Closed cycle microgrant

ACX Grants

Scott Alexander's grants round. Global, no age limit. The aggregator directory listed this as "rolling" when it is closed-cycle - one of the five factual errors that started this project.

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The money

AwardUSD 1,000 – USD 100,000

Cycle closed — not accepting applications

Important dates

Deadline~ 2026-12-01

Next expectedaround 2026-12-01

Note2025 round took 654 applications and funded 42. Reminder armed for 1 Dec 2026.

How they pay

The field no other directory carries. Getting it wrong is the most expensive mistake in the whole process.

Methodunknown

Pays individualsyes

Pays internationallyunknown

Entity requiredunknown

Eligibility

Ageno stated limit

Countriesanywhere

Student requiredno

Individuals onlyunknown

Entity requiredno

Must leave your jobunknown

Relocation requiredunknown

AI policy

Stanceunknown

Where this came from

Field	Source	Verified	Re-checked	Confidence
Cycle & dates	source	2026-07-29	—	high
Award	source	2026-07-29	—	medium
AI policy	none	—	—	unknown
Payout method	none	—	—	unknown

Record status

Last checked

Record reviewed 2026-07-29 · overdue for re-check

No field rechecks recorded

Program site →

Dates here say when this named record was reviewed and when the listed fields were last re-read. They are not a guarantee that every funding fact is current, and they carry no claim about which source is official — the actual sources are in the provenance table.

Every field shows when it was last checked. Where nothing has been verified, it says unknown — never a guess.

Payout rail

unknown

How the money actually reaches you — the single highest-consequence unknown, and invisible everywhere else.

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