Free consultation
A working session on a specific question: where to start with AI, whether a proposed system is a good idea, how to brief a vendor, what belongs in an AI policy.
AI for Good Programme
Free AI support for institutions that need it most.
Sia is opening part of its time each year to organizations that cannot buy consulting at commercial rates: UN agencies, NGOs, universities and public sector bodies. Free consultation, capacity building for your staff, or a full AI transformation strategy built for your institution. No fee, and no sales pitch waiting at the end of it.
What we offer
Three ways we can help
Capacity building
Briefings and hands-on training for staff. AI literacy for non-technical teams, and training-of-trainers so the knowledge stays in the institution.
AI transformation strategy
A tailored roadmap: readiness assessment, priority use cases, governance guardrails, and a sequence your teams can actually execute.
UN agencies & international organizations
NGOs & development organizations
Universities & research institutions
Governments & public sector
Indigenous communities
Rural & remote areas
We read every submission. What we can take on depends on the fit with our team and what is already on our plate, and we will tell you either way rather than leave you waiting.
Why we run it
Safe, inclusive, and worth building
We advise institutions whose decisions reach people directly: social protection, health services, education, humanitarian response. The organizations with the least money to spend on advice are often the ones whose AI decisions carry the most weight for the people they serve.
So the same standard applies to every system we help design. We turn down work we think will cause harm, we say so when AI is the wrong tool for the problem, and we build capacity inside an institution rather than dependency on us. Where a system affects people who had no say in it, we push for that group to be in the room before anything is designed.
How it works
01
Tell us about the problem
The form below takes about ten minutes. Specific problems get better answers than general interest.
02
A short call
Thirty minutes to check we have understood the problem and that we are the right people for it.
03
Scope in writing
We agree what we will do, what you will do, and by when. Written down, so nobody is guessing.
For foundations, philanthropies, AI & tech companies
Sponsor the programme
Sia funds this work out of its own revenue, which caps how many institutions we can take on. Foundations and philanthropies can pay for additional places. AI and technology companies can give what they already have: tool subscriptions, compute or API credits, and engineering time. Every sponsored place goes to an institution that applied through the form below.
Fund places
Underwrite consultation or strategy work for a set number of institutions, in a region or a sector you already fund.
Fund a cohort
Back a training round for several organizations at once, cheaper per institution, and the group keeps learning from each other afterwards.
Fund open material
Pay for curricula, toolkits and guidance to be produced once and published openly, so institutions we never meet can still use them.
Give tools, credits or expertise
For AI and technology companies: donated licences, compute or API credits, or engineer hours for institutions that could never afford them at list price.
You get a written account of where the money went and what changed for the institutions it reached. If your foundation already funds in this space and wants to talk before committing anything, that is a reasonable place to start.
Talk to us about sponsorship
Apply
Request support
One form for all three kinds of support. If you are not sure which one you need, say so in the last question and we will work it out on the call.
Trouble with the form above? Open it in a new tab, or write to contact@siaconsulting.ai.
Questions people ask
What does it cost?
Nothing. There is no fee, and taking part does not commit you to buying anything from us later.
What do you ask for in return?
Sometimes permission to describe the work publicly, either named or anonymised, so other institutions can learn from it. You can decline and still get the support.
How long does an engagement run?
It depends on the problem. Some are settled in a single session; a strategy for a large institution takes several weeks of part-time work.
Can a private company apply?
The programme is for the four groups listed above. Commercial organizations are welcome to reach out about paid work.
Do you sign an NDA?
Yes, if your institution needs one. Say so in the form and we will handle it before the first call.
We are a foundation or a technology company. How do we support this?
Foundations fund places, cohorts, or open material. Technology companies can donate tool subscriptions, compute or API credits, or engineering time. Either way you receive a written account of where the contribution went. Write to contact@siaconsulting.ai and we will send the detail.