Transformative AI Fund
EA Funds · AI safety grant
$300KTypically $10K–$150K; rarely above $300K
Grants for early-stage work on making transformative AI go well, mainly reducing catastrophic risk: technical research, policy, field-building, forecasting and demonstration projects. It replaced the Long-Term Future Fund.
Key terms
- Focus is reducing global catastrophic risks from advanced AI, with a smaller share for other AI implications
- Biosecurity and nuclear work only where it intersects with AI
- Individuals, new organizations and new projects at existing organizations can apply
- Grants are typically $10K–$150K
Eligibility
- Where
- Worldwide
- Stages
- idea, pre-seed, seed
- Needs VC/accelerator backing
- No
- Needs partner referral code
- No
- Must be incorporated
- No
- AI focus required
- Yes
- Students / researchers
- Eligible
- Nonprofits
- Eligible
Also required
- Work must target transformative-AI risks or outcomes
How to apply
Fill in the Paperform application at any time. Contact [email protected] with questions.
- Benefit
- cash
- Equity-free
- Yes
- Decision time
- —
- Credit validity
- —
- Deadline
- Rolling
- Status
- Open
Verified 2026-10-22 · source