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NSF National Artificial Intelligence Research Institutes

Most recent content update: August 25, 2023

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National AI Research Institute Program

NSF released a new AI Institutes solicitation in August of 2023. The 2023 update to the National Artificial Intelligence Research and Development Strategic Plan is informed by visioning activities in the scientific community as well as interaction with the public, and represents a cornerstone Federal Government commitment to fostering long-term, fundamental research in AI while also delivering significantly on each of the other eight objectives in that strategy.  

Solicitation NSF 23-610 expands the nationwide network of AI Research Institutes with new funding opportunities over the next two years. NSF invites proposals for institutes that have a principal focus in one of the following themes aimed at transformational advances in a range of economic sectors, and science and engineering fields:

Funding levels are typically in the range of $16-$20 million over 4-5 years ($4 million per year on average).

Submissions must have as a principal focus one of the following themes (detailed further in the Program Description)

  • Theme 1: AI for Astronomical Sciences (Group 1; awards anticipated in FY 2024)
  • Theme 2: AI for Discovery in Materials Research (Group 2; awards anticipated in FY 2025)
  • Theme 3: Strengthening AI (Group 2; awards anticipated in FY 2025)

Each theme falls under either Group 1 or Group 2, as noted in parentheses above. Each group has its own NSF due dates and review timeline, but Stanford internal selection deadlines are the same for all themes and all groups, as detailed in the Timeline section below.

Timeline

  • August 24, 2023: Required NOI due to VPDoR (for all themes, regardless of deadline)
  • September 19, 2023: Internal proposal due to VPDoR Limited Submissions 
  • October 31, 2023: Required Group 1 preliminary proposal due to NSF
  • January 12, 2024: Required Group 2 preliminary proposal due to NSF
  • February 16, 2024: Group 1 full proposal due to NSF
  • May 17, 2024: Group 2 full proposal due to NSF

Limited Submissions process

This is a Limited Submission funding opportunity. A university-wide internal selection process is required prior to proposal submission to NSF. No more than two preliminary proposals from Stanford as the lead institution are permitted.

Find more information on the selection process and submit internal applications through the Limited Submissions portal here.

For questions about the limited submissions process, please email limitedsubmissions@stanford.edu.

Resources

Program information - updated for 2023/2024 cycle

Archived resources (prior solicitation)

Stanford support for proposals

The Stanford Research Development Office (RDO) provides proposal development support, including writing, editing and project management for collaborative, complex, and strategic proposals. Please contact Kim Baeten for more information.

RDO supports NSF AI Institute proposals in collaboration with: