FOI release

FOI2026/00415: AI Champions: Frontier AI Phase 1 Competition

Case reference FOI2026/00415

Received 13 May 2026

Published 21 July 2026

Request

Request Received: 13 May 2026

I would like to know what percentage of applicants into the AI Champions: Frontier AI Phase 1 competition were marked out of scope and how it compares to the overall IUK average.

Please also state how many applications in total were marked out of scope.

Response

Response Sent: 11 June 2026

Full details of this response are available in the attached document.

Documents

• FOI_Response_Letter - FOI2026_00415_Redacted.pdf (219.8 KB)

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