Iliad Fellowship
A three-month mentored research Fellowship in applied mathematics for AI alignment.
The Iliad Fellowship supports researchers developing the skills, context, and research direction needed to conduct independent technical AI alignment research. Fellows work with a mentor, explore a research project, and join a community of researchers approaching alignment from different perspectives.
Overview
We offer Fellowships starting at the beginning of most months, in both London and the California Bay Area. Extensions are considered case by case towards the end of the Fellowship.
Duration
Three months, full-time.
Format
In-person, individual mentored research.
Support
Fellows receive a $6,000 USD travel-and-housing allowance per month.
Research level
Designed for PhD students, postdocs, and researchers with equivalent experience.
Iliad’s Mission and Why We Fund Fellowships
Iliad works to develop AI alignment into a mature scientific discipline, drawing on the tools and insights of mathematics, theoretical physics, and computer science.
We fund Fellowships to help technically strong researchers bring their expertise to alignment. Entering a new field takes time: researchers need to understand its questions, assess existing approaches, and identify where their skills (old and new) can make a useful contribution. The Fellowship provides funding, mentorship, and a research community to support that process.
We aim for broad coverage of the alignment landscape. Our Fellows collectively explore different approaches, including foundational questions and directions that receive less attention elsewhere. We want to support both promising individual researchers and a research community whose interests reflect the range of problems we believe need better understanding.
For an overview of the topics in our orbit, browse the Iliad Intensive curriculum.
Who Should Apply?
The Fellowship is aimed at researchers with strong mathematical backgrounds, typically PhD students, postdocs, or researchers with equivalent experience.
It is intended for people who want to develop and pursue research in applied mathematics for AI alignment with close mentorship.
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