Mozilla Foundation Incubator: Human-Scale AI

Mozilla Foundation's Human-Scale AI Incubator provides funding to builders and projects worldwide creating small, tailored, and intentional AI systems designed to solve real problems rather than maximizing compute, energy, and scale. The program offers up to $500,000 each over three years to seven selected projects, allowing creators to keep full ownership of their work. Eligible applicants include nonprofit organizations (such as US-based 501(c)(3) entities, foreign nonprofits, and accredited academic institutions), individuals, and for-profit companies or informal groups carrying out charitable, public-interest initiatives. Proposed projects must demonstrate a recognized charitable purpose—such as advancing scientific research, protecting human rights or the environment, educating the public, or providing relief to underserved communities—where benefits flow outward to the public rather than prioritizing commercial profit or shareholder value.

Review the general eligibility guidelines and call for proposals, confirm your project serves a recognized charitable purpose, and submit your application online before the deadline.