Funder: MathWorks
Due Dates (Anticipated): November 2027 (Fall proposal deadline)
Funding Amounts: Up to $20,000 USD as a one-year unrestricted gift; funding is not extendable
Summary: Supports faculty research using MATLAB and Simulink to advance industry-relevant engineered systems and benefit the research community.
Key Information: Applicants must be full-time faculty at accredited Ph.D.-granting institutions and provide a commercial partner’s collaboration letter.
Description
MathWorks supports technological research using MATLAB and Simulink to accelerate research impact, contribute to the broader research community, and advance engineered systems. The call encourages industry-relevant processes and workflows, including AI-enabled engineering, Agentic AI, Physical AI, Model-Based Design, and Digital Twins.
Research topics include aerospace and unmanned aerial vehicles, automotive and electric vehicles, wireless communication and radar systems, energy production systems, robotics and autonomous systems, medical devices, and semiconductors. Physical AI includes deploying AI algorithms on embedded hardware and supporting simulation, testing, verification and validation, safety, and certification for systems interacting with real-world environments. The program connects academic research with commercial partners and encourages publication of outcomes and sharing related code through open-source repositories.
