Fund the science and technology of the future

2026 marks our 40th anniversary, and we are celebrating by launching our biggest initiative to date – two physical AI Nodes in San Francisco and Berlin! The nodes will provide grant funding, local compute, project support, and office space for ambitious teams advancing decentralized, AI-powered science and safety.

We support work in the following areas:

• AI for Security 
• Private AI
• Decentralized & Cooperative AI
• AI for Science & Epistemics
• AI for Neuro, Brain-Computer Interfaces & Whole Brain Emulation
• AI for Longevity Biotechnology
• AI for Molecular Nanotechnology

By funding our AI Nodes, you support a future in which AI progress is developed openly in pursuit of freedom and flourishing. If you want to earmark a bigger donation for a certain location, focus area, or type of support (grants, compute, or the spaces themselves) – email us at [email protected].

While speculative, it is hard to overstate the potential of whole brain emulation (WBE). It could enable better treatments for neurological disorders, digital longevity, space exploration, and decrease risks from AGI/ASI. Given its potential, the field gets too little funding. As one of few organizations actively supporting WBE R&D, and with our network of leading scientists built up from years of Fellows, grantees and workshops in the domain, we are in a unique position to advance the field.

We are fundraising for an endowment to support:

• Fast grants that unblock promising WBE research and accelerate experimentation
• A $20M Grand Prize for achieving the first complete emulation of a human brain

Both fast grants and grand prizes have proven effective in accelerating scientific progress and attracting top talent. By combining them, the endowment will enable annual funding for multiple high-potential projects, alongside the landmark $20M prize to inspire shot on goal.

By supporting this initiative, you help lay the foundation for what could become one of the greatest scientific breakthroughs of the century.

The Foresight Fellowship is a one-year program for outstanding junior talent. With a 6% acceptance rate, it is among the most selective programs in its field – a reflection of its impact and reputation. While the current program delivers strong support, many Fellows report that early project funding remains their biggest bottleneck.

We are fundraising for a Fellowship Endowment to be able to provide Fellows with project stipends. The endowment would give them the freedom to move quicker from idea to experimentation, prototyping, and first builds. Examples of what our Fellows are working on, and where the Endowment would accelerate progress:

• Creating novel materials that use molecular machinery for macroscale mechanical function
• Using synthetic biology to extend human physiological limits
• Developing computing infrastructure inspired by the brain

By supporting the Fellowship Endowment, you directly empower the next generation of innovators shaping our shared future.

The Vision Weekend conferences are our flagship events. They gather leading researchers, builders, and funders to explore cutting-edge science and tech, and enjoy immersive social and cultural experiences like cypherpunk evenings, art installations, and lab tours. These events have a strong track record of matching researchers for collaborations, early-stage entrepreneurs with their first investors, and startups with early employees. By supporting our Vision Weekends, you help catalyze new collaborations in frontier science and tech, and subsidize attendance for exceptional emerging talent who otherwise wouldn’t be able to join. Celebrating our 40th anniversary in 2026, we are hosting no less than three Vision Weekends!

Become a sponsor

We have three Vision Weekends available for sponsorship:

• USA (December 2025)
• Puerto Rico (February 2026)
• United Kingdom (June 2026)

As a sponsor, you gain visibility and access to VIP events with world-class scientists and technologists, and the opportunity to co-create the Vision Weekend program with us. For questions, reach out to [email protected].

Foresight Institute is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization (Tax ID: 77-0119168), so your gift is tax-deductible in the US as allowed by law, less the value of any premiums of significant value received, in this case, 20% of the total cost for your ticket.

Out technical workshops gather carefully curated groups of leading researchers, builders, and funders to solve the bottlenecks at the frontiers of science and technology. We will host two workshops in 2026:

• AI for Science: AI is starting to generate hypotheses, design experiments, and automate science, from designing molecules to mapping the brain. This workshop gathers leaders in AI-first science to collaborate on using AI for discovery in neurotechnology, longevity biotechnology, molecular nanotechnology, and to improve scientific and epistemic infrastructure.

• AI for Safety: AI is transforming how we discover, build, and secure the future. To ensure this power serves humanity, not just a few centralized actors, we must direct AI’s capabilities toward advancing safety, security, and privacy in a world where many AIs and humans cooperate. This workshop gathers top talents at the frontier of AI-first safety, where AI becomes the engine of defense, to collaborate across AI for security, privacy and decentralized and cooperative AI.

By supporting the workshops, you enable an important forum for leading experts across to collaborate on the most pressing bottlenecks in AI for science and safety. You also subsidize attendance for exceptional emerging talent who otherwise wouldn’t be able to join. Additionally, you contribute to the grant we award at the workshop – funding for the most promising project the participants come up with to advance the field.

Become a sponsor

As a sponsor, you gain exposure to top-tier talent through branding and access to these highly curated events, along with the opportunity to give a presentation. For questions, reach out to [email protected].

Foresight Institute is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization (Tax ID: 77-0119168), so your gift is tax-deductible in the US as allowed by law, less the value of any premiums of significant value received, in this case, 20% of the total cost for your ticket.

Our virtual seminars bring together leading researchers and builders to explore the frontiers of biotechnology, nanotechnology, neurotechnology, space, and AI. The seminars:

• Expand access to knowledge about the latest breakthroughs across fields
• Connect emerging projects with collaborators and streamline the talent pipeline
• Strengthen early-stage research ecosystems by creating mission-aligned communities

With up to 100 live participants per session, and recordings reaching 100,000+ YouTube views, the seminars have become a global hub for ambitious STEM communities, ensuring open access to cutting-edge science and technology.

By supporting our seminars, you can help remove key bottlenecks in early science and technology R&D. Funding directly covers the coordination, speaker outreach, and production costs that the seminars possible, enabling more frequent, higher-quality seminars with broader reach.

Make a general, unrestricted donation to Foresight Institute – we will use it where it’s needed most.