Last updated: 4th October, 2023
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1. ERA Cambridge Fellowship
- Resources: website
- Brief description: The Existential Risk Alliance (ERA) Cambridge Fellowship provides aspiring researchers with an in-person, paid, 8-week summer fellowship in Cambridge to conduct research and become immersed in the community developing ways to mitigate extreme threats to humanity with a space of coworking for brainstorming ideas and mentorship related to the research project.
- Eligibility: Anyone can apply, but they expect students (from undergraduate to postgraduates) and people early in their careers who are looking for opportunities to conduct short research projects on topics related to existential risks.
- Stipend: There’s a stipend of GBP 4,800 and the fellowship covers travel to and from Cambridge, visas, accommodation, and food during working hours.
- Deadlines: Deadline for applying in April 5th, the program starts on July and lasts 8 weeks.
- Last run: July 2023 – August 2023
2. Atlas Fellowship
- Resources: website
- Brief description: An 11-day program for high school students to explore ideas and launching long-term projects with other motivated high school students. Fellows practice careful reasoning that enables them to make sense of confusing evidence, mitigate cognitive biases, and develop accurate beliefs that map onto reality, applying these analytical tools to global challenges such as global poverty, existential risks to humanity, risks from advanced AI, or the reform of economic institutions.
- Eligibility: High school students aged 13-19 worldwide (including people on gap years). The program encourages students that worked on challenging projects, have explored intellectual topics, or did well on Olympiads or competitions.
- Stipend: Fellows receive a USD 10,000 scholarship while the finalists receive a USD 1,000 scholarship. The former also receive a free 11-day program on topics like AI, epistemology, and personal growth on San Francisco Bay Area (including travel, visas, housing, food, and all other related expenses).
- Deadlines: Late applications close on May 14, but the earlier the application, the better.
- Last run: 15-26 July and 8-19 August 2023 (if there are many high-quality applications, also on November 6–17 and December 16–24)