[Question] Seeking Suggestions for 2026 S-Process Recommenders

Posting this here to welcome any and all suggestions for potential Recommender candidates for Survival and Flourishing Fund’s 2026 S-Process Grant Round. SFF’s 2026 S-Process Grant Round will include the addition of three themed grant rounds – Climate Change, Animal Welfare, and Human Self-Enhancement and Empowerment – as well as the return of two specialized tracks, the Freedom Track and the Fairness Track. We’d love any pitches you may have for potential Recommender candidates for any of these Rounds or Tracks that you think we should reach out to.

To be specific, we’re looking for Recommender candidates with the following expertise:

Climate Change

  • Geo-engineering

  • Carbon capture

  • Green energy (solar, nuclear)

  • Political advocacy, climate governance, international coordination

  • Climate modeling /​ forecasting

Animal Welfare

  • Cultivated meat /​ alternative proteins

  • Legal, political, corporate advocacy re: factory farming

  • AI for human-animal relations

  • Other AI for animals or advocating for AIs to value animals

Human Self-Enhancement and Empowerment (HSEE)

  • AI-related human improvement

  • Embryonic stem cell and/​or somatic cell research

  • MRNA treatments

  • Brain-computer interface

  • Brain preservation & scanning

Freedom Track

  • Legal and political work targeting the deconstruction of concentrations of power

  • Political advocacy for the protection of freedom of speech

  • Legal and political advocacy for the protection of personal freedoms

  • Development of AI that strengthens freedom for humans and humanity

Fairness Track

  • Advocacy of the global majority with regard to AI technology

  • Legal and political work resisting monopolistic practices in AI development and control

  • Diplomacy in defusing conflicts and abuses of power from unfair discrimination

  • Fostering inclusivity and diversity in AI governance, access, and benefits

  • Development of AI to empower the disempowered

If anyone comes to mind, or if you can think of networks we should be looking into for potential candidates, please send an email to julia@survivalandflourishing.com.

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