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Emergent Ventures is a fellowship and grant program funded by the Mercatus Center at George Mason University, led by economist Tyler Cowen. The program provides rapid grants to entrepreneurs, researchers, and students with ambitious ideas for improving society, including AI safety, AI innovation, and technology-driven solutions. The program values speed and unconventional thinking, with decisions typically made within weeks.
AI-related proposals are a major funding priority, including work on AI alignment, AI governance, AI applications for social good, and novel AI research. The program has funded hundreds of fellows across multiple countries and operates on a rolling basis with no fixed deadlines.
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