The NSF AI Education Act of 2026 creates graduate scholarship and research grant programs to expand artificial intelligence education across the country. Graduate scholarships will support students pursuing AI-related fields including quantum computing, AI applications in agriculture and manufacturing, and AI teaching, while a separate grant program will fund universities and nonprofits to develop K-12 AI curriculum and teacher training with special focus on low-income, rural, and Tribal communities. All programs must comply with existing federal research security laws to prevent foreign interference, and funds cannot be awarded to institutions found in violation of civil rights laws since 2020. The legislation directly supports both advanced AI education for graduate students and the foundational AI literacy needed in K-12 schools, while building in safeguards for national security and civil rights compliance.
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