Emerging Technology AI: Community of Practice Grant

Emerging Technologies at CUIT invites full-time Columbia researchers and faculty across all disciplines, schools, and campuses who are engaged in the field of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) to submit proposals. This grant is designed to provide seed funding, computational resources, and storage to facilitate research in this field. Awarded projects will be funded at the level of up to $20,000.

Our services are tailored to assist researchers in the early stages of their investigations and include:

  • Data services such as storage and computation
  • Model development, training, and evaluation
  • Model deployment and implementation

Proposal Submission and Requirements 

Request for proposal should include:

  • Cover Sheet: name, position title, title of the project, description, department, and school information. 
  • Proposal: No more than five pages with the following;
    • Rationale
    • Methodology
    • Desired outcomes - If this has a measured outcome, please provide details
    • Budget and justification

Eligibility

  • Emerging Technology Grants are open to full-time researchers and faculty only.
  • Non-consecutive awards
    • This eligibility policy aims to ensure fairness, broaden the distribution of resources, and maximize the impact of our grant program by limiting consecutive awards to the same applicant. This policy aims to encourage a diverse range of applicants and projects.
    • An applicant awarded the grant in the previous funding cycle will not be eligible for consecutive awards.
  • Waiting period
    • The waiting period is calculated from the end of the funded project or the last disbursement date, whichever is later. To be eligible for a subsequent grant, the applicant must observe a waiting period of 2-3 years from the date of the previous award.
    • Example: If an applicant received a grant in the 2022 funding cycle, they will not be eligible for the 2023 and 2024 funding cycles. They can reapply in the 2025 funding cycle, following the waiting period.

Requirements

Funded projects are expected to submit a progress update and summary report. A budget sheet with details should also be submitted. Awardees may be required to present their projects at events and the work may be highlighted on internal Columbia and external websites. 

    Proposals may be submitted to the InfoReady platform.

    Consultation

    We encourage those who are interested in scheduling a consultation before writing and submitting your proposal. To schedule a consultation, please contact [email protected].