Lagos, Portugal
4 weeks · Starts 4 Jan 2027
Explores the philosophical foundations of alignment through carefully designed workshops, conversations with mentors, and peer-driven learning.
Stipend included
Full-time
Entry bar: mid
Focus: technical
Apply by 22 Nov 2026
Cambridge, UK
2 months · Starts 1 Feb 2027
Program from the Institute for Law & AI supporting law students, professionals, and academics researching EU law and the EU AI Act. Fellows receive mentorship, join meetings, present their research, and give feedback on others' work.
Stipend included
Full-time
Entry bar: high
Focus: governance
Apply by 12 Oct 2026
Applications open
Online & New York, USA
2 months · Starts 7 Jun 2027
Program by Legal Advocates for Safe Science and Technology (LASST) for law students and attorneys. Fellows research legal issues in advanced science and technology, mentored by attorneys, and write a white paper or memo.
Stipend included
Full-time
Entry bar: mid
Focus: governance
Apply by 12 Oct 2026
Bonn, Germany
3 days · Starts 30 Oct 2026
Run by Safe AI Germany (SAIGE) for PhDs, postdocs, and faculty members to explore problems in AI safety and form collaborations. Includes sessions linking areas of math to open problems and small-group work.
Expenses covered
Full-time
Entry bar: mid
Focus: technical
Apply by 14 Oct 2026
Online
6 weeks · Starts 19 Oct 2026
For undergraduates and content creators who want to make short-form videos about AI safety. Fellows produce three to four videos a week, with workshops, mentor feedback, and placement support for AI safety comms roles.
Part-time
Entry bar: low
Focus: general
Apply by 17 Oct 2026
Online & Berkeley, USA & London, UK
4 months · Starts January 2027
Funding and mentorship for technical talent entering empirical AI safety research. Fellows work on a project in scalable oversight, adversarial robustness, interpretability, or model organisms.
Stipend included
Full-time
Entry bar: high
Focus: technical
Apply by 18 Oct 2026
Berkeley, USA & London, UK
3 months · Starts 1 Dec 2026
Mentored research fellowship in applied mathematics for AI alignment, resulting in a fleshed-out research proposal. Fellows are then given support applying to funders to continue their research outside the program.
Expenses covered
Full-time
Entry bar: high
Focus: technical
Apply by 19 Oct 2026
Online & Washington D.C., USA
8 months · Starts in November 2026
Program by the Council on Strategic Risks (CSR) for mid-career national security professionals on human control over AI. Includes topic modules, scenario exercises, a matrix game, and a trip to frontier AI companies.
Expenses covered
Part-time
Entry bar: high
Focus: governance
Apply by 20 Oct 2026
Online
3 months · Starts 9 Nov 2026
Program by the European Network for AI Safety (ENAIS) on making the post-AGI future good, not just survivable, based on Forethought's Better Futures research. Includes facilitated discussions and a guided project.
No stipend
Part-time
Entry bar: low
Focus: general
Apply by 25 Oct 2026
Bay Area, USA & London, UK
3 months · Starts 4 Jan 2027
Individual, mentored research in applied mathematics for alignment, with each fellow paired with an established research mentor. For PhD students, postdocs, and researchers with equivalent experience.
Expenses covered
Full-time
Entry bar: high
Focus: technical
Apply by 16 Nov 2026
Berkeley, USA & London, UK
4 weeks · Starts 4 Jan 2027
Course on foundational alignment research for researchers with math, physics, or computer science backgrounds. Covers deep learning theory, agent foundations, interpretability, and safety guarantees and their limits.
Expenses covered
Full-time
Entry bar: mid
Focus: technical
Apply by 16 Nov 2026
Online & USA & UK & Hong Kong
1 year · Starts 7 Jun 2027
Program by the Tarbell Center for AI Journalism for journalists covering AI and people with AI expertise moving into journalism. Includes a course on AI and journalism fundamentals, a summit, and a newsroom placement.
Stipend included
Full-time
Entry bar: mid
Focus: general
Apply by 22 Nov 2026
Washington D.C., USA
2 months · Starts 14 Jun 2027
For law students, professionals, and academics working on US AI law and policy. Fellows collaborate with a mentor on a project, with considerable discretion over outputs such as a law review article or policy brief.
Stipend included
Full-time
Entry bar: high
Focus: governance
Apply by 29 Jan 2027
Online & Cambridge, UK & Washington D.C., USA
2 months · Starts 14 Jun 2027
Pairs law students, professionals, and academics with a mentor to develop a research project on AI law and policy. Focus areas include law-following AI and automated governance and the rule of law.
