Longview Philanthrophy Request for Proposals | WUIN

Deadline: July 10 2026

Activities Eligible for Funding

• Seed funding for new organisations
• Mentorship programs for researchers
• Internships, hires, or new programs focused on digital minds and society at existing AI organisations and institutions
• Convenings and field-building

APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS

Applications will be selected primarily based on the following criteria:

• The potential impact of proposed activities, if executed well, as demonstrated by the proposed theory of impact and evidence for its potential.
• The track record of those involved in the proposal.
• A demonstrated interest in digital minds and related issues based on application answers, prior work, and references: Ideal applicants would be able to demonstrate an understanding of the interactions between digital minds issues and AI-related catastrophic risk, and would be committed to high-impact work of plausible practical relevance.
• Project cost: While all else is equal, a lower cost is better; we encourage applicants to think ambitiously and propose ways in which additional funding could enable them to achieve more.
• Compliant with all relevant local laws and able to use funds for charitable activities as defined by Section 501(c)(3) of the US Internal Revenue Code.

Application

To apply, please fill out the application here. The application requires the following:

• Basic grant details and logistics questions (e.g. biographical details for those involved)
• Resumes, CVs, or LinkedIn pages for key personnel that include prior employment, educational background, and key achievements
• Project proposal (200–1500 words)
• Budget and a quick explanation of what you would do instead if you did not secure funding

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Three tracks of funding:

1. Grants for Applied Work

Starting, continuing, or expanding an organisation, project, or independent activity on digital minds. We expect typical grants to initially be between $50,000 and $2,000,000, but we will consider proposals outside this range when the work justifies it. We may offer some operational support for new organisations.

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2. Research Fellowships

For scholars with a PhD, JD, or equivalent experience in computer science, neuroscience, a related technical discipline, law, medicine, or applied social science. Fellowships run for one to two years at $55,000 to $150,000 per year, plus research, travel, computing support, and networking opportunities.

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3. Career Development Fellowships

To spend a few months to a year pivoting your career to work related to digital minds. Successful applicants are typically students seeking degree funding, people training with an established mentor, or exceptional individuals identifying new projects or roles. Fellows will receive a living stipend scaled to the length of the fellowship, location, and prior experience; networking opportunities; computing, where applicable; and possible support with other expenses.

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Examples:

• Growing the field through mentorship programs, conferences, and support for individuals pivoting into the field.
• Technical research on introspection, welfare measurement, interpretability, model character, correlates of consciousness, interventions to improve well-being, experiments with AI trade or agent institutions, and more. Funding could support research fellowships, placements at existing organisations, new organisations, and academic labs.
• Legal, governance, or social science experts thinking through how society might respond to potentially or seemingly sentient AI through individual research, convenings, or focused projects.
• Communications work to develop thoughtful public discourse on AI consciousness, including public education, opinion tracking, and a roster of experts. This could include project funding or fellowships for skilled professionals to explore the field.
• Research and field-building beyond the US around these topics.
• Research support organisations and operations professionals that provide office space, logistical support, networking, and supervision to otherwise independent technical researchers.

Motivation

Leading researchers in academia and industry have raised the possibility that AI models could soon have morally relevant features such as sentience, consciousness, or self-awareness. Every day, users of AI models sometimes deliberately treat them with kindness. At the same time, the development of increasingly person-like AI systems might lead to false attributions of moral status, risking economic and psychological harm to humans.

For more information or questions, contact - digitalminds-rfp@longview.org

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