The Open Philanthropy Project recommended a total of approximately $570,000 over three years in flexible support to enable five early-career people to pursue work and study related to global catastrophic biological risks.{footnote_1} Open Philanthropy sought applications for this funding here and ultimately elected to support a cohort of interns, masters candidates, and PhD students.
This falls within Open Philanthropy’s focus area of biosecurity and pandemic preparedness.
Update: In October 2018, Open Philanthropy added $55,000 to the original award amount. The “grant amount” above has been updated to reflect this.