@abhi_kumar I think you could do an edit to the post to announce that funding is still open for the second round, larger scope projects.

On another note, I'm hoping to apply! I hope the applications for the first round have been excellent

Far-future effects are the most important determinant of what we ought to do

From a totalist population ethics viewpoint, ensuring that there are humans in the future is critical because there can be so many more of them than there are humans currently alive. which can't happen if extinction occurs, or lock in on bad states like AI authoritarianism. 

Hi Max, thanks for doing this. Just a little nitpick:
You say [italics added]:

"Lowest rated books

Here the same with the highest rated books"

It should be "lowest", right?

cheers