“Funding to move full-time into AI safety or biosecurity.”In its own words: bluedot.org
BlueDot Impact grants of $20k-$200k to help people go full-time on AI safety or biosecurity work.
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Funds people ready to spend a set period working full-time on moving into AI safety or biosecurity work, such as producing research or policy work, building evidence or filling a skill gap. BlueDot staff check the route fits, review evidence (work samples, expert input, references), interview selected applicants and then agree the amount, duration and milestones.
On applying “We look for concrete recent action—not only an intention to enter the field.” bluedot.org
Itemised here $4.9M in 1 grant
Money flows
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How to apply
- Applications
- Open
Rolling - Who can apply
- Individuals
- Where
- BlueDot can’t pay grantees in some countries, including China, India, Russia and Iran.
Open application form (about 45 minutes) at https://bluedot.org/grants/career-transition; some countries are excluded (e.g. China, India, Russia, Iran).
Biggest recipients
- Various Individuals$4.9M
All grants
1 grants totalling $4.9M, newest first. Recipients link to their own pages; people who received grants without a public profile are shown by number.
2026 1 grant · $4.9M
| Date | Recipient | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Various Individuals | $4.9M | All Career Transition Grants to date: $4,939,775 across 86 grants, per BlueDot's site counter (Oct 2026). Individual amounts not published. Dated 2026 because the programme only began making grants in early 2026: on 23 Apr 2026 BlueDot's Li-Lian Ang wrote that it had 'awarded >$4 source |