Training programs

AI Safety for Italy Mentorship Program: Winter 2026/27

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.

AI Safety Camp (AISC): 12th edition

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.

GEAR: Gradual Empowerment Alignment Research course

Online

3 months · Starts beginning of October 2026

Weekly sessions working through a condensed version of the ARENA curriculum, plus paper reading. Participants reproduce one paper and learn how to write grants to get research funding.

HIP Impact Accelerator Program (IAP): Autumn 2026

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.

Maths for AI Safety Workshop

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.

Impact First Residency: Fall 2026

London, UK

6 weeks · Starts 31 Oct 2026

Students work in teams of 2–4 on an AI safety project with a mentor. Tracks cover technical AI safety, AI governance and strategy, and AI ecosystem building – ending with a report reviewed by field experts.

PIBBSS Fellowship: Winter 2026

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.

Anthropic AI Safety Fellows Program: November 2026 cohort

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.

Iliad Intensive: November 2026

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.

Iliad Fellowship: November 2026

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.

Global Challenges Project (GCP): London November 2026

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.

Iliad Fellowship: December 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.

AI Security Bootcamp (AISB): London, December 2026

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.

Anthropic AI Safety Fellows Program: January 2027

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.

Foresight Fellowship: 2027

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.

Horizon Fellowship 2027

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.

LASR Labs: Winter 2027

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.

ERA:AI Fellowship: Winter 2027

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.

GovAI DC Winter Fellowship: 2027

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.

GovAI UK Winter Fellowship: 2027, Research Track

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.

GovAI UK Winter Fellowship: 2027, Applied Track

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.

MATS: Winter 2027

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.

LawAI Winter Research Fellowship (EU Law): 2027

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.

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

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.

LASST Summer Fellowship: 2027

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.