Amazon Research Awards AI for Information Security Call for Proposals – Spring 2026

The Amazon Research Awards AI for Information Security Call for Proposals – Spring 2026 funds AI research addressing information security challenges. It outlines several topics including trustworthy AI for security operations, detection and incident response, vulnerability remediation, model security, and AI-enabled security for cloud and code. Selected principal investigators may receive unrestricted funds and AWS promotional credits, along with training resources.

Unrestricted funds up to $80,000 USD on average, AWS Promotional Credits up to $40,000 USD on average, and training resources including tutorials and hands-on sessions with Amazon scientists and engineers.

Principal Investigators must be full-time faculty at an accredited academic institution or permanent researchers at a recognized NGO, and at or above the age of majority; each PI may submit only one proposal per call.