<div dir="ltr">Colleagues,<div>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.</div><div>If there is any interest in collaborating with AI core faculty please reach out. Deadline 9/15/2025.</div><div> </div><div>best,</div><div>Vassilis and Amit<br><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">---------- Forwarded message ---------<br>From: <strong class="gmail_sendername" dir="auto">Luke Kannike</strong> <span dir="auto"><<a href="mailto:luke.kannike@ucr.edu">luke.kannike@ucr.edu</a>></span><br>Date: Tue, Jul 15, 2025 at 8:55 PM<br>Subject: Fwd: 2025 Sony Research Award Program Invitation<br>To: Amit Roy Chowdhury <<a href="mailto:amitrc@ece.ucr.edu">amitrc@ece.ucr.edu</a>>, Vassilis Tsotras <<a href="mailto:tsotras@cs.ucr.edu">tsotras@cs.ucr.edu</a>>, Christian Shelton <<a href="mailto:cshelton@cs.ucr.edu">cshelton@cs.ucr.edu</a>>, Trent Jaeger <<a href="mailto:trentj@ucr.edu">trentj@ucr.edu</a>><br></div><br><br><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div>All,</div><div><br></div><div>Please read the Research Award Program Invitation below. The actionable link is in the body of the email. 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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Dear Mr. Kannike,<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">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.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">For more program details please follow the link below:
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">If you are interested, please consider submitting proposals to Sony within the scope described on the website following the guidelines.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Please reply to this email to confirm receipt of this invitation from Sony and we look forward to collaborating with your university.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a name="m_1499950002270618756_m_2807161633894321753_m_-8737855044015389690__Hlk171517602"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Sincerely,<u></u><u></u></span></a></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Akira Ogawa<u></u><u></u></span></span></p>
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