Anthropic Public Benefit Fund: 5% of Anthropic's shares committed, subject to stockholder approval
Anthropic announced on October 18, 2026 that it is committing a portion of its shares to the Anthropic Public Benefit Fund, a new entity. Subject to stockholder approval, 5% of Anthropic's shares will be committed, with an additional 2% added at the board's discretion for every 50% increase in the company's value above a set baseline. Anthropic says the Fund might explore large donations to traditional nonprofits or direct distributions to specific populations.
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Anthropic announced on October 18, 2026 that it is committing a portion of its shares to the Anthropic Public Benefit Fund, a new entity. Subject to stockholder approval, 5% of Anthropic's shares will be committed, with an additional 2% added at the board's discretion for every 50% increase in the company's value above a set baseline. Anthropic says the Fund might explore large donations to traditional nonprofits or direct distributions to specific populations.
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Anthropic
Investing in the public benefit
We’re committing a portion of Anthropic’s shares to the Anthropic Public Benefit Fund, a new entity with a structure that increases the stake as the company grows.
PayPal AI Hackathon 2026
PayPal's AI Hackathon on Devpost invites builders to create a project that meaningfully uses both PayPal and AI, such as an agent, app, automation, payment experience or business tool. It is online and open to people above the legal age of majority in all countries and territories, with standard exceptions. Prizes total $67,500 in cash, led by $12,000 for first place. Deadline: November 12, 2026 at 12:00 PM PST.
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PayPal's AI Hackathon on Devpost invites builders to create a project that meaningfully uses both PayPal and AI, such as an agent, app, automation, payment experience or business tool. It is online and open to people above the legal age of majority in all countries and territories, with standard exceptions. Prizes total $67,500 in cash, led by $12,000 for first place. Deadline: November 12, 2026 at 12:00 PM PST.
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PayPal AI Hackathon
Build what’s next with PayPal and AI
LASR Innovation Accelerator is taking applications
The Laboratory for AI Security Research (LASR), delivered by Plexal, is taking applications for the LASR Innovation Accelerator for UK SMEs building ways to hold AI agents accountable and under control: agent delegation and attribution, runtime monitoring and containment, and governance of retained context. Selected companies get £5,000 in equity-free funding at Stage 1, and those chosen for Stage 2 get a further £55,000, up to £60,000 in total. Applications close November 4, 2026 at 23:59.
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The Laboratory for AI Security Research (LASR), delivered by Plexal, is taking applications for the LASR Innovation Accelerator for UK SMEs building ways to hold AI agents accountable and under control: agent delegation and attribution, runtime monitoring and containment, and governance of retained context. Selected companies get £5,000 in equity-free funding at Stage 1, and those chosen for Stage 2 get a further £55,000, up to £60,000 in total. Applications close November 4, 2026 at 23:59.
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LASR Innovation Accelerator
Applications are now open for the LASR Innovation Accelerator for UK SMEs developing capabilities that strengthen accountability, oversight and control as AI agents move into real-world deployment.
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Blue Ridge Labs Catalyst 2027 nonprofit grants
Robin Hood's Blue Ridge Labs is taking applications for its 2027 Catalyst cohort, a 16-week accelerator for pre-seed startups and early-stage tech nonprofits using software, AI and data to help low-income New Yorkers. Nonprofits receive $100,000 as a grant; for-profit ventures receive $100,000 as investment. Applicants need a working product and early traction. Apply by November 13, 2026; the program runs February to June 2027 in New York City.
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Robin Hood's Blue Ridge Labs is taking applications for its 2027 Catalyst cohort, a 16-week accelerator for pre-seed startups and early-stage tech nonprofits using software, AI and data to help low-income New Yorkers. Nonprofits receive $100,000 as a grant; for-profit ventures receive $100,000 as investment. Applicants need a working product and early traction. Apply by November 13, 2026; the program runs February to June 2027 in New York City.
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Robin Hood
Blue Ridge Labs - Catalyst Accelerator Program
Founders of social impact ventures: Apply today for funding and wraparound support!
N-CODE Innovation Challenge 2026
N-CODE's Innovation Challenge funds early-stage ideas that could change how neurological care is delivered in the NHS, including wearables, digital biomarkers, AI and mathematical modelling. UK-registered businesses can win up to £12,000 (3 to 5 winners), and applicants eligible for UKRI funding can win up to £30,000 (3 winners). Projects run for up to 8 weeks. Submission deadline: 5pm, November 18, 2026.
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N-CODE's Innovation Challenge funds early-stage ideas that could change how neurological care is delivered in the NHS, including wearables, digital biomarkers, AI and mathematical modelling. UK-registered businesses can win up to £12,000 (3 to 5 winners), and applicants eligible for UKRI funding can win up to £30,000 (3 winners). Projects run for up to 8 weeks. Submission deadline: 5pm, November 18, 2026.
