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55 upcoming training programs

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  • Gen Stream: Cohort 2

    Oxford, UK

    7 days · Starts 22 Nov 2026

    Immersive workshop

    For generalists (operators, builders, communicators, field-builders) moving into AI safety. Participants build a project sourced from an AI safety org, with talks, red teaming, and mentor 1-1s – ending with a demo day.

    Expenses covered

    Full-time

    Entry bar: high

    Focus: general

    Apply by 13 Nov 2026

  • ARBOx5 (Alignment Research Bootcamp Oxford)

    Oxford, UK

    12 days · Starts 4 Jan 2027

    Bootcamp

    Run by the Oxford AI Safety Initiative (OAISI) with a curriculum adapted from ARENA. Covers ML fundamentals, building GPT-2 small, mechanistic interpretability, RL, and evals – ending with a short capstone project.

    Expenses covered

    Full-time

    Entry bar: mid

    Focus: technical

    Apply by 14 Nov 2026

  • CLR Fundamentals Program: Autumn 2026

    Online

    1 month · Starts 20 Nov 2026

    Course

    Course by the Center on Long-Term Risk (CLR) on how transformative AI might be involved in creating large amounts of suffering (s-risks). Covers model personas, safe Pareto improvements, and multiagent AI safety.

    No stipend

    Part-time

    Entry bar: low

    Focus: technical, governance

    Apply by 16 Nov 2026

  • AGI Strategy

    Montréal, Canada

    1 month · Starts 23 Nov 2026

    Course

    Run by AI Safety Montréal (AISM) for anyone who wants to upskill in AI safety and get a clearer view of the field and their own place in it. Uses BlueDot Impact's AGI Strategy curriculum. Sessions in English or French.

    No stipend

    Part-time

    Entry bar: low

    Focus: general

    Apply by 16 Nov 2026

  • Iliad Intensive: January 2027

    Berkeley, USA

    4 weeks · Starts 4 Jan 2027

    Bootcamp

    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

  • AI Safety Collective at Irvine (AISCI) Research Projects

    Online & Irvine, USA

    3 weeks · Starts 20 Nov 2026

    Fellowship

    Teams of 1–3 work on open questions in technical AI safety, each mentored by a board member. Projects cover monitoring AI agents for attacks, evaluation awareness, and jailbreak defenses – ending with a blog post.

    No stipend

    Part-time

    Entry bar: mid

    Focus: technical

    Apply by 17 Nov 2026

  • Other

    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

    Apply by 20 Nov 2026

  • Anthropic Residency

    Online & San Francisco, USA & New York City, USA & London, UK

    Starts flexibly, after offers in January 2027

    Fellowship

    For professors in quantitative disciplines, technical founders, and staff-level engineers moving into AI research. Includes a mentored project, plus self-study time and talks to learn modern ML and AI safety.

    Stipend included

    Full-time

    Entry bar: high

    Focus: technical

    Apply by 22 Nov 2026

  • SAGE: S-risk and AI Governance Exchange

    Online

    6 weeks · Starts 11 Jan 2027

    Course

    Working group by the Center for Reducing Suffering (CRS) on how AI governance could reduce s-risk (risk of astronomical suffering). People from both fields rank open questions and identify potential interventions.

    No stipend

    Part-time

    Entry bar: high

    Focus: governance

    Apply by 22 Nov 2026

  • Tarbell Fellowship: 2027

    Online & USA & UK & Hong Kong

    1 year · Starts 7 Jun 2027

    Fellowship

    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

  • GovAI UK Summer Fellowship: 2027, Applied Track

    London, UK

    3 months · Starts 7 Jun 2027

    Fellowship

    Program by the Centre for the Governance of AI (GovAI) for those pursuing non-research careers in AI governance. Includes applied projects in events, communications, and policy engagement, plus expert Q&As and seminars.

