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Funding Program: Vitalik Buterin PhD Fellowship in AI Existential Safety

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Org: Future of Life Institute (FLI)
Division: 6HSiapvNnm
Name: Vitalik Buterin PhD Fellowship in AI Existential Safety
Description: 5-year tuition + $40K/year stipend + $10K research fund. 14 fellows at UC Berkeley, Stanford, MIT, Cambridge.
Program Type: fellowship
Currency: USD
Status: closed
Source: https://futureoflife.org/grant-program/phd-fellowships/
Notes: Run with BAIF (Berkeley AI Foundation). Funded by Vitalik Buterin's $665.8M donation. Closed for submissions; deadline was 2025-11-21.

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NoteThe source text explicitly states 'Status: Closed for submissions' for the Vitalik Buterin PhD Fellowship in AI Existential Safety. The record claims the status is 'closed', which matches the source's statement that it is 'Closed for submissions'. The name field is also confirmed exactly as stated in the source. Both key fields in the record are directly supported by the source text.

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