The CIS Collaboration Grant was established to foster the initiation of CIS Research Pillars, specifically within the domain of Intelligent Systems federating Machine Learning (ML), Artificial Intelligence (AI) and robotics research. Jan Kerschgens, the Executive Director of CIS, emphasizes the significance of these grants in facilitating inter-laboratory and inter-faculty dialogues within EPFL. To date, six grants have been awarded, each resonating with distinct research pillars, namely: AI for Healthcare, AI for Intelligent Assistive Robotics, Edge AI, Digital Twin, AI for Molecular Design, and AI for Multi-agent Reinforcement Learning for Robotic Construction. These grants have been instrumental in laying the groundwork for subsequent successful research proposals submitted to both Swiss national and European funding bodies.