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AI safety, alignment & governance

Fellowships, grants, research sprints and red-teaming challenges for people working to make advanced AI go well, from technical alignment and interpretability to policy, law and security.

Times and time zones vary by organiser, so check the page.

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8 Nov6 days left

AI Safety Essentials Fellowship (GAIN SSA)NEW

Global AI Youth Network SSA (GAIN SSA) · Online (Africa)

FellowshipStudentsEarly-careerResearchersAfricaStudents eligible

Not stated (support for compute, subscriptions or conference travel mentioned)
Verified 1 Nov+ Add to calendar
8 Nov6 days left

Apart Research: Swarm Alignment HackathonNEW

Apart Research · Online + Los Angeles hub

CompetitionOpen to anyoneResearchersStudentsGlobalOpen internationallyIndividualsTeams

$4,000 in cash prizes across all tracks + $1,000 in Adaption credits for all members of winning teams
Verified 2 Nov+ Add to calendar

Upcoming deadlines

Rolling, or date not yet published

Date TBCSee listing

Forethought Founders FellowshipNEW

Forethought · Oxford, UK or Berkeley, US

FellowshipOpen to anyoneEarly-careerResearchersGlobal

Salary roughly $170,000–$210,000(US) or £100,000–£150,000 (UK) a year, pro-rated; 2-month exit grant; considered for a seed grant of up to $2m
Verified 1 Nov
Date TBCSee listing

GTR AI Safety FundNEW

Global Technology Risk (GTR) Foundation · Global

GrantResearchersStartups & foundersOpen to anyoneGlobalIndividuals

Funding for people and early-stage organisations in AI safety (amount set per case)
Verified 1 Nov
RollingApply any time

Anthropic Fellows Program

Anthropic · UK / USA / Canada

FellowshipResearchersEarly-careerGlobalNo PhD required

Stipend (see listing) plus ~$15K/month compute and mentorship
Verified 31 Oct
RollingApply any time

BlueDot Career Transition Grant

BlueDot Impact · Global

GrantEarly-careerOpen to anyoneGlobal

Up to $200,000generally from $20K
Verified 31 Oct
RollingApply any time

BlueDot Rapid Grants

BlueDot Impact · Global

GrantOpen to anyoneGlobal

Up to $20,000
Verified 31 Oct
RollingApply any time

Iliad Fellowship

Iliad · London / SF Bay Area

FellowshipResearchersStudentsGlobalNo fees · no equity

Fully funded; $6,000/month travel-and-housing allowance
Verified 31 Oct
RollingApply any time

Lightcone Commons funding round

Lightcone Infrastructure · Global

GrantOpen to anyoneGlobalIndividuals

Varies (funders recommend amounts per proposal)
Verified 31 Oct
RollingApply any time

Transformative AI Fund

EA Funds · Global

GrantOpen to anyoneResearchersGlobalIndividuals

Typically $10K–$150K, rarely above $300K
Verified 31 Oct
Nothing matches those filters.

Read before you apply

Plain-English guides to the kinds of funding on this page.

  1. FellowshipsGuide

    How AI fellowships and residencies work

    Fellowships and residencies are the most common way into funded AI research, policy and journalism work outside a normal job. This guide explains how they work, using real, currently open programmes from our listings as examples.

    By advance.to · 7 min read
  2. GrantsGuide

    How AI research and startup grants work

    A grant is money for a defined piece of work that you don't pay back and that doesn't cost you equity. This guide explains how AI grants work in the UK, Europe and beyond, using open calls from our listings as examples.

    By advance.to · 5 min read
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