A remote fellowship pays $12,000 for eight weeks of AI safety research — apply by August 17
Who can apply: anyone, worldwide — no degree or prior safety experience required, selection is by application quality. What you get: a $12,000 stipend for the 8-week, full-time AI Alignment Foundation fellowship (with AE Studio), September 8 – October 30, fully remote, with cloud GPUs, API credits and a dedicated research manager per team. How to apply: through the form at aialignmentfoundation.org/fellowship. Deadline: August 17, anywhere on Earth.
Why it mattersPaid, remote, credential-free entry points into AI safety research are rare. For students, researchers and career-switchers this is a concrete two-month on-ramp with compute included — but under two weeks remain to apply.
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