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Cooperative AI PhD Fellowship 2026 is sponsored by Cooperative AI Foundation. This PhD fellowship is designed for students currently enrolled in a PhD program or aiming to start in 2026. The primary criterion is the potential to conduct impactful, high-quality research in cooperative AI (related to both technical and governance aspects), with a research proposal aiming to contribute to societally beneficial AI development.
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Or search similar grants →According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Students currently enrolled in a PhD program or aiming to start in 2026. Applicants are evaluated on the strength of their research proposal and potential for impactful, high-quality research in cooperative AI. The Cooperative AI Foundation is committed to the growth of a diverse and inclusive research community and especially welcomes applications from underrepresented backgrounds. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The current listing shows up to approximately $40,000 per year for living expenses (can be top-up funding if already receiving a stipend) + additional benefits. Verify award ceilings, matching requirements, and allowable costs in the official notice.
Cooperative AI PhD Fellowship 2026 is funded by Cooperative AI Foundation. Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
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The Cooperative AI Foundation PhD Fellowship provides financial and professional support to current and prospective PhD students worldwide whose research focuses on multi-agent and cooperation problems involving AI systems. The fellowship supports research at the intersection of AI safety cooperative game theory multi-agent reinforcement learning mechanism design and social choice theory with applications to preventing AI conflict improving AI coordination ensuring safe multi-agent deployment and developing cooperative norms for AI systems. The 2026 cohort received 240 applications representing a 35 percent increase from the inaugural 2025 cohort. Fellows receive up to $40,000 annually for living expenses annual conference and compute budgets early access to latest AI models invitations and travel funding to CAIF events including gatherings with senior researchers from organizations like Google DeepMind Oxford and MIT. The Cooperative AI Foundation was established with a $15 million commitment from Macroscopic Ventures. This fellowship is distinct from the IAPS AI Policy Fellowship which focuses on policy work and from general AI safety grants which fund established researchers rather than PhD students.
Research Grants (Cooperative AI Foundation) is sponsored by Cooperative AI Foundation. The Cooperative AI Foundation seeks proposals for research projects in cooperative AI, specifically focusing on multi-agent/cooperation problems involving AI. They are particularly interested in cooperation failures that occur when agents have different objectives. The program supports foundational research on multi-agent communication and coordination and building open-source platforms for testing multi-agent systems in complex environments.
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