Announcing: Iliad's Fall 2026 Programs

David Udell; Alexander Gietelink Oldenziel; Leon Lang

Iliad, an umbrella organization for applied math for AI alignment, is running several additional programs through the end of the year!

Applications to all of them are now open, here. Applicants will be selected on the basis of estimated mathematical strength.

August 2026 Iliad Intensive

Location: Lighthaven, Berkeley, USA
Duration: August 10–28, 2026 (inclusive)
Travel-and-Housing Support: $5,000 (USD) total travel-and-housing allowance
Application Deadline: June 22 EoD AoE; open now
Description: A special, accelerated 3-week taught introduction to technical AI alignment, with an emphasis on broad coverage of the field. The August 2026 Iliad Intensive will take place immediately after the ILIAD 2026 conference at Lighthaven.

Fall 2026 Iliad Fellowship

Location: LISA, London, UK
Duration: September 7–December 4, 2026 (inclusive)
Travel-and-Housing Support: $6,000 (USD) monthly travel-and-housing allowance
Application Deadline: July 27 EoD AoE; open now
Description: A 3-month mentored research fellowship in applied mathematics for AI alignment. It will launch concurrently with the September 2026 Iliad Intensive, also at LISA; Iliad Fellows will have the opportunity to drop in on Intensive lectures. The November 2026 Iliad Intensive will take place concurrently with the last weeks of the Fall 2026 Iliad Fellowship, at LISA.

September 2026 Iliad Intensive

Location: LISA, London, UK
Duration: September 7–October 2, 2026 (inclusive)
Travel-and-Housing Support: $5,000 (USD) total travel-and-housing allowance
Application Deadline: July 27 EoD AoE; open now
Description: A 4-week taught introduction to technical AI alignment, with an emphasis on broad coverage of the field. It will run concurrently with the first month of the Fall 2026 Iliad Fellowship, also at LISA.

October 2026 Iliad Intensive

Location: Berkeley, USA, exact location TBA
Duration: October 5–30, 2026 (inclusive)
Travel-and-Housing Support: $5,000 (USD) total travel-and-housing allowance
Application Deadline: TBA; open now
Description: A 4-week taught introduction to technical AI alignment, with an emphasis on broad coverage of the field.

November 2026 Iliad Intensive

Location: LISA, London, UK
Duration: November 2–27, 2026 (inclusive)
Travel-and-Housing Support: $5,000 (USD) total travel-and-housing allowance
Application Deadline: TBA; open now
Description: A 4-week taught introduction to technical AI alignment, with an emphasis on broad coverage of the field. The tail end of the Fall 2026 Iliad Fellowship will run concurrently with the November 2026 Iliad Intensive.

What does AoE and EoD mean?

Anywhere on Earth and End of Day. It’s basically the last time at which the clock changes to the next day anywhere on earth.

I thought Anywhere on Earth is the last time at which the clock changes to the next day anywhere on earth, and End of Day is just by the end of the day in whichever time zone you're in?

Anywhere on Earth (AoE) is a calendar designation that indicates that a period expires when the date passes everywhere on Earth. It is a practice to help specify deadlines such as "June 9, 2026, End of Day, Anywhere on Earth (AoE)" without requiring time zone calculations or daylight saving time adjustments.

Maybe "EoD" is then redundant. To my eyes, though, it disambiguates "AoE," as in the Wikipedia quotes. When I google "AoE" by itself, I get information on the video game Age of Empires. When I google the phrase "EoD AoE," I instead get explainers of Anywhere on Earth deadlines.

In any case, I'll link an explainer to the AoE usages in the post.

Are the applications rolling?, meaning, should I apply later if I expect my resume to be stronger later, or is applying early preferred?

We'll do early admits for strong candidates. But if you think your resume will become materially stronger closer to the program you're interested in, it's also fine to wait a bit and apply closer to the deadline.

I am interested in applying for the Intensive programs. Would there be visa sponsorship if I am applying from outside the UK?

Reapplied to the Intensive(s) since there's been some further ones announced, if there is any confusion. Any info on how far in advance of an Intensive we'd hear back?