Grantmaking work - Future of Life Institute

Grantmaking work 

 Supporting vital cutting-edge work with a wise, future-oriented mindset. Introduction

 Financial support for promising work aligned with our mission.

 Crises like COVID-19 show us that our civilisation is fragile, and needs to plan ahead better. FLI’s grants are for those who take this fragility seriously, who wish to study the risks from ever more powerful technologies and develop strategies for reducing them. The goal is to win the wisdom race: the race between the growing power of our technology and the wisdom with which we manage it.
 Grants process

 We are excited to offer multiple opportunities to apply for support:

 RFPs and Contests

 Requests for Proposals (RFPs) and Contests, which we publish on our website on a regular basis. Examples include our grants program on the  Humanitarian Impacts of Nuclear War , our call for papers on AI and the SDGs , and our  Worldbuilding competition .

 Collaborations

 Collaborations in direct support of FLI internal projects and initiatives. For example, FLI has funded film production on autonomous weapons at partner organisations. FLI staff work closely with these grantees.

 Fellowships

 Our Fellowships bolster the talent pipeline and support both PhD and Postdoctoral students. Since 2021, we have offered PhD and Postdoctoral fellowships in Technical AI Existential Safety. In 2024, we launched a PhD fellowship in US-China AI Governance . View fellowships Related opportunity AI Existential Safety Community : A community dedicated to ensuring AI is developed safely, including both faculty and AI researchers. Members are invited to attend meetings, participate in an online community, and apply for travel support.

 We do not accept unsolicited requests. Please subscribe to our newsletter and follow us on social media to learn more about our upcoming RFPs and Contests. Any questions about grants can be sent to grants@futureoflife.org .

 Grant programs All our grant programs

 Open programs

 Closed or completed programs

 Request for Proposals on religious projects tackling the challenges posed by the AGI race 

 Completed 2024 Grants 

 Funds allocated Multistakeholder Engagement for Safe and Prosperous AI 

 Completed US-China AI Governance PhD Fellowships 

 Closed for submissions Deadline: November 21, 2025 How to mitigate AI-driven power concentration 

 Funds allocated Call for proposed designs for global institutions governing AI 

 Funds allocated Call for proposals evaluating the impact of AI on Poverty, Health, Energy and Climate SDGs 

 Funds allocated 2023 Grants 

 Funds allocated 2022 Grants 

 Completed Nuclear War Research 

 Funds allocated Technical PhD Fellowships 

 Closed for submissions Deadline: November 21, 2025 Technical Postdoctoral Fellowships 

 Closed for submissions Deadline: 5 January 2026 2021 Grants 

 Completed 2018 AGI Safety Grant Program 

 Completed 2015 AI Safety Grant Program 

 Completed AI Safety Community

 A community dedicated to ensu

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