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The Foresight Institute's AI for Science and Safety Nodes request for proposals funds work at the intersection of accelerating science with AI and making AI systems safe, and it is structured less like a conventional grant than like admission to a research hub.
Successful applicants receive a cash grant, typically 30,000 to 100,000 US dollars, together with access to a private compute cluster and office space at Foresight's San Francisco or Berlin nodes.
Three focus areas are named: Local Compute, concerning decentralised and locally-run AI capability; Coordination and Accountability, covering mechanisms such as AI insurance and open governance; and AI-First Science across biology, neuroscience and nanotechnology.
The programme is deliberately open to individuals, teams and organisations, both non-profit and for-profit, which makes it one of the few credible funding routes for unaffiliated researchers and very small teams working on AI safety and AI-for-science questions that fall outside university and large-foundation structures.
Two conditions shape what the award is good for: overhead is capped at 10 per cent of direct research costs, which effectively rules out hosting the work inside a high-indirect-rate university, and all work products including code, data and outputs must be open source. Selection prioritises applicants who will be active in-person contributors at the physical nodes.
The application deadline is 31 October 2026 at 23:59 Pacific time, which makes this one of the few AI safety opportunities currently open.
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Or search similar grants →According to the current listing, eligibility includes: The request for proposals is open to individuals, teams and organisations, and explicitly to both non-profit and for-profit applicants, which is unusually permissive and makes it accessible to independent researchers who cannot apply to institution-restricted programmes. There is no stated geographic eligibility restriction, but the programme prioritises applicants who commit to being active, in-person contributors to the research ecosystem at the physical nodes, which are located in San Francisco and Berlin, so in practice willingness and ability to be present at one of those hubs is close to a requirement rather than a preference. Two conditions constrain who can realistically accept an award. Overhead is capped at 10 per cent of direct research costs, far below standard university indirect rates, so projects intended to be administered through a large research institution will struggle to be viable and the structure favours lean teams and small organisations. All work products, including code, data and outputs, must be released open source, so proposals that depend on retaining proprietary models, datasets or tooling are ineligible in substance even if formally admissible. Research must align with one of three focus areas: Local Compute, Coordination and Accountability including AI insurance and open governance, and AI-First Science in biology, neuroscience or nanotechnology. The Foresight Institute notes that grant sizes vary by focus area, with smaller amounts for Human Empowerment and AI Insurance and Open Governance work. Applications are due 31 October 2026 at 23:59 Pacific time; total fund size and the expected number of awards are not published, so applicants should confirm current terms directly with Foresight. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The current listing shows typical grants run from 30,000 to 100,000 US dollars, so amount_min is recorded as 30,000 and amount_max as 100,000, with the Foresight Institute noting that smaller amounts apply to the Human Empowerment and AI Insurance and Open Governance focus areas while higher amounts are possible in other categories. The total fund size is not published, which limits inference about the number of awards. The cash figure materially understates the value of the award, and applicants should assess the package rather than the grant line. Alongside cash, grantees receive access to a private compute cluster and office space at the Foresight hubs in San Francisco or Berlin, both of which are expensive to obtain independently: a 50,000-dollar cash grant combined with cluster access and a desk in San Francisco is worth considerably more than its nominal value to a small team or independent researcher. Overhead is capped at 10 per cent of direct research costs, which is far below typical university indirect rates and makes the award awkward to administer through a large institution; the structure clearly favours independent researchers, small teams and lean organisations over university-hosted projects. Applicants should also price in the open-source requirement, since code, data and outputs must be released, which means no budget line can depend on retaining proprietary assets. Selection favours applicants who commit to being active, in-person contributors at the physical nodes, so relocation or substantial presence in San Francisco or Berlin is a practical cost of accepting the grant. Verify award ceilings, matching requirements, and allowable costs in the official notice.
Applications for Foresight Institute AI for Science and Safety Nodes Request for Proposals with Cash Grants, Private Compute Cluster Access and San Francisco or Berlin Office Space are due October 31, 2026. Build your timeline backwards from this date to cover registrations, approvals, and final submission checks.
Foresight Institute AI for Science and Safety Nodes Request for Proposals with Cash Grants, Private Compute Cluster Access and San Francisco or Berlin Office Space is funded by Foresight Institute. Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
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