MATS Program Autumn 2026 ($12.5k stipend) – YOA

Deadline: June 7, 2026

Applications for the MATS Program Autumn 2026 are actually open. The MATS Program is a ten to 12-week analysis fellowship designed to coach and assist rising researchers and area-builders engaged on AI alignment, interpretability, governance, and safety.

Fellows collaborate with world-class mentors, obtain devoted analysis administration assist, and be a part of a vibrant group in Berkeley or London centered on advancing protected and dependable AI. The program supplies the construction, assets, and mentorship wanted to provide impactful analysis and launch lengthy-time period careers in AI security.

The Autumn cohort will join fellows with mentors from Anthropic, OpenAI, Google DeepMind, Redwood Research, ARC, and extra on analysis and area-constructing efforts to scale back frontier AI danger. MATS supplies fellows with assist within the type of funding, compute, housing & meals, analysis administration, and a pushed group, so fellows can focus absolutely on doing impactful work.

Benefits

• $12.5k stipend and $20k compute
• Free housing, with free meals
• Travel lined and J1 visa lined if wanted

Eligibility

• MATS accepts candidates from various tutorial {and professional} backgrounds starting from machine studying, arithmetic, and laptop science to coverage, economics, physics, and cognitive science.
• The major necessities are a robust motivation to contribute to AI security and proof of technical aptitude or analysis potential. Prior AI security expertise is useful however not required.

Application

The application consists of the next:

• Basic profile
• Optional publication document
• Two quick response questions
• Track alternatives. Some tracks might require further quick responses. There aren’t any stream alternatives on this application type.

Click here to apply

For extra info, go to MATS Program.