MATS Summer 2026 Fellowship

fellowship 📅 June 1, 2026 – August 31, 2026 📍 Berkeley / London, USA / UK ★ 0.94

https://www.matsprogram.org/

12-week research fellowship pairing aspiring alignment researchers with leading mentors. $15,000 stipend, $12,000 compute budget, private housing and catered meals. In-person cohorts in Berkeley and London. Successful fellows may extend research for 6-12 months. Open to diverse backgrounds with strong technical aptitude and motivation toward AI safety.

Deadlines

application: January 18, 2026 : Applications closed, EOI still accepted

Topics & tags

#alignment#mechanistic-interpretability#governance

Sources

MATS: ML Alignment & Theory Scholars (cohort, trust 0.95) · observed 2026-05-04

Salience signals (score = 0.943)

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    "is_deadline_open": 0,
    "source_count": 1
  },
  "computed_at": "2026-05-04T22:37:22.370Z"
}

First seen 2026-05-04 · last confirmed 2026-05-04 · confidence high