Constellation Astra Fellowship 2026 (Fully-funded) – YOA

Deadline: September 26, 2025

Applications are open for the Constellation Astra Fellowship 2026. Astra is Constellation’s flagship fellowship, constructed to speed up AI security analysis and expertise. AI is advancing sooner than any know-how in historical past, they usually suppose it’s value getting ready for a few of its most regarding dangers. Astra helps shut this hole by bringing distinctive folks into the sector and connecting them with main mentors and analysis alternatives.

Astra is a totally funded, 3-6 month, in-particular person program at Constellation’s Berkeley analysis heart. Fellows advance frontier AI security tasks with steerage from skilled mentors and devoted analysis administration and profession assist from Constellation’s crew.

Over 80% of Astra’s first cohort at the moment are working full-time in AI security roles in organizations resembling Redwood Research, METR, Anthropic, OpenAI, Google DeepMind, the Center for AI Standards and Innovation, and the UK AI Security Institute. This spherical, they need to go additional: putting much more folks into the very best-affect roles and serving to fellows launch new initiatives to sort out pressing however uncared for issues.

Benefits

They present the assets and assist wanted for fellows to pursue full-time analysis:

• Stipend: Competitive monetary assist all through this system.
• Research Budget: ~$15K per fellow monthly for compute.
• Visa assist: For worldwide candidates, we’ll assist with visas.
• Workspace & Community: Ongoing collaboration at Constellation’s Berkeley analysis heart, the place you’ll have entry to ~150 community contributors and ongoing AI security targeted convenings (e.g., shared each day meals, seminars, workshops, desk-prime-workouts, conferences).
• Mentorship & Research Management: Weekly mentorship from senior consultants and analysis administration assist from Constellation’s crew (by way of 1:1s, small group conferences, workplace hours, Slack collaboration).
• Placement Services: Many fellows are anticipated to hitch organizations which are collaborating in Astra. Others are actively related to alternatives throughout our community.
• Incubation Services: They additionally present advisory providers for fellows launching new tasks and organizations (e.g., enterprise operations, communication, hiring, fundraising & extra).

Eligibility

They are searching for gifted folks which are excited to pursue new concepts and tasks that advance protected AI. 

You could also be a robust match should you:

• Are motivated to cut back catastrophic dangers from superior AI
• Bring technical or area-particular expertise related to the main focus areas (e.g., technical analysis, safety, governance, coverage, technique, discipline-constructing) 
• Would wish to transition right into a full-time AI security position or begin your personal AI security targeted group

Prior AI security expertise just isn’t required. Many of their most impactful fellows entered from adjoining fields and shortly made vital contributions.

Application

If you’re however undecided you meet each qualification, you’ll be able to nonetheless go forward to apply.

Click here to apply

For extra info, go to Constellation Astra Fellowship.