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Welcome to the Jon Vlachogiannis Fund, a nonprofit supporting entrepreneurs, scientists, and bold thinkers who are building ideas that shape the future and change the world.
This is an experimental platform for a future Superintelligence Fund, and it will evolve as I learn and iterate. Thank you for bearing with me.
Every year, I will provide funding to support people working on different ideas and projects.
This round is called The Superintelligence Scholars Program.
Expect rough corners as my motto is:
Move fast and stumble rather than not do it at all.
Round-trip airfare to the United States
Hotel or Airbnb accommodations for the full duration of the conference
A $500 per diem to cover meals, local transportation, and incidentals
Access to internship opportunities at leading companies and universities worldwide
To be eligible, applicants must meet the following criteria:
Eligible applicants must be a student or researcher based in Greece and have an accepted paper, poster, or workshop submission at a recognized conference advancing artificial superintelligence, machine learning, biological intelligence, or alignment research.
Preference will be given to applicants with papers accepted at widely recognized, high-impact international conferences such as NeurIPS, ICML, AAAI, BIO International, or equivalent venues in their respective fields. Read below for a curated list of approved conferences. Suggestions of strong interdisciplinary conferences and workshops are welcome.
Eligible applicants must be an individual, not a company. Eligible applicants must be presenting a paper or an idea, not a commercial product. Future programs may support companies, this program is currently focused exclusively on students and researchers.
Nothing :) Ok, maybe wear our swag at the conference and a selfie?
Just be a good human and make your future self proud. I was once helped on my own journey to Silicon Valley, and it changed my life. My present self is pretty happy — and I hope this support helps shape your story too..
We love epic conferences where the future is being built. If you are presenting a paper or an idea at a world-class venue, we want to help you get there. Here's a sample list of conferences held all over the world. Keep in mind only conferences in the US are approved at this time.
| Title | Industry / Focus | Best For | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| NeurIPS | Machine learning, AGI, neuroscience, alignment | PhD students, postdocs, exceptional early researchers | https://neurips.cc |
| ICML | Core machine learning, theory, optimization | Advanced students, PhDs, research-driven founders | https://icml.cc |
| ICLR | Deep learning, representations, interpretability | MSc students, PhDs, early researchers | https://iclr.cc |
| AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence | Artificial intelligence, reasoning, cognition | Students, early-career researchers | https://aaai.org/conference/aaai |
| AGI Conference | Artificial general intelligence, cognitive architectures, alignment | Students, PhDs, independent researchers | https://agi-conf.org |
| COSYNE | Computational neuroscience, biological intelligence | Advanced PhDs, postdocs | https://www.cosyne.org |
| CCN | Brain-inspired learning, cognition | Students, interdisciplinary researchers | https://ccneuro.org |
| CNS | Neural computation, intelligence modeling | MSc students, PhDs | https://www.cnsorg.org |
| ISMB | AI for biology, computational life sciences | Students, PhDs, bio-AI researchers | https://www.iscb.org/ismb |
| RECOMB | Computational genomics, algorithms | MSc students, PhDs | https://recomb.org |
| MLCB | Machine learning × biology | Students, early-stage researchers | https://mlcb.cc |
If your conference is "epic" but not on this list, don't worry, apply anyway and tell us why it's a game-changer!
Click here to apply.
Have in mind that if you DON'T meet the eligibility criteria, you won't get a reply.
- Wed 17 December 2025
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