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Conferences, workshops, fellowships, and training programmes with currently-open submission or sign-up deadlines: calls for papers, fellowship applications, registration, early-bird pricing. Sorted by deadline, soonest first.

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Iliad August Intensive 2026

fellowship โ˜… 0.88 Apps close Aug 1, 2026 ?
๐Ÿ“… Aug 10, 2026 โ€“ Aug 28, 2026 ๐Ÿ“ Berkeley, USA via LessWrong Events

3-week intensive program in applied mathematics for AI alignment by Iliad. Based in Berkeley at Lighthaven. Provides $5,000 support. Selection based on estimated mathematical strength. Part of Iliad's series of intensive and fellowship programs.

#alignment#formal-foundations

EAGx Berkeley 2026

conference โ˜… 0.83 Apps close Aug 7, 2026 ?
๐Ÿ“… Aug 21, 2026 โ€“ Aug 23, 2026 ๐Ÿ“ Berkeley, USA via EA Global Events

Regional EA Global conference with heavy AI safety attendance. Berkeley location draws alignment researchers, interpretability practitioners, and governance community. In scope for social and community networking reasons.

#alignment#governance#safety

EAGxBerkeley 2026

conference โ˜… 0.73 Apps close Aug 7, 2026
๐Ÿ“… Aug 21, 2026 โ€“ Aug 23, 2026 ๐Ÿ“ Berkeley, USA via EA Global Events

EAGx (Effective Altruism Global x) regional conference in Berkeley. Part of the EA Global conference series organized by Centre for Effective Altruism. Heavy AI safety attendance and programming as Berkeley is a major hub for alignment research.

#alignment#governance#community

Algoverse AI Research Program Summer 2026

fellowship โ˜… 0.60 Apps close Aug 9, 2026 ?
๐Ÿ“… Jul 11, 2026 โ€“ Oct 11, 2026 ๐Ÿ“ Virtual via Algoverse AI Research

12-week AI safety research fellowship funded by Open Philanthropy (Coefficient Giving). 30 fellows selected through two-stage process work with mentors from Google DeepMind, Meta, Stanford, Anthropic, and Berkeley from ideation to conference submission. Recent cohorts achieved 68-73% conference acceptance rates.

#alignment#interpretability#evals

CAMBRIA August 2026

fellowship โ˜… 0.70 Apps close Aug 10, 2026
๐Ÿ“… Aug 10, 2026 โ€“ Aug 28, 2026 ๐Ÿ“ Cambridge, USA via CAMBRIA - Cambridge Bootcamp for Research in Interpretability and Alignment

3-week ML upskilling bootcamp for AI safety focusing on interpretability and reinforcement learning, based on ARENA curriculum. Run by Cambridge Boston Alignment Initiative. Provides housing, meals, 24/7 office access, dedicated TAs, and travel support.

#interpretability#alignment bootcampfellowship

Digital Minds Research Sprint 2026

hackathon โ˜… 0.66 Reg closes Aug 14, 2026 ?
๐Ÿ“… Aug 14, 2026 โ€“ Aug 16, 2026 ๐Ÿ“ Hybrid via Apart Research

Participants design and run experiments to build the empirical foundations of AI welfare, investigating how to distinguish genuine preferences in frontier models from portrayed character traits. Focuses on digital minds consciousness and welfare research.

#alignment#governance#evals

AI Measurement Science Workshop 2026

workshop โ˜… 0.84 CFP closes Aug 15, 2026
๐Ÿ“… Oct 9, 2026 ๐Ÿ“ San Francisco, USA via Stanford AI Measurement Science Lab

One-day workshop inviting submissions addressing three core challenges: Interactive Measurement (evaluating policies and agent behavior with non-independent observations), Measurement under Strategic Optimization (robustness against gaming and adaptive leaderboards), and Measurement under Non-Stationarity (handling drift and monitoring deployed systems). Research track and competition track submissions accepted.

#evals#interpretability

SPAR Fall 2026

fellowship โ˜… 0.86 Apps close Aug 18, 2026
๐Ÿ“… Sep 14, 2026 โ€“ Dec 14, 2026 ๐Ÿ“ Virtual via SPAR - Supervised Program for Alignment Research

Supervised Program for Alignment Research: part-time remote research program pairing aspiring researchers with experienced mentors from Google DeepMind, RAND, Apollo Research, MATS, UK AISI, etc. for three-month projects. 210+ experts for Fall 2026. Mentees commit 5-40 hours weekly. Culminates in Demo Day featuring posters, talks, and career fair with METR, Redwood Research, GovAI and MATS.

#alignment#interpretability#evals#governance

Corrigibility Research Fund 2026

cfp โ˜… 0.99 Apps close Aug 23, 2026
๐Ÿ“… Aug 23, 2026 ๐Ÿ“ Virtual via Alignment Forum Events

Grant fund awarding at least $200,000 in grants and prizes for corrigibility research in 2026. Typical awards range from $5,000-$35,000. Two rounds: Round 1 deadline August 23, Round 2 deadline October 31. Prize awards of $40,000 by end of September and at least $60,000 mid-December (no application required for prizes). Research spanning pure theory (formal models, decision-theoretic analysis) to empirical work (training experiments, evaluations) qualifies. Work must be legible to frontier AI labs and avoid accelerating capabilities development.

