Osaka Institute of Technology (President: Susumu Inoue) announced that 4 out of 42 research proposals submitted were adopted in the first call for the "AI for Science Pioneering Challenge Research Creation Project (SPReAD)" under the "AI for Science Scientific Research Innovation Program" implemented by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology for Reiwa 8 (2026). The adoption rate of 9.5% significantly exceeded the overall average of 2.9% and ranked first among universities and institutions that applied for 40 or more projects. Key Points: * 4 projects adopted in the first call for the "AI for Science Pioneering Challenge Research Creation Project" * Adoption rate of 9.5% ranked first among universities and institutions applying for 40 or more projects * 2 of the 61 adopted student research projects nationwide are from our university's graduate students SPReAD is a project by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology that supports challenges with new ideas leading to the advancement and acceleration of scientific research through the utilization of AI. It began this fiscal year against the backdrop of rapid AI advancements and societal penetration in recent years. The program is open to university researchers, students, and private researchers, and covers all fields. The first call for proposals received 15,868 applications from 787 universities and institutions nationwide, with 456 projects adopted. Our university submitted 42 proposals and had 4 adopted. The 4 adopted projects rank third among private universities nationwide and first among private universities in the Kansai region (2 prefectures and 4 prefectures). Furthermore, 2,624 proposals were submitted by students nationwide, with 61 adopted. Of these, 2 were from our university's graduate students. Regarding these results, our university believes that its efforts to promote interdisciplinary collaboration and create a research environment that fuses AI and