| AI2050 Fellowships | fellowship | Fellowships for researchers working on the Hard Problems in AI. $125M five-year commitment from Eric and Wendy Schmidt. | UpwkNrc6WY | 125,000,000 | USD | open | schmidtsciences.org | 2025 cohort: 28 scholars (21 early-career, 7 senior). Up to $300K per fellow over 2 years. Includes Dan Hendrycks (CAIS), Chelsea Finn (Stanford). Co-chaired by Eric Schmidt and James Manyika. |
| Humanities and AI Virtual Institute (HAVI) | grant-round | 23 research teams applying AI to archaeology, history, literature. $11M awarded. | UpwkNrc6WY | 11,000,000 | USD | open | schmidtsciences.org | 2025 program. Bringing AI tools to humanities disciplines. |
| AI in Science Postdoctoral Fellowship | fellowship | Part of $400M broader commitment. 160 fellows across 9 universities (UChicago, Oxford, Cornell, Toronto, UCSD, etc.). | UpwkNrc6WY | 148,000,000 | USD | open | ox.ac.uk | $148M program. 2022-2028. Training postdocs to apply AI to scientific research. |
| Rise Global Talent Program | fellowship | 100 winners/year ages 15-17 from 170+ countries. Lifetime scholarships, mentoring, funding. | l04GgZ7iPR | 1,000,000,000 | USD | open | prnewswire.com | $1B commitment with Rhodes Trust. Launched 2020. |
| Schmidt Science Fellows | fellowship | 1-2 year postdoctoral placements; fellows must pivot disciplines from PhD. ~$100K/yr stipend. | l04GgZ7iPR | — | USD | open | schmidtsciencefellows.org | With Rhodes Trust. 2018-present. Designed for interdisciplinary scientific breakthroughs. |
| Schmidt Science Polymaths Program | fellowship | Up to $2.5M per researcher for post-tenure disciplinary pivots. 21 Polymaths across 6 countries. | l04GgZ7iPR | 2,500,000 | USD | open | synbiobeta.com | 2022-2025. Designed for established researchers to make major disciplinary shifts. |
| Science of Trustworthy AI | rfp | Funding program for research on making AI systems trustworthy, reliable, and aligned with human values. | UpwkNrc6WY | — | USD | open | schmidtsciences.org | Part of AI & Advanced Computing center. 2026 round announced. |