amazon Research Awards, 63 recipients were selected, representing 41 universities across 8 countries.
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Amazon Research Awards (ARA) announced 63 recipients for its Spring 2025 cycle. They represent 41 universities across 8 countries, with research topics spanning five call-for-proposal areas: AI for Information Security, Amazon Ads, AWS AI: Agentic AI, Build on Trainium, and Think Big.
Recipients receive unrestricted research funds and AWS Promotional Credits, and can access more than 700 Amazon public datasets along with AWS AI/ML services and tools. They are also offered consultations with Amazon researchers and opportunities to participate in Amazon events and training.
Amazon explained that proposals were evaluated based on scientific merit and research and societal impact. This announcement included research across security, advertising, agentic AI, and high-performance AI infrastructure, and the company emphasized that such programs help expand academic experimentation environments and next-generation AI research.
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