Impact Academy 2025 Global AI Safety Fellowship

The Impact Academy’s Global AI Safety Fellowship is a 3-6 month fully-funded research program for exceptional STEM talent to work with the world’s leading AI safety organisations on advancing the safe and beneficial development of AI. The Impact Academy’ will select Fellows from around the world for a 3-6 month placement with our partners. After an initial application, we invite candidates to participate in a rigorous and purpose-driven selection process that lasts 4 to 6 weeks. 

• Table of Content
• About Impact Academy
• Global AI Safety Fellowship
• Aim and Benefits of Global AI Safety Fellowship
• Requirements for Global AI Safety Fellowship Qualification
• Interview date, Process and Venue for Global AI Safety Fellowship
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

About Impact Academy

Impact Academy is a startup that runs cutting-edge fellowships to enable global talent to use their careers to contribute to the safe and beneficial development of AI. Our focus is to provide opportunities for students and professionals to explore challenging ideas in the field and spearhead new strategies for AI safety (AIS). We also offer mentorship for career development and support for job placements.... continue reading

Global AI Safety Fellowship

Application Deadline	31 Dec 2024
Type	Fellowship
Sponsor	Impact Academy
Gender	Men and Women

Aim and Benefits of Global AI Safety Fellowship

• Expert-led technical assessments and interview preparation
• Access to a global network of leading AI safety researchers
• Fully-funded AI Safety BootCamp with personalized mentoring
• Competitive compensation package tailored to your location

Requirements for Global AI Safety Fellowship Qualification

• The Impact Academy expect candidates to be available for full-time work for at least 3 months starting February or March 2025.
• The Impact Academy welcome applications from candidates around the globe, including those from regions traditionally underrepresented in AI safety research.
• As of now, Impact Academy cannot accept applicants who will be under 18 years of age in January 2025.

Interview date, Process and Venue for Global AI Safety Fellowship

Selection Criteria

• Demonstrated knowledge of Machine Learning and Deep Learning (e.g. a first-author ML research paper).
• Demonstrated programming experience (e.g. >1 year of software engineering experience at a leading tech firm).
• Scholastic excellence or any other achievements, such as 99th percentile performance in standardised STEM tests, like Math or Informatics Olympiads or competitive exams for graduate study.
• An interest in pursuing research to reduce the risks from advanced AI systems.

Application Deadline

December 31, 2024

How to Apply

Interested and qualified? Go to Impact Academy on airtable.com to apply

For more details, visit Impact Academy fellowship website.