Future of Life Institute
FLI's recurring postdoctoral fellowship supporting technical research on AI existential safety.
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Foresight Institute
Foresight Institute's Fellowship supports individuals working on AI safety and related frontier technologies. The 2027 cohort application deadline is July 31, 2026.
Co-Impact
Co-Impact's Foundational Fund supports efforts to deliver lasting change to health, education, and economic systems across Africa, Asia, and Latin America, and to advance gender equality.
Center for Security and Emerging Technology (CSET)
CSET's Foundational Research Grants program funds external research on emerging-technology questions with national-security relevance. Its AI work includes model deception, release strategies, uncertainty, frontier-model auditing, post-deployment monitoring, and internal deployment risks.
Longview Philanthropy
Longview's Frontier AI Fund supports work to mitigate risks from advanced AI systems, open to researchers, nonprofits, and builders working on frontier AI safety and governance, with a rolling deadline.
G-Research
Monthly research grants of up to £2,000 for early-career researchers, including trustworthy AI, causal inference, and related machine-learning topics.
Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance
Grants to civil society organizations working to reach zero-dose and under-immunised children, expand HPV vaccine rollout, and integrate COVID-19 vaccination into routine immunisation. Delivered via country-specific calls for proposals through the Grantelope grant management system, administered by MannionDaniels/Oxford Policy Management on Gavi's behalf.
Coefficient Giving
Coefficient Giving (formerly Open Philanthropy) runs a Global Catastrophic Risks Opportunities Fund with open routes for career development and transition support, plus programs and events related to catastrophic risks, biosecurity, and effective altruism.
Cisco Foundation
Cisco's Global Impact Cash Grant Program funds community partners worldwide via an online grants management portal, with Cisco also connecting recipients to pro-bono strategic and technical advisory services.
GOAT Network
Base grants plus up to $1M pool for teams building agent-native AI applications with real economic utility on GOAT Network.
Google Academic Research Awards
Google Academic Research Awards fund academic researchers advising students and conducting technology and computing research, through periodic nomination-based calls for proposals.
Google.org
A fully funded fellowship run by Watson Institute with Google for community leaders using AI or technology in eligible Google data center communities. The 2026 program runs from September 2026 through January 2027 and includes training, mentorship, a virtual summit, and a $1,000 stipend for each fellow's community workshop. The July 12 priority deadline has passed, but applications remain open on a rolling basis until the cohort is filled.
Google.org
Google for Startups Cloud Program's AI tier offers eligible venture-backed AI startups up to $350,000 in Google Cloud credits over two years, plus technical support and access to Google's AI ecosystem. The first-party page currently accepts applications.
NCCU
Up to $10,000 per award for NCCU faculty, postdocs, and students to jumpstart early-stage AI pilot projects, administered via Graduate Studies' Faculty Research Award Program.
KAUST (King Abdullah University)
KAUST's dedicated office administering research funding across its four academic divisions: Biological and Environmental Science and Engineering; Biomedical Sciences; Computer, Electrical and Mathematical Science and Engineering; and Physical Science and Engineering.
Manifund (AI safety regranting)
$10k rolling microgrants, hosted on Manifund
Long-Term Future Fund
Makes grants aimed at positively influencing the long-term trajectory of civilization, primarily by reducing global catastrophic risks -- especially from advanced AI and pandemics -- via technical research, policy, advocacy, infrastructure, and field-building. Grants range from $1,000 to over $500,000 (recent grants roughly $6k-$175k), through focused rounds plus an always-open application evaluated in the next round.
Manifund (AI safety regranting)
A regranting program that gives independent budgets ($100k+) to expert regrantors in AI safety, who recommend fast, small grants ($5k-$50k) to seed early-stage projects; applicants can also post projects publicly on the Manifund platform for donors and regrantors to fund. Regrants can go to registered charities and individuals, with for-profits eligible pending due diligence.
Status describes whether a program is running. Application methods are recorded separately. Read the funder’s terms before applying.