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Important Deadlines

• OCG Internal Deadline: October 21, 2026
• ´¡³¾²¹³ú´Ç²ÔÌý submission deadline: November 4, 2026.Ìý

By October 21, 2026,ÌýPIs must submit the following completed applicationsÌýmaterials to your assigned Proposal Analyst (PA) forÌýOCGÌýforÌýreview/supportÌýto allow for sufficient time for CU contracting review and coordination:

• Proposal Submission Request (PSR)
• Completed proposal package and supporting documentation
• Indemnification and governing law waiver drafts
• Written confirmation of eligibility and acceptance of program requirements acceptance

Available Research Areas

Funding varies by category (some averaging up to $100,000) and may include unrestricted funds and/or AWS promotional credits.

Current award categories include:Ìý

• Agentic AI
• AI for Information Security
• Amazon Security
• Automated Reasoning
• AWS Cryptography
• Build on Trainium: Agentic Recursive Improvement of Kernels & Frameworks
• Multilingual and Contextual AI Evaluation
• On-Device Multimodal Perception
• Synthetic Data Generation for Multimodal Perception

Investigator Eligibility

To participate, the PI must

• Be eligible to serve as a PI in accordance ÂÌñ»»ÆÞ’s eligibility chart
  • /ocg/principal-investigator-eligibilityÌý
• Be a full-time faculty member

Special Requirements and Risks

Indemnification and Governing Law Waiver Required

Participation requires acceptance of terms that:

• Release Amazon from certain liabilities
• Apply governing law outside the State of Colorado

As a result:Ìý

• An Indemnification and Governing Law Waiver must be drafted and submitted to OCGÌýprior to proposal submissionÌý
• With OCG guidance, the PI will identify risk and mitigation strategy.Ìý
• Department Chairs are required to sign the waiver in acceptance of financial risk associated with participation in the ARA program.Ìý

Confidentiality LimitationÌý

• Proposal material must not contain CU Confidential InformationÌý
• Per Program Rules, Amazon program rules do not guarantee confidential treatment of submitted materials.

Written PI Confirmation Required

Prior to submission, PI must provide written confirmation to OCG that they:

• Have read theÌý
• Meet eligibility requirements
• Understand and accept all program terms and conditions

Terms May Change

Amazon reserves the right to revise program terms at any time without notification being provided to the University or the PI. Any terms revision will apply to awarded work.

Proposal Submission Process

• All Proposals must be coordinatedÌýandÌýsubmittedÌýthrough OCG.ÌýPIs should notÌýsubmitÌýindependently.Ìý
• SubmitÌýa Proposal Submission Request (PSR) ASAP to begin proposal development and waivers coordination.  â¶Ä¯

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• Proposal Development: ContactÌýyour assigned Proposal Analyst for proposal,Ìýbudget, and submission guidance.Ìý
• Terms & ConditionsÌýandÌýWaivers:ÌýContact Liz Sanders as the OCG Contract OfficerÌýfor assistance with program terms and required waivers.Ìý

Additional InformationÌý

Additional information on this and other large technology company academic award programs can be found here.

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