    Stipend included

    Full-time

    Entry bar: high

    Focus: governance

    Apply by 22 Nov 2026

  • GovAI UK Summer Fellowship: 2027, Research Track

    London, UK

    3 months · Starts 7 Jun 2027

    Fellowship

    Program by the Centre for the Governance of AI (GovAI) where fellows research an AI governance topic of their choice with a supervisor. Includes expert Q&As, weekly seminars, skills workshops, and peer feedback.

    Stipend included

    Full-time

    Entry bar: high

    Focus: governance

    Apply by 22 Nov 2026

  • GovAI DC Summer Fellowship: 2027

    Washington D.C., USA

    3 months · Starts 7 Jun 2027

    Fellowship

    Bipartisan program for people launching or accelerating careers in American AI governance and policy. Fellows research a topic of their choice with a supervisor, plus expert Q&As, skills workshops, and peer feedback.

    Stipend included

    Full-time

    Entry bar: high

    Focus: governance

    Apply by 22 Nov 2026

  • Pathfinder Fellowship: Spring 2027

    Online

    5 months · Starts 6 Dec 2026

    Fellowship

    Program by Kairos for students who lead or plan to found university AI safety or AI policy groups. Fellows are paired with experienced organizers and get group funding, workshops, and a Slack community.

    Stipend included

    Part-time

    Entry bar: low

    Focus: general

    Apply by 24 Nov 2026

  • Fellowship

    Research with the Oxford Martin AI Governance Initiative (AIGI) on compute oversight, model evaluation, privacy-preserving transparency, and standards development. Each student has a technical and a policy supervisor.

    Stipend included

    Full-time

    Entry bar: high

    Focus: technical, governance

    Apply by 2 Dec 2026

  • Policy Leaders Programme: Spring 2027

    Online & Brussels, Belgium

    8 weeks · Starts 23 Feb 2027

    Fellowship

    Program by Talos Network helping experienced professionals in policy, law, defense, and similar fields apply their expertise to European AI governance. Includes discussion calls, 1-1s, a summit, and optional placement.

    Expenses covered

    Part-time

    Entry bar: high

    Focus: governance

    Apply by 6 Dec 2026

  • Talos Fellowship: Spring 2027

    Online & Brussels, Belgium

    7 weeks · Starts 24 Feb 2027

    Fellowship

    Program by Talos Network for recent graduates and early-career professionals who want to work in European AI governance. Includes a weekly seminar, 1-1s, a published policy piece, a summit, and an optional placement.

    Expenses covered

    Part-time

    Entry bar: mid

    Focus: governance

    Apply by 6 Dec 2026

  • AI Evaluation Programme: 2027

    Online

    5 months · Starts 1 Feb 2027

    Course

    For graduate students, early-career researchers, and professionals. Modules include adversarial evaluations and red teaming, mechanistic interpretability, and misuse and extreme risk – alongside a team capstone study.

    No stipend

    Part-time

    Entry bar: mid

    Focus: technical

    Apply by 11 Dec 2026

  • Iliad Fellowship: February 2027

    Bay Area, USA & London, UK

    3 months · Starts 1 Feb 2027

    Fellowship

    Mentored research in applied mathematics for alignment, preceded by a course covering the field. For PhD students, postdocs, and researchers of equivalent experience. About half of fellows go on to a research extension.

    Expenses covered

    Full-time

    Entry bar: high

    Focus: technical

    Apply by 16 Dec 2026

  • LawAI Summer Fellowship (US): 2027

    Washington D.C., USA

    2 months · Starts 14 Jun 2027

    Fellowship

    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

  • LawAI Summer Research Fellowship (Legal Frontiers): 2027

    Online & Cambridge, UK & Washington D.C., USA

    2 months · Starts 14 Jun 2027

    Fellowship

    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

  • Fellowship

    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

  • AI Safety Technical Fundamentals

    Montréal, Canada

    3 months · Starts 21 Nov 2026

    Course

    Guided study of the ARENA materials, run by AI Safety Montréal (AISM). Covers deep learning fundamentals, transformers and mechanistic interpretability, reinforcement learning, and model evaluations.

