Sony Research Award Program
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The Sony Research Award Program supports academic researchers through faculty-led and collaborative projects in Sony’s technology and creative fields, advancing research alongside Sony researchers.
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Funder: Sony
Due Dates (Anticipated): September 2027 (proposal submission)
Funding Amounts: Faculty Innovation: up to $100,000; Focused Research: up to $150,000 (one year each)
Summary: Supports academic research in Sony’s technology and creative fields through collaborations with Sony researchers.
Key Information: PIs must hold full-time appointments and be eligible to supervise Ph.D. students at their institutions.
Description
The Sony Research Award Program funds cutting-edge academic research and fosters collaborations between faculty and Sony researchers. Its Faculty Innovation Award supports pioneering work across Sony’s interests in information, entertainment, and device technologies. Applicants choose the single listed keyword most relevant to their proposal; areas include computer vision, audio and speech, machine learning, robotics, sensing, creative tools, and devices.
The Focused Research Award supports collaborative work on a specified Sony research theme. Themes include multimodal generative models, anime expression and speech, AI-powered visual creation, digital humans for sports, personalization, content provenance, gameplay understanding, cloud-enabled social play, and interaction across devices.
