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Applications Open – ai@cam’s second AI-deas Sprint Programme 2026 – Deadline 14th Sep 2026

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Applications are now open for the second round of ai@cam’s AI-deas Sprint Programme – a six-month accelerator to help turn promising AI research into working prototypes.

Teams can access up to £25,000 in funding, hands-on support, and real opportunities for project development. Projects can be proposed across nine challenge areas, including:

🧠  AI for mental health and brain research

🌍  AI for climate and nature

👩‍⚕️  Women’s health

🏛️  AI for cultural heritage

📚  AI in education and assessment

🗣️  Language equity and inclusion

🏙️  AI for connected cities

🔬  AI for science

✨  Wild card: Have a compelling problem that doesn’t fit neatly into the categories above? We welcome ambitious, problem-first projects in any domain where AI can deliver real societal value.

Open to researchers from any discipline, and cross-disciplinary teams are strongly encouraged! 

Deadline: 09:00 (UK) on Monday 14 September.

Have a question? Register for the info session on Wednesday 22 July from 09:30–10:30.

Further Info & Application

 

Posted on 14/07/2026