Currently 5 active paid grants, fellowships and residencies open to applicants in Remote (work-from-anywhere), across AI, arts, film, research, tech and cross-disciplinary practice. Hand-curated and updated weekly. Every entry is funded, no exposure-only calls. Browse the list below, or use the interactive desk for filtering and shortlisting.
Subscribe: RSS feed · Calendar (.ics)
Equity-free fellowship open to adults worldwide. No application fee. Includes access to investors, partners, mentors and optional in-person gatherings for Fellows.
Funded mentorship program for engineers and researchers to investigate Anthropic's highest-priority AI safety questions: scalable oversight, adversarial robustness and AI control, model organisms, mechanistic interpretability, AI security, and model welfare. Anthropic mentors pitch project ideas; fellows shape and execute them, aiming for public outputs (papers). Over 80% of the first cohort produced papers (on agentic misalignment, subliminal learning, ASL3 jailbreak rapid response, open-source circuits, etc.); over 40% subsequently joined Anthropic full-time. Looking for: strong Python, ability to make concrete progress on ambiguous problems, motivation to reduce catastrophic AI risks. PhD/prior ML experience NOT required; previous fellows came from physics, maths, CS, cybersecurity and other quantitative backgrounds. Two cohorts open: May 2026 and July 2026. The May cohort start is imminent so apply quickly; the July cohort is the more practical near-term option. Apply via the canonical Anthropic Alignment Science page.
Supports journalists producing long-form investigative reports and tech-policy researchers conducting research, analysis or evaluation that informs policy related to the Kapor Foundation's three priority areas, with an emphasis on responsible AI and tech ethics. Priority areas: CS/AI Education, Innovation, Governance. Aims to dismantle systemic inequities in the tech sector by funding researchers and investigative journalists exploring barriers and driving actionable solutions. Applications accepted on a rolling basis; first awards to be announced by 30 June 2026.
Commissioned long-form writing at the intersection of design, technology, art and culture. Editorial themes: designing with AI as cultural and infrastructural system; responsive and adaptive materials; politics of platforms and creative-infrastructure governance; post-digital hybrid making; designing for collapse and continuity; creative research as practice. In-depth pieces only, no press releases or promotional copy.
Independent artist-run grant redistributing a portion of Karim Boumjimar's artwork sales as a no-strings-attached 500 EUR award for working-class creatives anywhere in the world. Funds may be used for artistic production, research, materials, travel or basic living needs. Simple application: short intro and a sample of work or interests. No fee, no reporting, no obligation to produce. Rolling review based on available funds; non-selected applicants stay in the pool for future rounds.