# Mercor AI Research Fund Grants at Mercor - Company: Mercor - Status: Open - Workplace: Remote - Location: San Francisco · Remote · Mexico | Mexico City · New York City · London - Level: Senior - Discipline: AI & ML - Employment: Full-time - Salary: $5M - Posted: 2026-09-22 - Skills: Research - Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/mercor/e1f6792d-1aae-4c2e-8edb-e2b91343dbb5 ## Description ABOUT MERCOR Mercor's mission is to organize human intelligence to power the AI economy. We're a leading AI data company, building the layer between human expertise and frontier models. Millions of domain experts on the platform are paid over $4 million per day to train frontier AI models. Mercor's APEX benchmark family measures AI's real-world impact on professional work. Mercor Enterprise brings this same infrastructure to Fortune 500 companies: helping companies capture how their best people actually work, translating that expertise directly back into agents.   Mercor is creating a new category of work where expertise powers AI advancement. Achieving this requires an ambitious, fast-paced and deeply committed team. You’ll work alongside researchers, operators, and AI companies at the forefront of shaping the systems that are redefining society. Mercor is a profitable Series C company valued at $10 billion. We work in-person five days a week in our San Francisco, NYC, or London offices. Mercor AI Research Fund Grants $5M One of the biggest challenges facing the industry today is determining whether frontier AI is capable enough to deliver value in real-world settings. A model can perform well on benchmarks and still struggle in production. That’s why investing in research, realistic evaluations, and robust verification is critical. Mercor is committing $5 million to fund AI research. Award size and mix depend on the project. The grant supports: - The time of experts from Mercor's platform - Researcher hours - API costs - Stipends for event and conference More Mercor roles: https://deviantjobs.com/companies/mercor