NLSeed Grants
BlueDot ImpactRemote
Global catastrophic risksAI safetyResearchSoftware engineering
Why this is on the board
This is not a job but start-up money: 20,000 to 200,000 dollars to spend six to twelve months setting up your own project in AI safety or biosecurity (preventing disasters involving pathogens), areas where few people yet work full-time. The leverage lies in what can come next: if your idea works, BlueDot puts you in touch with follow-on funders and potential colleagues, so that work grows beyond just you. If it doesn't, you find out after a few months rather than after years.
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About the role
Funding to launch a new AI safety or biosecurity project or organisation during its first 6–12 months. - Receive $20k–$200k to cover living costs, compute, tools, and travel while testing your idea and building initial versions. - Demonstrate a well-reasoned strategy, evidence you can execute it, and a concrete plan for your first few months. - Submit monthly updates and a final report; return unspent funds if you stop before the grant ends. - Gain introductions to follow-on funders, advisers…
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Start with our free course: about 100 minutes in six short units, at your own pace, with no sign-up. To go further, apply for the EA Fellowship: five weeks of reading and discussion in a small group. Also free, but selective.