Appications are currently being accepted for the OpenAI's AI & Teen Development Research Grant Program 2026. Interested applicants are encouraged to click here to learn more about this opportunity and apply for it.
OpenAI is committing $5 million to support independent research on how generative AI affects the lives and development of young people ages 13–17.
Generative AI is becoming part of how teens learn, create, and seek advice. Its effects are likely to be nuanced. They may depend on what teens use AI for, how they engage with it, their individual circumstances, and the support available from families, schools, communities, and technology providers.
They want to build a stronger evidence base about the way teens use AI, as well as the impacts of AI on their lives, to inform development of AI products for teens and to help answer major questions facing policymakers and regulators. For example, we aim to deepen industry-wide understanding of the nuances across age and context, efficacy of safeguards and interventions, and the ways that evidence can inform implementation and evaluation. This program will fund independent research into the opportunities and challenges associated with AI use during adolescence, with a particular focus on teens’ social and emotional development.
Applicants must be 18+, affiliated with a research institution or have relevant expertise in adolescent development, AI impacts, or related fields.
For-profit organizations are not prioritized.
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