Reminder: the Fall 2026 cycle of Arena's Academic Partnerships Program has begun!

We're accepting new proposals from tenure-track faculty at U.S. universities working on the scientific foundations of AI evaluation: evaluation and ranking methodology, measurement and validity, learning from human preference, and safety and alignment.

Funding of up to $50,000 per project is available. The Fall 2026 deadline to submit is October 30, 2026.

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