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N-CODE
N-CODE Innovation Challenge - N-CODE
N-CODE is addressing challenges through the development of new technologies that enable diagnosis and management in the community rather than the hospital environment.
Cohere Labs Catalyst Grants: Cohere API access for public-benefit and open-science research (rolling)
Cohere Labs' Catalyst Grants give academic partners and civic and public impact organizations access to Cohere's models through the Cohere API, as compute credits. Projects must be for public benefit or open science research, with focus areas in education, healthcare, climate change and sustainability. Applications are considered on a rolling basis.
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Cohere Labs' Catalyst Grants give academic partners and civic and public impact organizations access to Cohere's models through the Cohere API, as compute credits. Projects must be for public benefit or open science research, with focus areas in education, healthcare, climate change and sustainability. Applications are considered on a rolling basis.
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Cohere
Cohere Labs - Catalyst Grants
Cohere Labs Catalyst Grants support academics, civic institutions & impact-driven organizations using AI and research to create real-world change.
Google DeepMind and Google Cloud: frontier model access plus $3M in compute credits for up to 200 European researchers
Google DeepMind and Google Cloud are providing up to 200 top European scientific researchers with direct access to their frontier models, together with $3 million in compute credits, including tools such as AlphaFold 3, WeatherNext, AlphaGenome, AlphaEvolve and AlphaEarth Foundations. Google says the commitment supports the European Union's AI for Science work. No application details stated.
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Google DeepMind and Google Cloud are providing up to 200 top European scientific researchers with direct access to their frontier models, together with $3 million in compute credits, including tools such as AlphaFold 3, WeatherNext, AlphaGenome, AlphaEvolve and AlphaEarth Foundations. Google says the commitment supports the European Union's AI for Science work. No application details stated.
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Google
We’re powering European scientific discovery with advanced AI compute and frontier models.
Google DeepMind and Google Cloud are providing up to 200 top European scientific researchers with direct access to our frontier models, together with $3 million in compu…
Thumbay International Research Grant: AED 3M for AI, oncology, drug discovery and health research
Gulf Medical University is taking proposals for the third cycle of the Thumbay International Research Grant, amounting to AED 3 million for various projects in AI, oncology, drug discovery and public health. It is open to researchers, faculty members and institutions with a proven track record in the specified research domains; both national and international researchers are encouraged to apply. Letter of intent deadline: November 30, 2026; full application deadline: January 20, 2027.
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Gulf Medical University is taking proposals for the third cycle of the Thumbay International Research Grant, amounting to AED 3 million for various projects in AI, oncology, drug discovery and public health. It is open to researchers, faculty members and institutions with a proven track record in the specified research domains; both national and international researchers are encouraged to apply. Letter of intent deadline: November 30, 2026; full application deadline: January 20, 2027.
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Gulf Medical University
Thumbay International Research GrantThird Cycle - Gulf Medical University
Gulf Medical University (GMU), a leading institution in health professions education, is pleased to announce the Thumbay International Research Grant of AED 3 Million, aimed at fostering groundbreaking research in the UAE and beyond.
Built with Claude Japan 2026
Anthropic and Cerebral Valley are running an online hackathon from November 2 to 10 for people living in Japan, with winners sharing $50,000 in Claude API credits. 250 participants will be selected; each gets a Claude Max 5x plan and $500 in Claude API credits. Teams have up to two members, and each member applies individually. Applications close October 26 at 23:59 Japan time.
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Anthropic and Cerebral Valley are running an online hackathon from November 2 to 10 for people living in Japan, with winners sharing $50,000 in Claude API credits. 250 participants will be selected; each gets a Claude Max 5x plan and $500 in Claude API credits. Teams have up to two members, and each member applies individually. Applications close October 26 at 23:59 Japan time.
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Cerebral Valley
Built with Claude: Japan 2026 – Cerebral Valley
Monday, Nov 2, 2026 · Remote: Anthropic’s first nationwide online hackathon in Japan will challenge up to 250 selected participants to build useful projects…
Qloo Agentic Hackathon 2026
Qloo's Agentic Hackathon on Devpost asks builders to create AI agents that use Qloo's API and taste graph, with a functional demo app required. It is online and open to people of legal age in all countries and territories, with standard exceptions. Prizes total $25,000 in cash. Deadline: October 30, 2026 at 11:45 PM EDT.
