Microsoft is launching a preliminary academic grants program. We will fund one or more projects in new collaborative research efforts with university partners so that we can invent the future of security together. The goal of this Request for proposals (RFP) is to spark new AI research that will expand our understanding of the enterprise, the threat landscape, and how to secure our customer’s assets in the face of increasingly sophisticated attacks.
Find out more: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/academic-program/microsoft-security-ai-rfp/
This RFP is not restricted to any one discipline or tailored to any methodology. Universities are welcome to submit cross-disciplinary proposals if that contributes to answering the proposed research question(s).
To be eligible for this RFP, institutions and proposals must meet the following requirements:
- Institutions must have access to the knowledge, resources, and skills necessary to carry out the proposed research.
- Institutions must be either an accredited or otherwise degree-granting university with non-profit status, or a research organization with non-profit status.
- Proposals that are incomplete or request funds more than the maximum award will be excluded from the selection process.
- The proposal budget must reflect the university’s policies toward receiving unrestricted gifts, and should emphasize allocation of funds toward completing the research proposed.