March 4, 2025:
OpenAI Launches $50M Academic Research Grant Program - OpenAI has initiated a $50 million grant program for a consortium called NextGenAI, designed to support AI-assisted research at major universities like Harvard, Oxford, and MIT. Through research grants, compute funding, and API access, students, educators, and researchers are eligible for support.
The initiative aims to advance AI research and equip the next generation for AI leadership. This move follows the launch of ChatGPT Edu and comes amid instability in U.S. government AI funding. OpenAI seeks to entrench its solutions in academia over rival offerings.
