Is this actionable now?

rolling. Applications are open until further notice, assessed rolling, with a stated six-week review aim and possible expedited review for time-sensitive cases.

Individuals in any country must connect a concrete career-capital activity to reducing global catastrophic risks or otherwise improving the long-term future, show a critically developed path to impact, and explain why this funding is additional to other available support.

What burden and restrictions apply?

Recipients must disclose other income or funding during the grant period and enrollment changes for degree funding; the award amount or term may be adjusted. Funds must support the approved career-development activity; funding can be declined where equivalent support exists, and related applications should be consolidated into one proposal.

Open Philanthropy (Coefficient Giving) Career Development and Transition Funding

Proposal-specific cash support with no published minimum or maximum; may fund tuition, living costs, unpaid internships, study, certifications, postdocs, sabbaticals, or career-transition periods · Open Philanthropy (now operating as Coefficient Giving) · rolling applications

Funding for individuals at any career stage who want to build career capital toward reducing global catastrophic risks (AI safety, biosecurity) or otherwise improving the long-term future. Supports graduate study, unpaid internships, independent/self-study, certifications, and career transition or exploration periods. Current lifecycle: rolling. Real economics: Proposal-specific cash support with no published minimum or maximum; may fund tuition, living costs, unpaid internships, study, certifications, postdocs, sabbaticals, or career-transition periods.

Tier 3career-developmentbiosecurityai-safetyglobal-catastrophic-risks

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Key facts

Funder	Open Philanthropy (now operating as Coefficient Giving)
Amount	Proposal-specific cash support with no published minimum or maximum; may fund tuition, living costs, unpaid internships, study, certifications, postdocs, sabbaticals, or career-transition periods
Deadline	Rolling — apply anytime
Decision time	Coefficient Giving aims to review proposals within six weeks, without guaranteeing that time for every application.
Eligibility	Individuals in any country must connect a concrete career-capital activity to reducing global catastrophic risks or otherwise improving the long-term future, show a critically developed path to impact, and explain why this funding is additional to other available support.
Restrictions	Recipients must disclose other income or funding during the grant period and enrollment changes for degree funding; the award amount or term may be adjusted. Funds must support the approved career-development activity; funding can be declined where equivalent support exists, and related applications should be consolidated into one proposal.
Status	rolling

Always confirm on the official page before applying — dates and terms change.

Application process

Submit the Paperform application
Provide the short proposal, personal statement, budget, CV and transcripts
Answer follow-up questions if requested
Complete a brief video interview in some cases
Notify the funder of later income, funding or enrollment changes if awarded

Background

Open Philanthropy (now operating as Coefficient Giving) operates Open Philanthropy (Coefficient Giving) Career Development and Transition Funding. This pass separates direct cash, repayable finance, credits, incentives and umbrella programs so later ranking does not compare unlike instruments. The current official page names four detailed recipient pathways into AI-safety and biosecurity work The parent Global Catastrophic Risks Opportunities fund reports more than 300 grants and more than $550 million given

How the application really works

Submit the Paperform application → Provide the short proposal, personal statement, budget, CV and transcripts → Answer follow-up questions if requested → Complete a brief video interview in some cases → Notify the funder of later income, funding or enrollment changes if awarded

Tips

Show direct fit with AI safety.
Show direct fit with AI governance.
Show direct fit with biosecurity.
Show direct fit with global catastrophic risk reduction.
Show direct fit with long-term future.

Watch out for

Current lifecycle is rolling.
Recipients must disclose other income or funding during the grant period and enrollment changes for degree funding; the award amount or term may be adjusted.
Funds must support the approved career-development activity; funding can be declined where equivalent support exists, and related applications should be consolidated into one proposal.

Track record

The current official page names four detailed recipient pathways into AI-safety and biosecurity work
The parent Global Catastrophic Risks Opportunities fund reports more than 300 grants and more than $550 million given

No application count, award count for this route, or acceptance rate is published.

Frequently asked questions

Is this actionable now?: rolling. Applications are open until further notice, assessed rolling, with a stated six-week review aim and possible expedited review for time-sensitive cases.
What is the real economic value?: Proposal-specific cash support with no published minimum or maximum; may fund tuition, living costs, unpaid internships, study, certifications, postdocs, sabbaticals, or career-transition periods
Who is eligible?: Individuals in any country must connect a concrete career-capital activity to reducing global catastrophic risks or otherwise improving the long-term future, show a critically developed path to impact, and explain why this funding is additional to other available support.
How does selection work?: Submit the Paperform application; Provide the short proposal, personal statement, budget, CV and transcripts; Answer follow-up questions if requested; Complete a brief video interview in some cases; Notify the funder of later income, funding or enrollment changes if awarded. Coefficient Giving aims to review proposals within six weeks, without guaranteeing that time for every application.
What burden and restrictions apply?: Recipients must disclose other income or funding during the grant period and enrollment changes for degree funding; the award amount or term may be adjusted. Funds must support the approved career-development activity; funding can be declined where equivalent support exists, and related applications should be consolidated into one proposal.
What evidence exists?: The current official page names four detailed recipient pathways into AI-safety and biosecurity work The parent Global Catastrophic Risks Opportunities fund reports more than 300 grants and more than $550 million given No application count, award count for this route, or acceptance rate is published.

Sources

coefficientgiving.org/funds/global-catastrophic-risks-opportunities/career-development-and-transition-funding — Official live scope, global eligibility, six-week aim, materials, burden, contact and recipient outcomes (checked 2026-08-10)
coefficientgiving.org/funds/global-catastrophic-risks-opportunities — Official parent-fund scale and team context (checked 2026-08-10)