Interactivity Research Grants: How to Apply - Thinking Machines Lab

Interactivity Research Grants: How to Apply

Your proposal must include, at minimum, the following:

A 1–3 page summary of the project, in English, explaining the research agenda and timeline (up to 6 months) including milestones and deliverables.
A 1 page budget, detailing how funds would be spent.
For applicants applying through a university, academic institution, research institute, or similar organization, the 1-page budget must identify any institutional overhead, facilities and administrative charges, indirect costs, sponsored research fees, or similar charges. These indirect costs may not exceed 10% of the cash grant amount. For a USD $100,000 grant, no more than USD $10,000 may be allocated to such costs. Any required amount above that cap must be waived by the institution or covered from funds other than the grant.
A list of the principal investigator(s) (PIs) and expected contributors with their CVs attached.
Location and organizational details including tax ID and admin contact information if applicable.
Primary contact email address.

Please send proposal materials to grants@thinkingmachines.ai.

Proposals will be evaluated on the following criteria:

Relevance: How directly does the proposal address important problems in multimodal or real-time interactivity? A project need not cover every aspect of real-time audio, vision, or output, but it should engage meaningfully with a substantive subset.
Feasibility: How likely is the project to succeed given the proposed plan, resources, and team?
Construct validity: For evaluation-focused proposals, how well do the proposed metrics actually capture the capabilities they claim to measure?
Simplicity and generality: How easy is the method or evaluation to implement, reproduce, and apply across different settings?

Accepted proposals will be awarded the full $100k within 30 days after the proposal is accepted and completed tax and wire detail forms are sent.
We will work together for up to 6 months providing model access and support along the way, with scheduled check-ins tailored to your timeline.

See complete terms of service for the grant program.