Harnessing AI and Cloud Computing to Combat Climate Change
Startup Challenge by Amazon Web Services
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The Compute for Climate Fellowship, launched in 2023 by IRCAI (under UNESCO) and AWS, is a global R&D funding program empowering climate tech startups to harness advanced cloud computing and AI in the fight against climate change.
The Compute for Climate Fellowship, launched in 2023 by IRCAI (under UNESCO) and AWS, is a global R&D funding program empowering climate tech startups to harness advanced cloud computing and AI in the fight against climate change.
Our Challenge
Compute for Climate Fellowship
The Compute for Climate Fellowship is a global R&D funding program that empowers climate tech startups to leverage advanced cloud computing and AI in the fight against climate change.
Selection Criteria
★ Company must be privately held and founded within last 10 years
★ Must have technical team capable of building with advanced cloud computing
★ Proposal must incorporate innovative use of advanced computing services:
1. AI/ML and Generative AI
2. High-Performance Computing
3. Autonomous Computing
4. Spatial Computing
5. Simulation Technologies
6. Quantum Computing
7. Time series data analytics
Rewards
4-day passes to VivaTech
Get free access to VivaTech 2025, join AWS VIP events and meet with AWS Executives
AWS credits up to $200k per startup & 3-month PoC build period with personalized support
Unlock powerful cloud resources with substantial AWS credits to build and scale your solution & get dedicated time to develop your proof-of-concept with tailored technical assistance and milestone guidance
Access to advanced computing services
Leverage cutting-edge AWS technologies including high-performance computing, machine learning, and AI tools
Our Jury
- Lisbeth KaufmanHead of Climate TechAWS
- Davor OrlicChief Operation OfficerIRCAI
- Fei ChenDirector of Advanced Computing SolutionsAWS
- Aidan O'SullivanAssociate Professor in Energy and AIUCL
VivaTech 2024 : AWS highlights
Our Timeline
- 1
March 14
Challenge
Opens - 2
April 21
Challenge
Closes - 3
May 9
Selected Startups
Announced - 4
June 11 - 14
VivaTech Paris
2025