Funding research on AI systems that help us get everything right the first time notice and correct our mistakes.
The Corrigibility Research Fund awards grants and prizes for research that advances our understanding of AI corrigibility. In 2026 the fund is disbursing at least $200,000, split roughly evenly between the two.
- Grants
- Apply on Lightcone Commons and mention corrigibility. Typical grants are $5k–$35k. Applications are treated as public; early submissions get more feedback.
- Next deadline
- October 31, 2026 (Round 2)
- Prizes
- Retroactive awards for excellent corrigibility work done in 2026. No application needed. To nominate work, yours or someone else's, email grants@corrigibilityresearch.org.
- Fund manager
- Max Harms, author of CAST: Corrigibility as Singular Target
- Funders
- Interested in supporting corrigibility research through the fund? Email grants@corrigibilityresearch.org.
Log
- Round 1 grantees — eight grants totaling $132k, plus honorable mentions.
- How applications are evaluated — the fund's methods, red flags, and research directions it hopes to see.
- Announcing the fund — why it exists, what counts as corrigibility research, and how grants and prizes work.