NSF National Artificial Intelligence (AI) Research Institutes: Accelerating Research, Transforming Society, and Growing the American Workforce
Harvard Deadline for Expressions of Interest (required): November 3, 2021 at 12pm (see below for details)
Sponsor Deadline for Preliminary Proposals (required): January 14, 2022
FAS/SEAS/OSP Deadline: May 6, 2022
Sponsor Deadline for Full Proposals: May 13, 2022
Award Information: Institute awards will range from $16M to $20M for 4-5 years ($4M per year on average). NSF plans to make approximately one Institute award in each of themes 1-5, and one award to each of the two tracks listed in theme 6.
The National AI Research Institutes program enables longer-term research and U.S. leadership in AI through the creation of AI Research Institutes. This program is a joint government effort between the National Science Foundation (NSF), U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA), U.S. Department of Education (ED) Institute of Education Sciences (IES), U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science & Technology Directorate (S&T), National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Department of Defense (DOD) Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering (OUSD (R&E)), and IBM Corporation (IBM).
This program solicitation expands upon the nationwide network established by the first 18 AI Research Institutes to pursue transformational advances in a range of economic sectors, and science and engineering fields. In this round, the program invites proposals for institutes that have a principal focus in one of the following themes:
- Theme 1: Intelligent Agents for Next-Generation Cybersecurity
- Theme 2: Neural and Cognitive Foundations of Artificial Intelligence
- Theme 3: AI for Climate-Smart Agriculture and Forestry
- Theme 4: AI for Decision Making
- Theme 5: Trustworthy AI
- Theme 6: AI-Augmented Learning to Expand Education Opportunities and Improve Outcomes/TRACK A: AI-Driven Digital Platforms to Expand and Accelerate STEM Learning in PreK-12 Settings and TRACK B: AI-Augmented Learning for Individuals with Disabilities
An individual may be designated as senior personnel (which includes but is not limited to PI or co-PI) on at most one preliminary proposal, and at most one full proposal to this solicitation.
Please note that organizations may submit no more than two preliminary proposals to this solicitation as lead institution. An organization may submit up to two full proposals that correspond to preliminary proposals reviewed under this solicitation. Interested Harvard applicants should send an expression of interest to VPR@Harvard.edu by 12:00 pm on Wednesday, November 3, 2021. Expressions of interest should include:
- Name of PI, title, and school affiliation
- Name, title, and school affiliation of Co-PI(s), as applicable
- Identification of proposal theme. For theme # 6, please specify which track.
Questions about this announcement may be directed to Erin Hale (erin_hale@fas.harvard.edu) or Susan Gomes (sgomes@fas.harvard.edu). |