“promotes mission-driven research to tackle the world's most pressing problems”In its own words: effisciences.org
French non-profit, founded in January 2022, set up to mobilise scientific research on pressing problems including AI safety, biorisks and climate change; the first ML4Good AI safety bootcamps were held through it.
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Received $274k from 3 funders
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Led by Florent Berthet (Executive Director), Jonathan Claybrough (President)Checked 25 Oct 2026
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4 grants totalling $274k, newest first.
2023 3 grants · $139k
| Date | Funder | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2023 | Lightspeed Grants | $10k | Lightspeed 2023 (paid by Jaan Tallinn): General support — LSG project: EffiSciences source |
| Jul 2023 | Global Catastrophic Risks Opportunities | ~$123k | EffiSciences — Existential Risk Programs (2023) [AI-safety share est. 60% of $205,000 (range 35–80%): the grant funds student programmes on existential risk 'such as AI alignment'; EffiSciences' June 2023 post says it focuses on 'AI Safety, biorisks, and climate change' and repor source |
| Jan 2023 | Global Catastrophic Risks Opportunities | ~$6k | EffiSciences — Existential Risk Programs [AI-safety share est. 60% of $9,600 (range 35–80%): the grant funds student programmes on existential risk 'such as AI'; EffiSciences' June 2023 post says it focuses on 'AI Safety, biorisks, and climate change' and reports results only for source |
2022 1 grant · $135k
| Date | Funder | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2022 | FTX Future Fund | $135k | Promoting high-impact research (AI safety, biosecurity, climate) among French students and academics source |