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Qloo's Agentic Hackathon on Devpost asks builders to create AI agents that use Qloo's API and taste graph, with a functional demo app required. It is online and open to people of legal age in all countries and territories, with standard exceptions. Prizes total $25,000 in cash. Deadline: October 30, 2026 at 11:45 PM EDT.
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Qloo Agentic Hackathon
Agents, but with taste.
NEURA Research Programme 2026-2027 Physical AI
NEURA's Research Programme offers up to €500,000 per project over 12–18 months, with up to €10M in total funding expected for the call, for Physical AI pilots using its MiPA robot in health care, retail and hospitality. Universities, public research institutes and startups in the EU, UK or Switzerland can apply by email as a single PDF. Deadline: 30 October 2026, CET.
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NEURA's Research Programme offers up to €500,000 per project over 12–18 months, with up to €10M in total funding expected for the call, for Physical AI pilots using its MiPA robot in health care, retail and hospitality. Universities, public research institutes and startups in the EU, UK or Switzerland can apply by email as a single PDF. Deadline: 30 October 2026, CET.
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Neura Robotics
Physical AI Research Funding: Call for Proposals | NEURA Robotics
Apply for up to €500,000 to take your Physical AI research to pilot readiness on MiPA. Open to universities, institutes and startups. Deadline: 30 Oct 2026.
Microsoft AI Economy Institute Cohort 4 Open Call
Microsoft’s AI Economy Institute invites proposals for its fourth global research call, “AI and Jobs: designing for augmented work,” from researchers affiliated with accredited universities or research institutions; each selected proposal will receive a single research grant of $75,000. Submission portal opens October 19, 2026, proposal deadline is November 30, 2026 (6:00 PM Pacific), and applicants use the linked Submit Proposal portal.
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Microsoft’s AI Economy Institute invites proposals for its fourth global research call, “AI and Jobs: designing for augmented work,” from researchers affiliated with accredited universities or research institutions; each selected proposal will receive a single research grant of $75,000. Submission portal opens October 19, 2026, proposal deadline is November 30, 2026 (6:00 PM Pacific), and applicants use the linked Submit Proposal portal.
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Microsoft Research
AI Economy Institute - Microsoft Research
The AI Economy Institute (AIEI) is Microsoft’s flagship think tank dedicated to shaping an inclusive, trustworthy AI economy. We building a network of scholars and convening that network with our subject matter experts to explore how artificial intelligence…
huntr Blind Trust challenge 2026
huntr's Blind Trust challenge is a sandboxed AI red-teaming competition where players craft injections that turn an AI system's trust against it, and winners are paid by rank on two leaderboards, with $15,000 in prizes up for grabs. The challenge ends October 30, 2026 at 3:00 PM UTC.
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huntr's Blind Trust challenge is a sandboxed AI red-teaming competition where players craft injections that turn an AI system's trust against it, and winners are paid by rank on two leaderboards, with $15,000 in prizes up for grabs. The challenge ends October 30, 2026 at 3:00 PM UTC.
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EU-LAC Digital Accelerator open call 6 2026
The EU-LAC Digital Accelerator's open call supports corporate-startup partnerships from Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean, including in artificial intelligence. Startups running a proof of concept can receive up to €10,500 in grants: €7,000 for development, up to €2,000 for travel and up to €1,500 for equipment transport. Deadline to apply: November 30, 2026.
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The EU-LAC Digital Accelerator's open call supports corporate-startup partnerships from Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean, including in artificial intelligence. Startups running a proof of concept can receive up to €10,500 in grants: €7,000 for development, up to €2,000 for travel and up to €1,500 for equipment transport. Deadline to apply: November 30, 2026.
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UKRI Transformative Sustainable AI Technologies
UK Research and Innovation is funding speculative, high-risk research projects on transformative sustainable AI technologies. Total fund £12,050,000; the full economic cost (FEC) of a project can be up to £602,500, and UKRI funds 80% of the FEC. Open to UK research organisations eligible for UKRI funding. Projects must start on 1 February 2027 and last up to 24 months. Closes 10 November 2026 at 4:00pm UK time.
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UK Research and Innovation is funding speculative, high-risk research projects on transformative sustainable AI technologies. Total fund £12,050,000; the full economic cost (FEC) of a project can be up to £602,500, and UKRI funds 80% of the FEC. Open to UK research organisations eligible for UKRI funding. Projects must start on 1 February 2027 and last up to 24 months. Closes 10 November 2026 at 4:00pm UK time.
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www.ukri.org
Transformative sustainable AI technologies
Apply for funding for projects focused on speculative and high-risk research with the potential to deliver a step change in the sustainability of future AI systems.
