International AI Safety Grants Competition - THE FUTURE OF AI: REAPING THE BENEFITS WHILE AVOIDING PITFALLS

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Grant Name

Funder

Future of Life Institute (FLI)

Country or Region

United States

Research Field

Artificial Intelligence or Cybernetics

Computer Education or Literacy

Computer Science

Computer Security

Ethics

Labor Economics

Science and Society

Science Planning or Policy

Deadline

February 25, 2022 (Expired)

Grant Size

Upper $400,000USD Project Grants (approx. $50K-$400K per project) will each fund a small group of collaborators at one or more research institutions for a focused research project of up to three years duration.

Contact Info

Future of Life Institute (FLI) grants@futureoflife.org

Eligibility

Researchers and outreach specialists working in academic and other nonprofit institutions are eligible, as well as independent researchers. Grant awards are sent to the PI's institution and the institution's administration is responsible for disbursing the awards to the PI. When submitting your application, please make sure to list the appropriate grant administrator that we should contact at your institution.If you are not affiliated with a research institution, there are many organizations that will help administer your grant. If you need suggestions, please contact FLI. Applicants are not required to be affiliated with an institution for the Initial Proposal, only for the Full Proposal.

Description

For maximal positive impact, this new grants competition thus focuses on Artificial General Intelligence, specifically research for safe and beneficial AGI. Successful grant proposals will either relate directly to AGI issues, or clearly explain how the proposed work is a necessary stepping stone toward safe and beneficial AGI.As with the previous round, grant applications will be subject to a competitive process of confidential expert peer review similar to that employed by all major U.S. scientific funding agencies, with reviewers being recognized experts in the relevant fields. Eligibility Researchers and outreach specialists working in academic and other nonprofit institutions are eligible, as well as independent researchers. Grant awards are sent to the PI's institution and the institution's administration is responsible for disbursing the awards to the PI. When submitting your application, please make sure to list the appropriate grant administrator that we should contact at your institution.If you are not affiliated with a research institution, there are many organizations that will help administer your grant. If you need suggestions, please contact FLI. Applicants are not required to be affiliated with an institution for the Initial Proposal, only for the Full Proposal.

Website

https://futureoflife.org/2017/12/20/2018-international-ai-safety-grants-competition/

Funding resources
Purdue Grant Writing Lab: Introduction to Grant Writing	Open Link
University of Wisconsin Writing Center: Planning and Writing a Grant Proposal	Open Link