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Purpose and eligibility:

The purpose of the fellowship is to fund talented postdoctoral researchers to work on AI existential safety research. To be eligible, applicants should identify a mentor (normally a professor) at the host institution (normally a university) who commits in writing to mentor and support the applicant in their AI existential safety research if a Fellowship is awarded. This includes ensuring that the applicant has access to office space and is welcomed and integrated into the local research community. Fellows are expected to participate in annual workshops and other activities that will be organized to help them interact and network with other researchers in the field.

Application process:

Applicants will submit a detailed CV, a research statement, a summary of previous and current research, the names and email addresses of three referees, and the proposed host institution and mentor (whose agreement must have been secured beforehand).

The research statement should include the applicant's reason for interest in AI existential safety, a technical specification of the proposed research, and a discussion of why it would reduce the existential risk of advanced AI technologies or otherwise meet our eligibility criteria.

The proposed mentor will be asked to submit a letter confirming that they will supervise the applicant to work on AI existential safety research as per above, and that the applicant will be employed by the host institution if the Fellowship is offered.

There are no geographic limitations on applicants or host universities. We welcome applicants from a diverse range of backgrounds, and we particularly encourage applications from women and underrepresented minorities.

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Where are you a citizen?  If you have dual citizenship, please choose the country where you most recently lived.

Please enter the approximate date that you completed your PhD





Please include employment history and a full publication list.

Maximum 2 pages
12 pt font, single-spaced, letter-sized paper with 1” margins

Maximum 3 pages - excluding references
12 pt font, single-spaced, letter-sized paper with 1” margins


Please enter the email address of the first person from whom you would like to request a recommendation and compose an email to them  The system will then send a separate email they can use to complete the recommendation.  
In the email you write to your recommender, we suggest using "Fellowship Application Reference Request" as the subject. As the email text, please feel free to cut and paste the following, "I am applying for the FLI Vitalik Buterin AI Existential Safety Fellowship. The application requires references to answer a few questions and provide a written recommendation.  A link to the reference form will be sent via a separate email. Please add administrator@grantinterface.com to your safe senders list. If you do not receive the email with the link, please contact grants@futureoflife.org".

 


Please enter the email address of the first person from whom you would like to request a recommendation and compose an email to them  The system will then send a separate email they can use to complete the recommendation.  
In the email you write to your recommender, we suggest using "Fellowship Application Reference Request" as the subject. As the email text, please feel free to cut and paste the following, "I am applying for the FLI Vitalik Buterin AI Existential Safety Fellowship. The application requires references to answer a few questions and provide a written recommendation.  A link to the reference form will be sent via a separate email. Please add administrator@grantinterface.com to your safe senders list. If you do not receive the email with the link, please contact grants@futureoflife.org".


Please enter the email address of the first person from whom you would like to request a recommendation and compose an email to them  The system will then send a separate email they can use to complete the recommendation.  
In the email you write to your recommender, we suggest using "Fellowship Application Reference Request" as the subject. As the email text, please feel free to cut and paste the following, "I am applying for the FLI Vitalik Buterin AI Existential Safety Fellowship. The application requires references to answer a few questions and provide a written recommendation.  A link to the reference form will be sent via a separate email. Please add administrator@grantinterface.com to your safe senders list. If you do not receive the email with the link, please contact grants@futureoflife.org".