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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.

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 [...]

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Outline:

(00:35) August 2026 Iliad Intensive

(01:23) Fall 2026 Iliad Fellowship

(02:20) September 2026 Iliad Intensive

(03:07) October 2026 Iliad Intensive

(03:46) November 2026 Iliad Intensive

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First published:
May 30th, 2026

Source:
https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/vBhqyeTeKMmLzW73z/announcing-iliad-s-fall-2026-programs

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Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO.

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