Amazon Research Awards

Amazon Research Awards (ARA) is announcing the spring 2022 call for proposals (CFP). The spring 2022 CFP, which is open for submissions, covers four research areas and reflects Amazon's ongoing efforts to collaborate with researchers in a variety of research fields.

The full list of proposal areas, including links with details on how to apply, is below. The deadline for submissions is July 8, 2022.

• AI for Information Security
• Alexa – Fairness in AI
• Amazon Advertising
• Amazon Science Community and Machine Learning University

Proposals will be reviewed for the quality of their scientific content, creativity, and potential for impact at scale. Proposals related to theory, practice, and novel techniques are all welcome.

ARA provides grant recipients unrestricted funds and AWS promotional credits. Funded projects are assigned an Amazon research contact, and recipients also receive training resources, including AWS tutorials and hands-on sessions with Amazon scientists and engineers.