Stipend included
Full-time
Entry bar: high
Focus: governance
Apply by 29 Jan 2027
1 year · Starts 2028
Program by the Foresight Institute helping early-career scientists, engineers, and innovators advance AI safety and other areas. Fellows get networking, platforms to share their work, and knowledge exchange with experts.
Expenses covered
Part-time
Entry bar: high
Focus: technical
Apply by 31 Jul 2027
Applications not yet open
Online
3 months · Starts 15 Dec 2026
Connects people with ties to Italy entering AI safety and governance with mentors in the field. Includes a career orientation track and a projects track on model interpretability and evaluation, governance and policy.
No stipend
Part-time
Entry bar: low
Focus: technical, governance
Applications not yet open
Online
4 months · Starts 9 Jan 2027
Small teams work on concrete AI safety projects, each guided by a project lead who brings the idea and plan. Approaches include technical, governance, advocacy, and theoretical foundations work.
No stipend
Part-time
Entry bar: low
Focus: technical, governance
Applications not yet open
Applications closed
Online
3 months · Starts 12 Oct 2026
Research program by Arcadia Impact helping experienced professionals transition into AI governance careers. Small teams work on policy research focused on reducing catastrophic risks from advanced AI.
No stipend
Part-time
Entry bar: mid
Focus: governance
Applications closed
Online
2 months · Starts 12 Oct 2026
Guides students choosing between thesis topics from an initial idea to a high-impact thesis proposal with a theory of change. Combines self-directed modules and worksheets with facilitated peer group discussions.
No stipend
Part-time
Entry bar: low
Focus: general
Applications closed
Cambridge, UK
8 weeks · Starts 12 Oct 2026
Mentored research and engineering program run by ERA in partnership with Heron AI Security and the Oxford Hardware AI Governance Lab. Residents work on cybersecurity and hardware projects to secure frontier AI across research and applied tracks.
Stipend included
Full-time
Entry bar: mid
Focus: technical
Applications closed
Online
6 weeks · Starts 12 Oct 2026
Course by Leaf for pre-university students on steering AI toward benefiting humanity. Includes videos and readings, facilitated weekly discussion groups, and talks with professionals.
No stipend
Part-time
Entry bar: low
Focus: general
Applications closed
Cambridge, USA
2 months · Starts 13 Oct 2026
Research program by the Cambridge Boston Alignment Initiative (CBAI) covering interpretability, multi-agent safety, formal verification, and risk management frameworks. Fellows work with mentors and in-house research managers.
Stipend included
Full-time
Entry bar: mid
Focus: technical, governance
Applications closed
Cambridge, USA
2 months · Starts 13 Oct 2026
For researchers at the intersection of AI and biosecurity, covering dangerous capability evaluations, safeguards, and threat modeling for AI-enabled biological risk. Includes weekly mentorship and workshops.
Stipend included
Full-time
Entry bar: mid
Focus: technical, governance
Applications closed
Hong Kong
9 days · Starts 17 Oct 2026
Intensive bootcamp on AI governance and strategy, aimed at people pursuing a career in the field. Curriculum covers AI governance, strategy, communication, and career planning – followed by a capstone project. All backgrounds are welcome.
Expenses covered
Full-time
Entry bar: low
Focus: governance
Applications closed
Hong Kong
9 days · Starts 17 Oct 2026
Intensive bootcamp on technical AI safety aimed at people pursuing a career in the field. Curriculum covers technical foundations, AI safety strategy, and technical governance – ending with a capstone project. All backgrounds are welcome.
Expenses covered
Full-time
Entry bar: low
Focus: technical
Applications closed
Lyon, France
9 days · Starts 19 Oct 2026
Intensive bootcamp on AI governance and strategy, aimed at people pursuing a career in the field. Curriculum covers AI governance, strategy, communication, and career planning – followed by a capstone project. All backgrounds are welcome.
Expenses covered
Full-time
Entry bar: low
Focus: governance
Applications closed
Online
6 weeks · Starts 26 Oct 2026
Helps experienced mid-career and senior professionals transition into high-impact careers – including AI safety. Participants identify paths, take concrete actions, and join a network of experienced peers.
No stipend
Part-time
Entry bar: low
Focus: general
Applications closed
Cape Town, South Africa
3 months · Starts November 2026
Interdisciplinary research program connecting PhD and postdoctoral researchers from fields like mathematics, neuroscience, physics, and philosophy with mentors to work on projects at the intersection of their field and AI safety.
