The UK Open Multimodal AI Network (UKOMAIN) invites proposals for the second funding call under the Open Multimodal AI Benchmark (OMAIB) initiative. OMAIB (pronounced “Oh-Maybe”) is a major implementation strategy of UKOMAIN to address Tomorrow’s Engineering Research Challenges (TERCs) systematically through open, interdisciplinary, and community-driven benchmarking. We define Multimodal AI broadly as the integration of any two or more types of data, not limited to text and images.

We expect this second round to fund up to 8 well-scoped, cost-effective research projects across a diverse range of domains and TERCs.

Expression of Interest (EOI) deadline: 16:00 7 May 2026 (UK time)
EOI outcome notification: 22 May 2026
Full proposal submission deadline: 16:00 22 Jun 2026 (UK time)

Funding available: £320,000 total; up to £40,000 per project

Further details including eligibility criteria at: UK Open Multimodal AI Network