funding-program
Vitalik Buterin PhD Fellowship in AI Existential Safety
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| Source Table | funding_programs |
| Source ID | ynRLt8yjaF |
| Description | 5-year tuition + $40K/year stipend + $10K research fund. 14 fellows at UC Berkeley, Stanford, MIT, Cambridge. |
| Source URL | futureoflife.org/grant-program/phd-fellowships/ |
| Parent | Future of Life Institute (FLI) |
| Children | — |
| Created | Mar 25, 2026, 4:44 AM |
| Updated | Mar 25, 2026, 4:44 AM |
| Synced | Mar 25, 2026, 4:44 AM |
Record Data
id | ynRLt8yjaF |
orgId | Future of Life Institute (FLI)(organization) |
divisionId | 6HSiapvN_m |
name | Vitalik Buterin PhD Fellowship in AI Existential Safety |
description | 5-year tuition + $40K/year stipend + $10K research fund. 14 fellows at UC Berkeley, Stanford, MIT, Cambridge. |
programType | fellowship |
totalBudget | — |
currency | USD |
applicationUrl | — |
openDate | — |
deadline | — |
status | open |
source | futureoflife.org/grant-program/phd-fellowships/ |
notes | Run with BAIF (Berkeley AI Foundation). Funded by Vitalik Buterin's $665.8M donation. |
Source Check Verdicts
contradicted95% confidence
Last checked: 4/7/2026
The source text explicitly states 'Status: Closed for submissions' for the Vitalik Buterin PhD Fellowship in AI Existential Safety. The record claims the status is 'open', which directly contradicts the source. The source also specifies a deadline of November 21, 2025, and notes that applications are currently closed for submissions.
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