AI Hackathon 2026LeaderboardVol. 2026№ 65
AI Grant Matching is an intelligent system that continuously identifies funding opportunities most relevant to VinUni’s research strengths. By analyzing institutional capabilities—including publications, faculty expertise, ongoing projects, equipment, datasets, patents, and previous grants—the system automatically evaluates each funding call and generates a match score. For high-potential opportunities, it explains why the grant is relevant, recommends suitable faculty or labs, highlights capability gaps, and sends automated alerts when the match exceeds a defined threshold.
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AI Hackathon 2026
Pain points: • There are a large number of funding calls from different organizations around the world. • Each grant has its own eligibility criteria, research scope, and specific requirements. • Researchers find it difficult to keep track of all available opportunities and assess which grants truly align with their current capabilities.
Solution: • Build an AI system that understands the research capabilities of the institute or VinUni as a whole based on information such as: o Publications o Faculty profiles o Current projects o Equipment o Datasets o Patents o Previous grants
• The system continuously monitors funding calls and calculates their level of alignment with VinUni’s capabilities. • When a grant exceeds a predefined threshold, for example, a match score >80%, the system automatically sends a notification. • The AI also identifies: o Why the grant is a good fit. o Which faculty members/labs should participate. o Which capabilities are currently missing. o Example: “This grant has an 82% match score, but the current team lacks capability in spatial transcriptomics.”