This is a 6-month, part-time, fully remote mentored research program for early-career researchers. The program brings together researchers working at the intersection of AI, consciousness, and society, combining mentored research projects, workshops, seminars, an in-person convening, publication opportunities, and a stipend with research funding. In May we reviewed all applications and selected 10 Scholars to work across 10 projects. June was filled with onboarding the scholars. Next month we will launch our public seminar series , that you all are invited to join. Please join #ai-sentience-scolars program if you are interested. The 2025–26 cohort of Impact Scholars have submitted their final publications and we are working on getting these updated on Zenodo. In June, we introduced the 2026 Academy Cohort to Impact Scholars Program and our partner projects during Professional Development seminars. Please join #impact-sholars-program if you are interested
In July at the FENS Forum, Neuromatch will be partnering with ALBA Network (supported by IBRO) for a joint interactive event at focused on equitable global participation in neuroscience training. In November, Neuromatch will have a booth at the Society for Neuroscience (SfN). We're looking forward to connecting with our community in person and introducing our programs to new audiences — mark your calendars and stay tuned for more details as each event approaches! We're exploring potential new courses and want your input to help shape what we build next! We're currently considering Connectomics and Neural Dynamics, Computational Behavioural Analysis & Modelling, and Computational Approaches to Neurodegeneration but we'd love to hear your ideas too! Take the 2-minute survey to let us know what you'd like to see, and join #a-new-course-exploration on Slack to get involved in the conversation!
- $330,000 over two years to integrate enhanced career mentorship into our existing programs.
- $1,000,000 over two years (Fairness Track) for unrestricted funding to support core organisational infrastructure and the expansion of key program initiatives.
- Two pilot proposals currently under review, with decisions expected in June:
- ($180,000 total; $115,000 allocated to Neuromatch): Supports workshops, scholar-led projects, and hackathons exploring the ethical and societal implications of NeuroAI. Developed in partnership with the Institute of Neuroethics, the Geneva Science and Diplomacy Anticipator (GESDA), and the Institute for Neuroscience, Neurotechnology, and Society at Georgia Tech.
- ($180,000 total; $95,000 allocated to Neuromatch): A high school program developed in partnership with ARNI.
- $60,000 supplement award to our existing grant supporting the Computational Neuroscience course, to fund annual Neuromatch team travel to SfN with an exhibitor booth to advertise our programs.
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- Awaiting the outcome of the March Trustees meeting, where their full neuroscience portfolio is under review, to understand next steps for preparing a full proposal for the Impact Scholars Program.
- In talks with senior leadership about regular funding support for the Academy and Impact Scholars program, and how to strengthen our partnership with Allen, including using more of Allen's data in our programming.
- Up to $50,000 in unrestricted financial support and up to $20,000 in AWS Promotional Credit. We are planning to submit an application to help us modernise our portal, including using it for better long-term impact tracking of our alumni.
- Starting talks about next steps with AI Sentience Scholars after high demand in the first year.
- As of 30 April 2026, Neuromatch Inc. held in the bank. Based on current projections, and not accounting for pending or future fundraising, Neuromatch will exhaust available and committed funds in . This provides a conservative financial runway of approximately.