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Schmidt Sciences' AI2050 program, founded by Eric and Wendy Schmidt, funds Senior and Early Career Fellows working on the hard problems in AI that must be solved by 2050 to make AI beneficial for society. The program tackles a curated set of hard problems including scaling beneficial AI, AI safety and alignment, AI for scientific discovery, AI and labor markets, AI and democracy, and AI for under-resourced communities.
Senior Fellowships provide approximately $375K over three years; Early Career Fellowships provide approximately $300K over two years. In 2025, AI2050 distributed $18M across 28 scholars. Fellows join a structured cohort with annual convenings, cross-fellow collaborations, and access to a wider Schmidt Sciences research network.
AI2050 is one of several active Schmidt Sciences AI funding mechanisms, alongside the Science of Trustworthy AI RFP, the Interpretability RFP, and the Humanities and AI Virtual Institute.
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Or search similar grants →According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Senior Fellowships are open to tenured faculty or research-program leads with established track records in AI or adjacent fields. Early Career Fellowships are open to assistant professors and equivalent early career researchers within several years of their first faculty appointment. Applicants must be affiliated with eligible academic or non-profit research institutions. Nominations and applications are accepted on an annual cycle. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The current listing shows in the 2025 cohort, AI2050 distributed $18,000,000 across 28 fellows. Senior Fellowships provide approximately $375,000 over 3 years and Early Career Fellowships provide approximately $300,000 over 2 years, with additional research budget and convening support. Verify award ceilings, matching requirements, and allowable costs in the official notice.
Schmidt Sciences AI2050 Senior and Early Career Fellowships for Beneficial AI Research is funded by Schmidt Sciences (AI2050 Initiative). Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
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