EMEA Youth & Wellbeing Grant

关于此资助计划

本次面向欧、非、中东地区的资助计划—— EMEA Youth & Wellbeing Grant ——为本区域内旨在让年轻人从 AI 中受益的组织提供总计 €500,000 的资助。

资助对象为直接与儿童、青少年、家庭或教育工作者合作的 NGOs 与研究机构，或就 AI 对未成年人安全、福祉与成长影响开展独立研究的机构。我们的目标是支持能够在现实环境中探索并示范何为安全、负责的 AI 的实务工作和独立研究，从而帮助各方更好理解实际可行的做法与保障措施。

资助缘由

随着 AI 日益融入年轻人的学习、创作与交流方式，确保其带来正面效益且不损害安全的需求不断上升。青年组织、独立研究者与 AI 开发者之间的合作，有助于厘清 AI 的现实利益，同时测试并强化保护措施。本项资助旨在支持并放大那些在此领域开展重要工作的组织与项目。

资助范围

我们将支持聚焦青年安全、福祉与 AI 的项目，例如：

对 NGOs 的支持示例：

• 青少年保护与伤害预防项目
• 面向青少年、家长或教育者的 AI 素养提升计划
• 帮助组织安全应对 AI 相关风险的实用工具

对研究机构的支持示例：

• 探索 AI 如何丰富青少年发展与教育的新路径的研究
• 关于儿童安全与青少年福祉的研究
• 在真实场景中评估青年安全保障措施的效果研究

我们鼓励提交能产出明确、可用成果的项目提案，例如报告、工具包、政策简报或已验证的方法，便于监管者、非营利组织或产品团队借鉴。

预算与资助规模

总基金：€500,000。

典型资助额度：根据项目范围与规模不同，资助金额将有差异；预计在 €25k–€100k 之间，较大或网络化的合作项目可考虑多年度资助。可报销费用包括与机构政策一致的合理直接与间接费用。

申请资格

申请者须同时满足下列条件：

• 申请人须年满 18 岁，并代表一个在运作的 NGO 、研究机构或联盟。
• 机构应主要从事青年安全、青少年福祉或 AI 对未成年人的影响相关工作，或拟开展能在上述领域产出有用证据或实用工具的项目。
• 申请机构须具备伦理且按时交付工作的能力，愿意分享方法与研究发现，并在必要时与 Council of Approvals 协作。

评选标准

申请将依据下列权重标准评估：

1. EMEA 在地性（必需）：机构须在 EMEA 国家合法注册（欧洲、中东或非洲），我们可能要求提供注册证明。
2. 与项目目标的一致性（高）：项目在推动 AI 青年安全、评估保障措施或为政策制定者及产品团队提供可操作证据方面的明确程度。
3. 影响力与可拓展性（高）：项目对优先市场中青年福祉或安全的可衡量改善贡献；对政策、实践或产品设计的潜在影响力。
4. 方法学严谨性与伦理设计（高）：研究方法、未成年人保护、同意流程以及安全数据处理计划的质量。
5. 可行性与实施能力（高）：团队的运营/研究能力、现实可行的时间表与预算、伦理保障及数据治理安排。
6. 可持续性与放大效应（中）：项目在资助期结束后持续运作或建设本地能力（例如求助热线、受信任的测试者网络）的潜力。

如何申请

申请开放：2026 年 1 月 28 日
申请截止：2026 年 2 月 27 日
项目启动：2026 年第 2–第 3 季度（具体日期可与官方发布同步敲定）。

申请方式：请在线填写表格并上传下列材料：

• 项目名称
• 详尽提案（最多 500 字）：目标、方法、时间表、主要成果、对政策制定者/产品/NGOs 的价值
• 详细预算与预算说明
• 团队简历与机构隶属证明
• 伦理声明与数据处理计划（如相关）
• 支持函或合作确认（如相关）

通过以下链接提交： Apply (opens in a new window) https://openai.smapply.org/prog/emea_youth_wellbeing_grant

咨询请发邮件至： emea-youth-grants@openai.com （仅用于申请问题；未入选申请不提供个别状态更新）

评审流程与时间表

• 初步筛查：核验资格与材料完整性
• 理事会审查：评估技术、伦理与法律适配性（ Council of Approvals 如有需要参与）
• 最终批准与签约：在颁发资助前完成法律与宣传方面的签署
• 颁奖与启动：获资助伙伴于 2026 年第 2 季度开始试点与研究；产出将逐步用于产品、政策与监管对话

常见问题

谁应申请？
主要面向在青少年安全、青少年福祉或 AI 对未成年人影响方面有实务经验的运营中 NGOs 以及高校或独立研究团队，尤其欢迎具备 EMEA 经验的申请者。

营利性组织可以申请吗？
优先考虑 NGOs 与研究机构；营利性项目不作为优先对象。

成功项目将产出什么？
独立研究、试点评估、（在伦理允许下的）数据集、政策简报、工具包及其他对监管者、NGOs 与产品团队有实用价值的成果。

About this Grant Program

The EMEA Youth & Wellbeing Grant is a €500,000 funding program for organizations across the region to help young people benefit from AI.

