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Future of Life Institute

aka Future of Life Institute (FLI), FLI, future life institute fli
FoundationAI Safety & Existential Risk FundingActivefutureoflife.org/our-work/grantmaking-work
The Future of Life Institute funds research and projects that reduce large-scale risks from powerful technologies, primarily advanced AI (safety, governance, power concentration), plus biotechnology/bio-risk and nuclear weapons. It does not accept unsolicited requests; funding flows through targeted RFPs, contests, collaborations, and recurring PhD and postdoctoral fellowships, with deadlines set per program.1,2,3

Programs

4 programs on file
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FLI Grant Programs
0 grants tracked
No dates on file
FLI Technical Postdoctoral Fellowship
0 grants tracked
Current cycle: closed, closes 2026-01-05
US-China AI Governance PhD Fellowship
0 grants tracked
No 2026 dates
Vitalik Buterin PhD Fellowship in AI Existential Safety
0 grants tracked
No dates on file

Awards

75 on file
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  1. Andrés García-Suaza (Universidad del Rosario, Colombia)
    Program2024 Grants for Problem-Solving AI - AI Impact on SDGs track
    Amount$15,000
    DateJul 11, 2024
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  2. Haydn Belfield (University of Cambridge, UK)
    Program2024 Grants for Problem-Solving AI - Global Governance Institution Design track
    Amount$15,000
    DateJul 11, 2024
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  3. Joel Christoph (European University Institute, France)
    Program2024 Grants for Problem-Solving AI - Global Governance Institution Design track
    Amount$15,000
    DateJul 11, 2024
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  4. José Villalobos Ruiz (Institute for Law & AI and Oxford Martin AI Governance Initiative, Costa Rica)
    Program2024 Grants for Problem-Solving AI - Global Governance Institution Design track
    Amount$15,000
    DateJul 11, 2024
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  5. Joshua Tan (Metagov and University of Oxford, USA)
    Program2024 Grants for Problem-Solving AI - Global Governance Institution Design track
    Amount$15,000
    DateJul 11, 2024
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  6. Justin Bullock (University of Washington, USA)
    Program2024 Grants for Problem-Solving AI - Global Governance Institution Design track
    Amount$15,000
    DateJul 11, 2024
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  7. Katharina Zuegel (Forum on Information and Democracy, France)
    Program2024 Grants for Problem-Solving AI - Global Governance Institution Design track
    Amount$15,000
    DateJul 11, 2024
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  8. M. Oladoyin Odubanjo (Nigerian Academy of Science, Nigeria)
    Program2024 Grants for Problem-Solving AI - AI Impact on SDGs track
    Amount$15,000
    DateJul 11, 2024
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  9. Marko Grobelnik (International Research Centre on AI, Slovenia)
    Program2024 Grants for Problem-Solving AI - AI Impact on SDGs track
    Amount$15,000
    DateJul 11, 2024
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  10. Nicholas Ngepah (African Institute for Inclusive Growth, South Africa)
    Program2024 Grants for Problem-Solving AI - AI Impact on SDGs track
    Amount$15,000
    DateJul 11, 2024
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  11. Patrick Owoche (Kibabii University, Kenya)
    Program2024 Grants for Problem-Solving AI - AI Impact on SDGs track
    Amount$15,000
    DateJul 11, 2024
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  12. Reeta Sharma (The Energy and Resources Institute, India)
    Program2024 Grants for Problem-Solving AI - AI Impact on SDGs track
    Amount$15,000
    DateJul 11, 2024
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  13. Sumaya Adan (Oxford Martin AI Governance Initiative, UK)
    Program2024 Grants for Problem-Solving AI - AI Impact on SDGs track
    Amount$15,000
    DateJul 11, 2024
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  14. Surafel Tilahun (Addis Ababa Science and Technology University, Ethiopia)
    Program2024 Grants for Problem-Solving AI - AI Impact on SDGs track
    Amount$15,000
    DateJul 11, 2024
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  15. Surekha Tetali (Mahindra University, India)
    Program2024 Grants for Problem-Solving AI - AI Impact on SDGs track
    Amount$15,000
    DateJul 11, 2024
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  16. Uroš Ćemalović (Center for Ecology and Sustainability, Serbia)
    Program2024 Grants for Problem-Solving AI - AI Impact on SDGs track
    Amount$15,000
    DateJul 11, 2024
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  17. AI Impacts
    Program2023 Grants
    Amount$162,000.00
    Date–
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  18. AI Objectives Institute
    Program2023 Grants
    Amount$500,000.00
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  19. Alexander Pan (UC Berkeley)
    ProgramVitalik Buterin PhD Fellowship in AI Existential Safety (Class of 2022)
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  20. Alignment Research Center
    Program2023 Grants
    Amount$1,401,000.00
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  21. Allan Dafoe (Yale University) - Governance of AI Programme
    Program2018 AGI Safety Grant Program
    Amount$276,000.00
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  22. Angira Sharma (Oxford University)
    ProgramVitalik Buterin PhD Fellowship in AI Existential Safety (Class of 2024)
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  23. Berkeley Existential Risk Initiative
    Program2023 Grants
    Amount$481,000.00
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  24. Caspar Oesterheld (Carnegie Mellon University)
    ProgramVitalik Buterin PhD Fellowship in AI Existential Safety (Class of 2023)
    Amount–
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  25. Center for AI Safety, Inc.
    Program2023 Grants
    Amount$22,000.00
    Date–
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Programs
75
Awards
72
Grantees
$22.2M
Known USD
0
Live rounds
no open or announced rounds on file
Active
Status
Focus Areas

AI safety / existential safety, AI governance, AI-driven power concentration, biotechnology / bio-risk, nuclear weapons risk, militarized / autonomous weapons, AI and the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

CadenceNot a rolling open call. FLI publishes Requests for Proposals (RFPs) and Contests on a regular but irregular basis, plus recurring PhD/postdoctoral fellowships.
Sources
  1. futureoflife.org/our-work/grantmaking-work
  2. futureoflife.org/grant-program/2023-grants
  3. futureoflife.org/grant-program/phd-fellowships