“Mercor is committing $5 million to fund safety research.”In its own words: jobs.generalcatalyst.com
A $5M grant fund from AI data company Mercor for safety research (misalignment, sandbox escape, interpretability, oversight, red-teaming) at universities, non-profits and small PBCs/startups in the US or UK; awards carry commercial terms such as a non-exclusive commercial licence and benchmark early-access rights.
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A $5M Mercor fund for AI safety research on misalignment, sandbox escape, evaluation awareness, interpretability, oversight and red-teaming. Researchers at US or UK universities, non-profits, PBCs or small startups send a 1-2 page expression of interest. Awards go to the institution and come with commercial licence and benchmark-exclusivity terms.
Says it gives about $5M a year (2026)
On applying “We're open to proposals across the full range of safety interests.” jobs.generalcatalyst.com
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How to apply
- Applications
- Open
- Who can apply
- Academics, New organisations, Organisations, For-profits
- Where
- US and UK institutions only.
Open call: submit a 1–2 page Expression of Interest via the Ashby posting linked from the listing.