# Apply to Effective Altruism Funds now

I expect EA Funds – and the Long-Term Future Fund in particular – to be of interest to people on LessWrong, so I'm crossposting my [EA Forum post](https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/NfkdSooNiHcdCBSJs/apply-to-ea-funds-now-1) with the excerpts that seem most relevant:

Summary
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*   The [Animal Welfare Fund](https://app.effectivealtruism.org/funds/animal-welfare), the [Long-Term Future Fund](https://app.effectivealtruism.org/funds/far-future), and the [EA Infrastructure Fund](https://app.effectivealtruism.org/funds/ea-community) ([formerly the EA Meta Fund](https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/5vGy5uDkd9M5Txg9m/the-ea-meta-fund-is-now-the-ea-infrastructure-fund)) are calling for applications.
*   Applying is fast and easy – it typically takes less than a few hours. If you are unsure whether to apply, simply give it a try.
*   The Long-Term Future Fund and EA Infrastructure Fund now support **anonymized grants**: if you prefer not having your name listed in the public payout report, we are still interested in funding you.
*   **If you have a project you think will improve the world, and it seems like a good fit for one of our funds, we encourage you to apply by 7 March (11:59pm PST).** [**Apply here**](https://app.effectivealtruism.org/funds/about/apply-for-funding)**. We’d be excited to hear from you!**

Recent updates
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*   **The Long-Term Future Fund and EA Infrastructure Fund now officially support anonymized grants**. To be transparent towards donors and the effective altruism community, we generally prefer to publish a report about your grant, with your name attached to it. But if you prefer we do not disclose any of your personal information, you can now choose one of the following options: 1) Requesting that the public grant report be anonymized. In this case, we will consider your request, but in some cases, we may end up asking you to choose between a public grant or none at all. 2) Requesting we do not publish a public grant report of any kind. In this case, if we think the grant is above our threshold for funding, we will refer it to private funders.

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Long-Term Future Fund
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The [Long-Term Future Fund](https://app.effectivealtruism.org/funds/far-future) aims to positively influence the long-term trajectory of civilization, primarily via making grants that contribute to the mitigation of global catastrophic risks. Historically, we’ve funded a variety of longtermist projects, including:

*   Scholarships, academic teaching buy-outs, and additional funding for academics to free up their time
*   Funding to make existing researchers more effective
*   Direct work in AI, biosecurity, forecasting, and philanthropic timing
*   Up-skilling in a field to prepare for future work
*   Seed money for new organizations
*   Movement-building programs

See our previous grants [here](https://app.effectivealtruism.org/funds/far-future#payout-reports). Most of our grants are reported publicly, but we also give applicants the option to receive an anonymous grant, or to be referred to a private donor.

The fund has an intentionally broad remit that encompasses a wide range of potential projects. We strongly encourage anyone who thinks they could use money to benefit the long-term future to [apply](https://app.effectivealtruism.org/funds/about/apply-for-funding).

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What types of grants can we fund?
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For grants to individuals, all of our funds can likely make the following types of grants: 

*   Events/workshops
*   Scholarships
*   Self-study
*   Research projects
*   Content creation
*   Product creation (e.g., a tool/resource that can be used by the community)

We can refer applications for for-profit projects (e.g., seed funding for start-ups) to EA-aligned investors. If you are a for-profit, simply apply through the standard application form and indicate your for-profit status in the application.

For legal reasons, we will likely not be able to make the following types of grants: 

*   Grantseekers requesting funding for a list of possible projects
    *   In this case, we would fund only a single project of the proposed ones. Feel free to apply with multiple projects, but we will have to confirm a specific project before we issue funding.
*   Self-development that is not directly related to the common good
    *   In order to make grants, the public benefit needs to be greater than the private benefit to any individual. So we cannot make grants that focus on helping a single individual in a way that is not directly connected to public benefit.

Please err on the side of applying, as it is likely we will be able to make something work if the fund managers are excited about the project. We look forward to hearing from you.

[**Apply here**](https://app.effectivealtruism.org/funds/about/apply-for-funding).