Higher Education AI Readiness Grant
Limited submission
Higher Education AI Readiness Grant supports New Jersey college partnerships creating shared resources for faculty AI development, student AI literacy, or AI governance to strengthen AI practices statewide.
Browse similar grants
Funder: New Jersey Office of the Secretary of Higher Education
Due Dates: October 13, 2026 (Questions) | October 30, 2026 (Application)
Funding Amounts: $675,000 total; up to $50,000–$100,000 per award for January 1–December 31, 2027
Summary: Supports New Jersey college partnerships creating shared resources for faculty AI development, student AI literacy, or AI planning and governance.
Key Information: Applications require a partnership of two to five eligible institutions, each participating in no more than one partnership.
Description
The New Jersey Office of the Secretary of Higher Education (OSHE), with support from the New Jersey Department of Labor, offers this grant to advance knowledge-sharing, capacity-building, and the scaling of AI initiatives across the state’s higher education institutions. It follows a statewide survey that identified substantial AI activity and strong interest in collaboration.
The grant supports cross-institutional projects focused on faculty AI development, student AI literacy, or AI planning and governance. Partnerships are expected to develop shared assets—such as knowledge, guidance, or other open-source deliverables—that institutions beyond the project partners can use as they develop and adopt AI policies and practices.
