Programme of Science of Trustworthy AI·Founded 2026
“More research is therefore urgently needed to understand safety and risk through a system-level, multi-agent lens”In its own words: schmidtsciences.smapply.io
Cooperative AITechnical

A joint call for proposals on multi-agent AI safety, opened 11 June 2026, funded by Schmidt Sciences with Google DeepMind, ARIA, the Cooperative AI Foundation and Google.org. It offered Tier 1 grants up to $300k and Tier 2 grants of $300k-$1M over 1-2 years.

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A joint funding call by Schmidt Sciences, Google DeepMind, ARIA, the Cooperative AI Foundation and Google.org for foundational research on multi-agent AI safety across four clusters (testbeds, agent networks, agent infrastructure, oversight and control). Proposals are reviewed holistically on fit, quality, impact, feasibility, team and cost.

On applying “Proposals will be evaluated holistically.” schmidtsciences.smapply.io

Checked 29 Oct 2026

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How to apply

Applications
Closed
Who can apply
Academics, Individuals, Organisations
Decision time
About 2–3 months