The program will offer funding to NGOs and research organizations that are working directly with children, young people, families or educators; or producing independent research on how AI affects young people’s safety, wellbeing and development.

Our goal is to support practical work and independent research that helps everyone better understand what safe, responsible AI looks like in the real world.

Why we’re funding this work

As AI becomes part of how young people learn, create and communicate, there is a growing need to ensure it is beneficial and safe. Collaboration between youth organizations, independent researchers, and AI developers can help to strengthen understanding of its real-world benefits, while also testing and strengthening safeguards. This grant will support that effort by funding organizations doing important work and helping them expand their impact.

Funding scope 

We will support projects that focus on youth safety, wellbeing and AI. For example:

For NGOs:

• Youth protection and harm-prevention programs
• AI literacy initiatives focused on young people, parents or educators
• Practical tools that help organizations respond safely to AI-related risks

For research organizations:

• Research on new ways AI can enrich youth development and education
• Research on child safety and adolescent wellbeing
• Evaluations of youth-safety safeguards in real-world settings

We encourage proposals that produce clear, usable outputs, such as reports, toolkits, policy briefs or tested approaches that others can learn from.

Budget & award sizes

Total fund: €500,000.

Typical grant size: Grants will vary depending on scope and scale of work; awards are expected to be between €25k–€100k, with multi-year awards considered for larger programs or networked partnerships. Allowable costs include reasonable direct and indirect costs consistent with institutional policies.

Who can apply

Applicants must meet all of the following:

• Applicants must be 18+ and represent an operational NGO, research institution or coalition.
• They must work primarily on youth safety, adolescent wellbeing or AI impacts on minors, or propose work that will generate useful evidence or practical tools in these areas.
• Applicants must have the capacity and to deliver the work ethically and on time, be willing to share their methodology and findings, and engage with the Council of Approvals where required.

Selection criteria

Applications will be evaluated against the following weighted criteria:

1. EMEA presence (mandatory): your organisation must be legally registered in an EMEA country (Europe, Middle East, or Africa). We may request proof of registration.
2. Alignment with program objectives (high): How clearly the project advances AI youth safety, evaluates safeguards, or produces actionable evidence for policy stakeholders or product teams.
3. Impact & scalability (high): Likely contribution to measurable improvements in youth wellbeing or safety across the priority markets; potential to influence policy, practice or product design.
4. Methodological rigor & ethical design (high): Research methods, protection of minors, consent processes, and plans for safe data handling.
5. Feasibility & capacity (high): Team’s operational/research capacity, realistic timeline and budget, ethical safeguards and data governance.
6. Sustainability & amplification (medium): Potential for the project to continue beyond the grant period or to build local capacity (e.g., helplines, trusted testers).

How to apply

Applications open: 28 January 2026

Applications close: 27 February 2026

Projects begin: Q2-Q3 2026. (Dates can be finalised to align with the official launch.)

To apply, applicants should complete the online form and upload:

• Project title
• Detailed proposal (max 500 words): objectives, methods, timeline, key deliverables, value to policymakers/products/NGOs
• Detailed budget and budget justification
• Team CVs and institutional affiliation(s)
• Ethics statement and data handling plan (if relevant)
• Letter(s) of support or partnership confirmation (if relevant)

Submit via: Apply⁠

Contact: emea-youth-grants@openai.com⁠ (for application questions). Note: we will not be able to provide status updates for applications that are not selected.

Review process & timeline

Initial screening for eligibility and completeness

Council review for technical, ethical and legal fit

Final approvals & contracting (Legal & Comms sign-off prior to award)

Awarding & activation: Funded partners begin pilots and research in Q2 2026; outputs will feed into product, policy and regulatory engagements as they become available

FAQ 

Operational NGOs and university or independent research teams working on youth safety, adolescent wellbeing or AI impacts on minors—especially those with experience in EMEA.

Preference is for NGOs and research institutions; for-profit initiatives are not prioritised.

Independent research, pilot evaluations, datasets (where ethical), policy briefs, toolkits and other practical deliverables useful to regulators, NGOs and product teams.

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