FEEDBACK: Applying for Funding w/ Esben Kran

Into AI Safety

Esben reviews an application that I would soon submit for Open Philanthropy's Career Transitition Funding opportunity. Although I didn't end up receiving the funding, I do think that this episode can be a valuable resource for both others and myself when applying for funding in the future.

Head over to Apart Research's website to check out their work, or the Alignment Jam website for information on upcoming hackathons.

A doc-capsule of the application at the time of this recording can be found at this link.

01:38 - Interview starts
05:41 - Proposal
11:00 - Personal statement
14:00 - Budget
21:12 - CV
22:45 - Application questions
34:06 - Funding questions
44:25 - Outro

Links to all articles/papers which are mentioned throughout the episode can be found below, in order of their appearance.

• AI governance talent profiles we’d like to see
• The AI Governance Research Sprint
• Reasoning Transparency
• Places to look for funding
  • Open Philanthropy's Career development and transition funding
  • Long-Term Future Fund
  • Manifund