Helmholtz AI Projects 2026 call: funding for high-risk applied AI projects
The call funds innovative high-risk, high-gain projects and collaborative projects with further partners, addressing cross-center challenges and AI methods. Open to researchers at all Helmholtz centers. Applications are submitted only through the online projects portal and are due November 12, 2026.
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The call funds innovative high-risk, high-gain projects and collaborative projects with further partners, addressing cross-center challenges and AI methods. Open to researchers at all Helmholtz centers. Applications are submitted only through the online projects portal and are due November 12, 2026.
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Helmholtz-Gemeinschaft Deutscher Forschungszentren
Funding for innovative AI projects - Helmholtz AI Projects 2026 Call
The Helmholtz Association strengthens the fields of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning. To this end, it has created Helmholtz AI with
MassAITC AI pilot awards for aging and dementia care
The Massachusetts AI and Technology Center (MassAITC) has opened its 2027 cycle call for pilot research projects on AI and technology for older adults and people with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias. Non-clinical trial projects run 12-24 months with a maximum of $200,000 in direct costs; clinical trial pilots run 12-24 months with up to $300,000 in direct costs. Letters of intent are due November 16, 2026; invitations to full application go out December 15, 2026, and full applications are due January 22, 2027.
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The Massachusetts AI and Technology Center (MassAITC) has opened its 2027 cycle call for pilot research projects on AI and technology for older adults and people with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias. Non-clinical trial projects run 12-24 months with a maximum of $200,000 in direct costs; clinical trial pilots run 12-24 months with up to $300,000 in direct costs. Letters of intent are due November 16, 2026; invitations to full application go out December 15, 2026, and full applications are due January 22, 2027.
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Omidyar Network Tech Journalism Fund: $5,000 to $25,000 for US reporting projects on AI and tech
Omidyar Network's Tech Journalism Fund provides project funding from $5,000 to $25,000 to cover reporting costs for a single time- and resource-intensive reporting project, with priority for pitches on AI and tech regulation, investigations into the companies and people shaping AI, AI's impact on children and families, and AI in the workplace. Open only to US-based journalists (freelancers, staff reporters, editors and teams); applications are rolling and generally reviewed within 30 days.
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Omidyar Network's Tech Journalism Fund provides project funding from $5,000 to $25,000 to cover reporting costs for a single time- and resource-intensive reporting project, with priority for pitches on AI and tech regulation, investigations into the companies and people shaping AI, AI's impact on children and families, and AI in the workplace. Open only to US-based journalists (freelancers, staff reporters, editors and teams); applications are rolling and generally reviewed within 30 days.
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Omidyar Network
Tech Journalism Fund - Omidyar Network
Coefficient Giving awards ML4Good $7.4M for global AI safety field-building
Coefficient Giving has awarded ML4Good $7.4M to invest in global AI safety field-building over the next three years. ML4Good plans to run 20 bootcamps in 2027, expand to new regions, and add programmes for legal professionals, founders, fieldbuilders and people interested in AIxBio.
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Coefficient Giving has awarded ML4Good $7.4M to invest in global AI safety field-building over the next three years. ML4Good plans to run 20 bootcamps in 2027, expand to new regions, and add programmes for legal professionals, founders, fieldbuilders and people interested in AIxBio.
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forum.effectivealtruism.org
ML4Good is scaling and hiring!
Summary • * We're incredibly excited to announce that Coefficient Giving has awarded ML4Good $7.4M to invest in global AI safety field-building over…
Devpost Build With AI: Basics
Build a working proof-of-concept using AI coding best practices and reusable skills in your coding agent. Open to ages 18+ in all countries and territories, excluding standard exceptions. Apply by Oct 26, 2026 at 5:00pm EDT.
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Build a working proof-of-concept using AI coding best practices and reusable skills in your coding agent. Open to ages 18+ in all countries and territories, excluding standard exceptions. Apply by Oct 26, 2026 at 5:00pm EDT.
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Build With AI: Basics
Learn AI best practices by creating a solid proof-of-concept for your dream project.
UQ PhD scholarship in reasoning for diffusion large language models
The University of Queensland is offering a funded PhD project on advancing the reasoning ability of diffusion large language models, supervised by Dr Ruihong Qiu in the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. The research project scholarship includes a living stipend of A$39,220 a year tax free (2026 rate) and covers tuition fees. Submit a PhD expression of interest by 27 October 2026, quoting scholarship code DIFFUSION-QIU.
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The University of Queensland is offering a funded PhD project on advancing the reasoning ability of diffusion large language models, supervised by Dr Ruihong Qiu in the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. The research project scholarship includes a living stipend of A$39,220 a year tax free (2026 rate) and covers tuition fees. Submit a PhD expression of interest by 27 October 2026, quoting scholarship code DIFFUSION-QIU.
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