AI Safety Fund (Frontier Model Forum)
AI Safety Fund
Open continuously
No deadline — apply whenever you are ready.
Research grants to advance AI safety, particularly independent evaluation of frontier model risks. Initial commitment exceeded USD 10 million; individual grant sizes are set per call.
AI Safety Fund, administered by Meridian Prime with the Frontier Model Forum
private · supranational
Deadline: Fixed cut-off dates — Themed requests for proposals are issued periodically with fixed deadlines.
This funder does not publish a success rate. We rank it using the rate observed across similar programmes and label it as an estimate rather than implying we know.
Quick — mostly identity and bank details.
Who can apply
- Sectors: ai
- Stage: idea stage and pre-seed
- R&D activity required
Primarily aimed at independent researchers and academic groups, but non-profits and small companies conducting AI safety evaluation research can apply.
Related reading: How grant deadlines actually work
Source. https://aisafetyfund.org/ · not human-checked
Verified on 14 August 2026
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