    No stipend

    Part-time

    Entry bar: low

    Focus: technical

  • 1st Benevolent AI Workshop

    İzmit, Turkey

    2 days · Starts 5 Dec 2026

    Immersive workshop

    Program by Poedat introducing AI safety and governance in Turkish. Covers alignment, reward hacking, catastrophe scenarios, and control of advanced AI. Includes talks, paper discussions, and a career planning workshop.

    No stipend

    Full-time

    Entry bar: low

    Focus: general

  • AGI Strategy Course

    Online

    5 weeks · Starts 11 Jan 2027

    Course

    Program in Spanish by Seguridad de la IA (iaS) using BlueDot Impact's AGI Strategy curriculum. Covers how AI is developing, the risks and opportunities of different outcomes, and how to steer AI toward better scenarios.

    No stipend

    Part-time

    Entry bar: low

    Focus: general

Applications not yet open

  • AI Safety Camp (AISC): 12th edition

    Online

    4 months · Starts 9 Jan 2027

    Fellowship

    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

  • PRISM AI Safety Research Fellowship: 2027

    Online

    4 months · Starts 31 Jan 2027

    Fellowship

    Research program by Women Who Do Data (W2D2) where expert mentors guide teams of 4–5 from research question to paper submission. Projects span technical and governance topics – ending with a final poster showcase.

    No stipend

    Part-time

    Entry bar: mid

    Focus: technical, governance

    Applications not yet open

  • London AI Safety Research (LASR) Labs: Summer 2027

    London, UK

    3 months · Starts in June 2027

    Fellowship

    Technical AI safety research program. Teams of three to four, supervised by an experienced researcher, take a project from proposal to publication.

    Stipend included

    Full-time

    Entry bar: mid

    Focus: technical

    Applications not yet open

Applications closed

  • PIBBSS Fellowship: Winter 2026

    Cape Town, South Africa

    3 months · Starts November 2026

    Fellowship

    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

  • AI and National Security Convergence Fellowship: 2026-2027

    Online & Washington D.C., USA

    8 months · Starts in November 2026

    Fellowship

    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

    Applications closed

  • Frontier AI Governance course

    Montréal, Canada

    5 weeks · Starts 17 Nov 2026

    Course

    Program by AI Safety Montréal (AISM) for anyone who wants to work on how frontier AI is governed. Uses BlueDot Impact's curriculum to assess the evidence, map institutions and power, and plan how to contribute.

    No stipend

    Part-time

    Entry bar: low

    Focus: governance

    Applications closed

  • LENS Bootcamp: Learning to Explain Neural Systems

    New Delhi, India

    8 weeks · Starts 21 Nov 2026

    Bootcamp

    Program by Secure AI Futures Lab (SAFL) on looking inside small open language models. Covers the logit lens, steering vectors, activation patching, and probes, with teams of three testing whether a model uses a concept.

    No stipend

    Part-time

    Entry bar: low

    Focus: technical

    Applications closed

  • Iliad Fellowship: December 2026

    Berkeley, USA & London, UK

    3 months · Starts 1 Dec 2026

    Fellowship

    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

  • AI Security Bootcamp (AISB): London, December 2026

    London, UK

    7 days · Starts 6 Dec 2026

    Bootcamp

    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

  • MATS Residency: Winter 2027

    Online & Berkeley, USA & London, UK & Washington D.C., USA

    Starts early 2027

    Fellowship

    For experienced researchers independently pursuing their own AI safety agenda. Tracks cover placement support, a staff researcher role, and founding a new research organization.

    Stipend included

    Full-time

    Entry bar: high

    Focus: technical, governance

    Applications closed

  • Anthropic AI Safety Fellows Program: January 2027

    Online & Berkeley, USA & London, UK

    4 months · Starts January 2027

    Fellowship

    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

    Applications closed

  • Fellowship

    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

  • Horizon Fellowship 2027

    Washington D.C., USA

    1 year · Starts January 2027

    Fellowship

    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

  • CAMBRIA: January 2027

    Cambridge, USA

    3 weeks · Starts 4 Jan 2027

    Bootcamp

    Program by the Cambridge Boston Alignment Initiative (CBAI) building technical skills for AI safety research. Based on the ARENA curriculum, covering transformers, interpretability, evals, and alignment science.

