ARIA Activation Partners RFP
Offers collaboration opportunities for United Kingdom organizations designing advanced activity hubs across strategic AI opportunity spaces.
The Advanced Research and Invention Agency (ARIA) launched a £100 million Activation Partners Request for Proposals in 2026 to recruit up to 10 new organisations that will design and run bespoke activities across ARIA's Opportunity Space portfolio. Activation Partners are distinct from standard grant recipients: they operate as portfolio-running partners, designing science translation activities, …
Organisations (universities, accelerators, research labs, foundations) capable of designing and running bespoke activities across ARIA's Opportunity Spaces. The call is integrated with ARIA's AI Scientist initiative applying advanced AI capabilities to funded R&D.
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