Application deadline: Three days remaining! MATS Summer 2026 applications close this Sunday, January 18, 2026 AOE. We've shortened the application this year. Most people finish in 1–2 hours, and we'll get back to applicants about first stage results by the end of January. Visit our website for details: matsprogram.org/apply. TL;DR:...
MATS Summer 2026 applications are now open until January 18th. Launch your career in AI alignment, interpretability, security, and governance with our fully-funded research program. MATS focuses on what we see as one of the world's most urgent and talent-constrained problems: reducing risks from unaligned AI. We believe ambitious people...
Application deadline: Three days remaining! MATS Summer 2026 applications close this Sunday, January 18, 2026 AOE. We've shortened the application this year. Most people finish in 1–2 hours, and we'll get back to applicants about first stage results by the end of January. Visit our website for details: matsprogram.org/apply.
TL;DR: This post is a follow-up to our shorter announcement that MATS Summer 2026 applications are open. It's intended for people who are considering applying and want a clearer sense of what the program is actually like, how mentorship and research support work in practice, and whether MATS is likely to be a good fit.
MATS aims to find and train... (read 1245 more words →)
MATS Summer 2026 applications are now open until January 18th. Launch your career in AI alignment, interpretability, security, and governance with our fully-funded research program.
MATS focuses on what we see as one of the world's most urgent and talent-constrained problems: reducing risks from unaligned AI. We believe ambitious people from a wide range of backgrounds can meaningfully contribute to this work. Through MATS, fellows receive the mentorship, funding, compute, and community necessary to make this transition happen.
"It's my number one recommendation to people considering work on AI safety." —Jesse Hoogland, Executive Director of Timaeus
... (read 172 more words →)"Apollo almost certainly would not have happened without MATS." —Marius Hobbhahn, CEO of Apollo Research (TIME 100 AI 2025),