    Expenses covered

    Full-time

    Entry bar: mid

    Focus: technical

    Applications closed

  • AI Safety Essentials Fellowship

    Online

    7 weeks · Starts 10 Jan 2027

    Fellowship

    Program by Global AI Youth Network SSA (GAIN SSA) for African researchers, engineers, and students mapping AI safety work and career pathways. Includes pre-reading, live group calls, and a portfolio project proposal.

    No stipend

    Part-time

    Entry bar: mid

    Focus: general

    Applications closed

  • LASR Labs: Winter 2027

    London, UK

    3 months · Starts 11 Jan 2027

    Fellowship

    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

  • AI Security Bootcamp (AISB): San Francisco 2027

    San Francisco, USA

    7 days · Starts 17 Jan 2027

    Bootcamp

    For security professionals looking to secure frontier AI systems. Covers threat modeling, LLM and infrastructure security, weight security, and AI control through demos, lectures, and hands-on red/blue team exercises.

    Expenses covered

    Full-time

    Entry bar: mid

    Focus: technical

    Applications closed

  • ERA:AI Fellowship: Winter 2027

    Cambridge, UK

    2 months · Starts 18 Jan 2027

    Fellowship

    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

  • Generator Residency: Winter 2027

    Berkeley, USA

    3 months · Starts 18 Jan 2027

    Fellowship

    Program by Kairos and Constellation for AI safety generalists to pitch, build, and ship projects. Residents lead their own project or embed with an organization or mentor, backed by weekly advising and job support.

    Stipend included

    Full-time

    Entry bar: high

    Focus: general

    Applications closed

  • GovAI DC Winter Fellowship: 2027

    Washington D.C., USA

    3 months · Starts 18 Jan 2027

    Fellowship

    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

  • GovAI UK Winter Fellowship: 2027, Research Track

    London, UK

    3 months · Starts 18 Jan 2027

    Fellowship

    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

  • Pivotal Research Fellowship: 2027 Q1

    London, UK

    3 months · Starts 18 Jan 2027

    Fellowship

    AI safety research program pairing fellows with mentors from Anthropic, Google DeepMind, the UK AI Security Institute (AISI), and Apollo Research for weekly 1-1s. Includes research managers, workshops, and expert Q&As.

    Stipend included

    Full-time

    Entry bar: mid

    Focus: technical, governance

    Applications closed

  • GovAI UK Winter Fellowship: 2027, Applied Track

    London, UK

    3 months · Starts 18 Jan 2027

    Fellowship

    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

  • MATS: Winter 2027

    Online & Berkeley, USA & London, UK

    3 months · Starts 19 Jan 2027

    Fellowship

    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

  • LawAI Winter Research Fellowship (EU Law): 2027

    Cambridge, UK

    2 months · Starts 1 Feb 2027

    Fellowship

    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

    Applications closed

  • Institute for AI Policy and Strategy (IAPS) AI Policy Fellowship: Spring 2027

    Online & Washington D.C., USA & London, UK

    3 months · Starts 22 Feb 2027

    Fellowship

    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

  • Beijing AI Safety Residency: Spring 2027

    Beijing, China

    3 months · Starts in April 2027

    Fellowship

    Program at Tsinghua University's Beijing AI Safety Hub (BASH) for researchers working on alignment, evaluations, scalable oversight, or control. Residents bring their own agenda and work with counterparts in China.

    Stipend included

    Full-time

    Entry bar: high

    Focus: technical, governance

    Applications closed

  • LASST Summer Fellowship: 2027

    Online & New York, USA

    2 months · Starts 7 Jun 2027

    Fellowship

    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

    Applications closed

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