OpenAI AI and Mental Health Grant Program
- Organization: OpenAI Group PBC
- Type: Grant
- Location: Global
- Deadline: December 19, 2025
- Age: 18+
- Funding: Fully Funded
Supports research projects on how AI interacts with mental health contexts. Potential topics include: - Cultural and linguistic differences in distress language - Perspectives from individuals with lived experience - How mental health providers use AI tools - AI’s role in promoting pro‑social behaviors and reducing harm - Safeguards against slang/vernacular in low‑resource languages - Age‑appropriate AI responses for youth/adolescents - Stigma in AI recommendations - AI interpretation of visual indicators (e.g., body dysmorphia, eating disorders) - Compassionate AI support for grief and loss Deliverables may include: - Research papers - Taxonomies of model behavior - Diverse datasets - Prototype conversational flow

