0G Labs and Blockchain Builders Fund ran the 2026 Apollo accelerator for ten decentralized AI teams. Applications are closed; the ten-week program ran from April 28 through June 25, 2026, with a graduation event scheduled for July 29.
Grant programs across
crypto, AI and open source.
Who funds them, what they fund and how to apply.
A 12-month fellowship from Adobe Research for full-time PhD candidates enrolled at recognized universities in India with at least 12 months remaining in their PhD, working in AI-related fields such as computer vision, NLP, machine learning, and human-computer interaction. It awards a ₹12,00,000 stipend disbursed upfront, one year of Adobe Express Premium, Creative Cloud, and Firefly access, and optional mentorship from Adobe researchers; the 2026 recipients have been selected and applications are currently closed.
Anthropic's Claude Science program offered up to 50 biology and life-sciences projects as much as $30,000 in Claude credits, plus up to $2,000 in Modal compute for select projects. The inaugural application deadline was July 15, 2026, and submissions are now under review.
The Horizon Institute for Public Service opened the AI Rapid Response Fellowship on 2026-07-01, a funded fellowship placing AI security experts into US executive branch roles at $170K-$250K+. Applications close July 22, 2026.
AI x Animals Pooled Fund is a targeted, experimental pooled fund supporting projects that help animal advocates respond to AI. The 2026 request for proposals had more than $300,000 available, expected to support 5-20 projects, and prioritized advocate tools, field-building, and actionable research.
The Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs posted the Artificial Intelligence for American Competitiveness and Economic Security (AI-ACES) in South Asia opportunity (#DFOP0018586) on grants.gov, with a deadline of August 2, 2026.
AISI's Alignment Project funded research to prevent advanced AI systems from behaving dangerously, intentionally or accidentally, with awards up to £1 million per project. Part of over £15M AISI has committed across three grant programs; closed with no current open applications.
AISI's Challenge Fund supported UK and international academic institutions and non-profit organizations researching safeguards, control, alignment, and societal resilience to advanced AI risk, with awards up to £200,000 per project. Closed with no current open applications.
Animal Microgrants was a 2026 funding-circle call for individuals and very small organizations working on farm-animal advocacy. Typical grants were £500-£2,500, with exceptional requests up to £5,000; applicants were expected to hear back by the end of March.
A concluded $1,000,000 Arbitrum Foundation initiative funding AI-related projects on Arbitrum, marked "Program Complete" on the Foundation's grants page.
ARIA committed £100 million to recruit up to ten organizations for its second Activation Partners cohort. Applications are closed and ARIA says it will announce the selected partners later in 2026.
Who Let The Docs Out runs the Automation & Humanity Documentary Fund for independent nonfiction films examining AI safety, alignment, autonomous systems, and their social effects. Its 2026 research grants offer $8,000 for feature projects and $4,000 for short films, alongside monthly virtual sessions.
AWS's 2026 AI & ML Scholars program offered free foundational AI training globally, followed by fully funded Udacity Nanodegrees for the top 4,500 Challenge participants. Applications closed on June 24, 2026.
Amazon Research Awards' Spring 2026 call supported academic post-training research using AWS Trainium. The May 13 submission deadline has passed, with decisions scheduled for August 2026; selected teams may receive up to $50,000 or $250,000 and beyond in AWS promotional credits.
AWS Imagine Grant is an annual program for registered nonprofits using cloud technology to advance their missions. The 2026 U.S. cycle offers three award categories, including up to $200,000 in unrestricted support and $100,000 in AWS credits for the Pathfinder Award. Public applications closed June 5 and the selection process continues through December 2026.
13-week remote part-time program building Black leadership in AI Safety, AI Governance, and AI Security, with mentorship and research projects.
ChainGPT Builder’s Program Season 3 was announced as a Web3 builder intake offering API credits, technical support, and access to the ChainGPT AI stack. The only sourced evidence is a social announcement with no verified standing application route or later season, so the named season is recorded as concluded.
Coefficient Giving's Biosecurity and Pandemic Preparedness team sought expressions of interest for work preventing engineered biological threats and improving response capacity. The May 11, 2026 deadline has passed and proposals are under review.
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