We've announced the winners of our cause exploration prizes!

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Recent Writings
* We’ve announced the winners ([link removed]) of our cause exploration prizes! We received over 150 good-faith submissions, all of which received prizes of at least $200. The top prize of $25,000 went to Ben Stewart ([link removed]) for Organophosphate pesticides and other neurotoxicants ([link removed]) . Three other submissions won second-place prizes of $15,000.
* Eli Rose wrote an update ([link removed]) on the work of Open Philanthropy’s Effective Altruism Community Growth team.
* We published the 2022 cohort ([link removed]) of the Open Philanthropy Century Fellowship ([link removed]) . The Century Fellowship is a two-year program that supports promising and ambitious early-career individuals who want to work on challenges the world may face this century that could have a lasting and significant impact on the long-term future.

In the News
* T ([link removed]) ime Magazine ([link removed]) published a cover story on the effective altruism movement, including OP’s role. Vox also published ([link removed]) a profile of the movement.
* Senior research analyst Ajeya Cotra was named one of Vox’s “Future Perfect 50 ([link removed]) ” in recognition of her work on forecasting when transformative artificial intelligence might arrive.

Grantmaking
Charity Entrepreneurship Team
We announced a number of grants, including (but not limited to):

In Biosecurity and Pandemics:
* Biosecure ([link removed]) to support a workshop on verifying compliance with the Biological Weapons Convention

In Farm Animal Welfare:
* Mercy for Animals ([link removed]) to support their broiler welfare and cage-free corporate campaigns
* Charity Entrepreneurship ([link removed]) to help incubate new animal welfare charities

In Scientific Research:
* Yale University ([link removed]) to support the design and testing of vaccines against helminth diseases
* University of Maine ([link removed]) to support the development of biofilm-resistant catheters

In Potential Risks from AI:
* Redwood Research ([link removed]) to support research into aligning advanced AI with human interests
* Center for a New American Security ([link removed]) to support work on AI policy and governance

Jobs and other opportunities
* An Executive Assistant ([link removed]) for our Biosecurity and Pandemic Preparedness team.
* A Program Operations Assistant ([link removed]) for our Global Health and Wellbeing team.
* A general application ([link removed]) to let us know you'd be interested in working at Open Philanthropy.
* A variety of funding opportunities ([link removed]) , including fellowships, scholarships, funding for community organizing, and support for effective altruism-related translation projects ([link removed]) .

Best,
Josh You

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