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.
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.
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
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.
The April 2026 Iliad Intensive cohort, at LISA
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
Fall 2026 Iliad Fellowship
September 2026 Iliad Intensive
October 2026 Iliad Intensive
November 2026 Iliad Intensive
Iliad's forthcoming summer and fall 2026 programs