Stipend included
Full-time
Entry bar: high
Focus: technical, governance
Applications closed
Online & Berkeley, USA & London, UK
4 months · Starts 2 Nov 2026
Funding and mentorship for technical talent entering empirical AI safety research. Fellows work with a mentor on a full-time project in scalable oversight, adversarial robustness, interpretability, or model organisms, producing a public output.
Stipend included
Full-time
Entry bar: high
Focus: technical
Applications closed
London, UK
4 weeks · Starts 2 Nov 2026
Introduction to technical alignment, with an emphasis on broad coverage of the field. Aims to advance foundational research in AI safety by folding mathematical expertise into the field. Applicants are selected on the basis of estimated mathematical strength.
Expenses covered
Full-time
Entry bar: mid
Focus: technical
Applications closed
Berkeley, USA & London, UK
3 months · Starts 2 Nov 2026
Mentored research fellowship in applied mathematics for AI alignment, resulting in a fleshed-out research proposal. Fellows are then given support applying to funders to continue their research outside the program.
Expenses covered
Full-time
Entry bar: high
Focus: technical
Applications closed
London, UK
4 days · Starts 6 Nov 2026
Residential program by Kairos exploring foundational arguments around risks from advanced AI, for working professionals with 2+ years of experience. Includes guest speakers, career planning sessions, and 1-1s.
Expenses covered
Full-time
Entry bar: low
Focus: general
Applications closed
London, UK
7 days · Starts 6 Dec 2026
Explores the threat landscape of frontier AI systems for security professionals, covering adversarial attacks, LLM security, weight security, and AI control. Includes demos and hands-on red/blue team exercises.
Expenses covered
Full-time
Entry bar: mid
Focus: technical
Applications closed
1 year · Starts 2027
Helps early-career scientists, engineers, and innovators improve their ability to advance AI safety (and other areas). Fellows receive networking, platforms to share their work, and knowledge exchange with experts.
Expenses covered
Part-time
Entry bar: high
Focus: technical
Applications closed
Washington D.C., USA
1 year · Starts January 2027
Places fellows at host organizations working on AI, biotechnology, and emerging technology policy. Includes 10 weeks of part-time training in policy writing and analysis, mentorship, and 6–24 month placements in the executive branch, Congress, or think tanks.
Stipend included
Full-time
Entry bar: high
Focus: governance
Applications closed
London, UK
3 months · Starts 11 Jan 2027
Technical AI safety research program by London AI Safety Research (LASR) Labs. Teams of 3–4 write a technical paper with a supervisor, on topics like scalable oversight and evaluation awareness.
Stipend included
Full-time
Entry bar: mid
Focus: technical
Applications closed
Cambridge, UK
2 months · Starts 18 Jan 2027
Research program for people with technical or domain expertise to develop a project with expert mentors – across tracks in technical AI safety, technical AI governance, and AI governance.
Stipend included
Full-time
Entry bar: mid
Focus: technical, governance
Applications closed
Washington D.C., USA
3 months · Starts 18 Jan 2027
Bipartisan fellowship by the Centre for the Governance of AI (GovAI) for individuals launching or advancing careers in American AI governance and policy. Fellows conduct independent research under expert mentorship, with Q&A sessions, workshops, and seminars.
Stipend included
Full-time
Entry bar: high
Focus: governance
Applications closed
London, UK
3 months · Starts 18 Jan 2027
Fellowship by the Centre for the Governance of AI (GovAI) where fellows conduct independent research on a topic of their choice with mentorship. Includes expert Q&As, weekly seminars, skill-building workshops, and peer feedback meetings.
Stipend included
Full-time
Entry bar: high
Focus: governance
Applications closed
London, UK
3 months · Starts 18 Jan 2027
Program by the Centre for the Governance of AI (GovAI) for those pursuing non-research careers in AI governance. Includes applied projects pitched by GovAI or partner organizations, expert Q&As, weekly seminars, skills workshops, and networking.
Stipend included
Full-time
Entry bar: high
Focus: governance
Applications closed
Online & Berkeley, USA & London, UK
3 months · Starts 19 Jan 2027
Research program connecting fellows with mentors across empirical, theory, strategy and forecasting, policy and governance, and systems security tracks. Includes workshops, talks, and office hours.
Stipend included
Full-time
Entry bar: high
Focus: technical, governance
Applications closed
Online & Washington D.C., USA & London, UK
3 months · Starts 22 Feb 2027
Equips professionals from varied technical and policy backgrounds with practical policy skills for securing a positive future with powerful AI. Fellows work with a mentor on research or applied policy projects.
Stipend included
Full-time
Entry bar: high
Focus: governance
Applications closed
