[Raise-faculty] Fwd: 2025 Sony Research Award Program Invitation

[Vassilis Tsotras]

Colleagues,
see below an opportunity from Sony; it is mainly AI and Robotics related
but there is also interest in drug discovery and other areas using AI. They
are smaller awards for $100K/y and $150K/y.
If there is any interest in collaborating with AI core faculty please reach
out. Deadline 9/15/2025.

best,
Vassilis and Amit

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From: Luke Kannike <luke.kannike at ucr.edu>
Date: Tue, Jul 15, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Subject: Fwd: 2025 Sony Research Award Program Invitation
To: Amit Roy Chowdhury <amitrc at ece.ucr.edu>, Vassilis Tsotras <
tsotras at cs.ucr.edu>, Christian Shelton <cshelton at cs.ucr.edu>, Trent Jaeger <
trentj at ucr.edu>


All,

Please read the Research Award Program Invitation below. The actionable
link is in the body of the email. I have already confirmed our interest
with Sony's Akira.

Please let me know if you have any questions.

Cheers,
Luke



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From: ResearchAwardProgram2025 at sony.com <ResearchAwardProgram2025 at sony.com>
Date: Tue, Jul 15, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Subject: 2025 Sony Research Award Program Invitation
To: luke.kannike at ucr.edu <luke.kannike at ucr.edu>


Sony Corporation of America

25 Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10010-8601





Dear Mr. Kannike,



On behalf of Sony, I would like to extend a private invitation to your
university to participate in the 2025 Sony Research Award Program. This
Program is intended to foster partnership with university faculty and
researchers.  It will support university research and innovation in the
U.S. and Canada (plus India and select countries in Europe) with awards of
up to $150,000 USD per year for each accepted proposal.



For more program details please follow the link below:

https://www.sony.com/research-award-program#Overview



If you are interested, please consider submitting proposals to Sony within
the scope described on the website following the guidelines.



Please reply to this email to confirm receipt of this invitation from Sony
and we look forward to collaborating with your university.



Sincerely,



Akira Ogawa

Director

Technology Strategy U.S.
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