#alignment#control

Iliad Fall Fellowship 2026

fellowship โ˜… 0.85 Apps close Sep 1, 2026 ?
๐Ÿ“… Sep 7, 2026 โ€“ Dec 4, 2026 ๐Ÿ“ London, UK via LessWrong Events

3-month mentored research fellowship in applied mathematics for AI alignment by Iliad. Based in London at LISA. Provides $6,000/month stipend. Selection based on estimated mathematical strength.

#alignment#formal-foundations

Iliad September Intensive 2026

fellowship โ˜… 0.85 Apps close Sep 1, 2026 ?
๐Ÿ“… Sep 7, 2026 โ€“ Oct 2, 2026 ๐Ÿ“ London, UK via LessWrong Events

4-week intensive program in applied mathematics for AI alignment by Iliad. Based in London at LISA. Provides $5,000 support. Selection based on estimated mathematical strength.

#alignment#formal-foundations

Cambridge ERA:AI Fellowship 2026

fellowship โ˜… 0.59 Apps close Sep 11, 2026 ?
๐Ÿ“… Jul 6, 2026 โ€“ Sep 11, 2026 ๐Ÿ“ Cambridge, United Kingdom via ERA Cambridge: Existential Risk Alliance Fellowship

10-week Cambridge-based fellowship on existential AI risk. Fellows paid a competitive stipend, with meals during working hours, transport, visas, and lodging covered for the duration. Welcomes talented individuals from around the world at any career stage motivated to contribute to AI safety and governance research. 30+ events hosted over the fellowship period, with weekly mentorship and dedicated research management support.

#alignment#governance#technical-safety#safety fellowship

EAGxOxford 2026

conference โ˜… 0.82 Apps close Sep 13, 2026
๐Ÿ“… Sep 25, 2026 โ€“ Sep 27, 2026 ๐Ÿ“ Oxford, UK via EA Global Events

EAGx (Effective Altruism Global x) regional conference in Oxford. Part of the EA Global conference series organized by Centre for Effective Altruism. Oxford is a major hub for AI safety and governance research.

#governance#alignment

ARC White-Box Estimation Challenge 2026

other โ˜… 0.61 Apps close Sep 19, 2026

ARC (Alignment Research Center) partnered with AIcrowd to launch a contest focused on improving estimation algorithms for neural network behavior through mechanistic analysis. The warm-up round begins in early June 2026.

#interpretability#evals#control#alignment challengecompetition

NeurIPS 2026

conference โ˜… 0.74 CFP closes Sep 24, 2026 ?
๐Ÿ“… Dec 6, 2026 โ€“ Dec 12, 2026 ๐Ÿ“ Sydney, Australia via NeurIPS: Safety-related Workshops

Neural Information Processing Systems conference. Main conference in Sydney, Australia December 6-12. Satellite conferences in Atlanta, Georgia (Dec 9-13) and Paris, France (Dec 9-13). Workshop mandatory accept/reject notification date: September 29. Paper authors notifications: September 24. Annual ML conference with safety-related workshops in scope.

#alignment#interpretability#evals#ml-safety conference

EA Global: New York City 2026

conference โ˜… 0.75 Apps close Sep 27, 2026
๐Ÿ“… Oct 16, 2026 โ€“ Oct 18, 2026 ๐Ÿ“ New York City, USA via EA Global Events

EA Global conference series featuring talks and discussions on the latest ideas in effective altruism, with workshops and networking opportunities. Heavy AI safety attendance and programming. In scope for social/community event reasons.

#governance#alignment#policy

Iliad October Intensive 2026

fellowship โ˜… 0.83 Apps close Oct 1, 2026 ?
๐Ÿ“… Oct 5, 2026 โ€“ Oct 30, 2026 ๐Ÿ“ Berkeley, USA via LessWrong Events

4-week intensive program in applied mathematics for AI alignment by Iliad. Based in Berkeley. Provides $5,000 support. Selection based on estimated mathematical strength.

#alignment#formal-foundations

Iliad November Intensive 2026

fellowship โ˜… 0.80 Apps close Nov 1, 2026 ?
๐Ÿ“… Nov 2, 2026 โ€“ Nov 27, 2026 ๐Ÿ“ London, UK via LessWrong Events

4-week intensive program in applied mathematics for AI alignment by Iliad. Based in London at LISA. Provides $5,000 support. Selection based on estimated mathematical strength.

#alignment#formal-foundations

Vision Weekend USA 2026

conference โ˜… 0.58 Reg closes Nov 5, 2026 ?
๐Ÿ“… Nov 13, 2026 โ€“ Nov 15, 2026 ๐Ÿ“ San Francisco, USA via Foresight Institute

Flagship conference gathering leading scientists, entrepreneurs, funders, and policymakers to explore the frontiers of science and technology, including AI safety tracks. Organized by Foresight Institute, a 40-year-old organization focused on transformative technology. Registration available.

#safety#alignment#governance

Foresight Vision Weekend USA 2026

conference โ˜… 0.64 Reg closes Nov 13, 2026
๐Ÿ“… Nov 13, 2026 โ€“ Nov 15, 2026 ๐Ÿ“ San Francisco, USA via Foresight Institute

Flagship event gathering leading scientists, entrepreneurs, funders, and policymakers to explore the frontiers of science and technology. 40-year-old organization focused on transformative technology including AI safety tracks.

#alignment#governance