New program celebrates 50 years of innovation
in Washington state
REDMOND,
Wash., Jan. 22, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- On
Wednesday, with the goal of fostering innovative solutions in its
home state of Washington,
Microsoft Corp. announced an AI for Good Open Call, a program
that will award $5 million in grants
and the opportunity to collaborate with Microsoft's leading AI
scientists. Organizations are invited to leverage the power of
artificial intelligence to address pressing social and scientific
challenges in Washington
state.
Diverse entities, including nonprofits, academic institutions,
individual researchers, startups and businesses based in or
benefiting Washington state, are
eligible to participate. Projects must focus on addressing
sustainability, public health, education or human rights.
In celebration of its 50th anniversary, Microsoft created this
program as a goodwill gift to Washington. It's an opportunity to highlight
the global innovations coming from Washington state, as Microsoft and others work
to build and deploy responsible AI innovations.
"If you lead an organization that is tackling one of our state's
most pressing issues, from sustainable energy development to
addressing housing affordability, we invite you to apply for a
Microsoft AI for Good grant," said Juan
Lavista Ferres, corporate vice president and chief data
scientist of the AI for Good Lab at Microsoft. "As we look toward
Microsoft's 51st year, our AI for Good Lab will globally provide
extensive opportunities for collaborative research projects
leveraging Azure compute resources. This is a focused opportunity
for our home state of Washington,
and we're confident it will harness innovative solutions to complex
questions."
Successful grant applicants will show potential for their
concept and data to result in a unique and scalable solution to a
major scientific or societal challenge. Strong applicants will have
clean, accurate and unbiased high-quality data.
Organizations based in Washington or benefiting residents of
Washington are invited to submit
their online applications by Feb. 17,
2025. Selected grantees will be notified by March 18,
2025.
Community members will have the opportunity to ask questions
prior to submitting their applications. For more information and to
ask questions, please visit Microsoft AI for Good Lab Open
Call.
Microsoft (Nasdaq "MSFT" @microsoft) creates platforms and tools
powered by AI to deliver innovative solutions that meet the
evolving needs of our customers. The technology company is
committed to making AI available broadly and doing so responsibly,
with a mission to empower every person and every organization on
the planet to achieve more.
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