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Timelines are short. Given that, the sooner we can onboard people into the alignment field, the better. In that spirit, and in light of our current applicant count and quality, Iliad is launching three new Iliad Fellowship cohorts, all to start before the year is out.

That is, separate from our incoming Fall 2026 Iliad Fellowship cohort (September 7–December 4), the following Fellowship cohorts are now open for applications:

October 2026 Iliad Fellowship

Location: Choice of SF Bay Area, USA, or London, UK

Duration: October 5–December 18, 2026 (inclusive)

Travel-and-Housing Support: $6,000 (USD) monthly travel-and-housing allowance

Application Deadline: August 31, 2026 EoD AoE; open now

Description: An 11-week mentored, fully funded research fellowship in applied math for AI alignment. It will start concurrently with the October 2026 Iliad Intensive.

November 2026 Iliad Fellowship

Location: Choice of SF Bay Area, USA, or London, UK

Duration: November 2, 2026–February 5, 2027 (inclusive)

Travel-and-Housing Support: $6,000 (USD) monthly travel-and-housing allowance

Application Deadline: September 21, 2026 EoD AoE; open now

Description: A 14-week mentored, fully funded research fellowship in applied math for AI alignment. It will start concurrently with the November 2026 Iliad Intensive. (The last two weeks of the year may be [...]

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Outline:

(00:42) October 2026 Iliad Fellowship

(01:30) November 2026 Iliad Fellowship

(02:23) December 2026 Iliad Fellowship

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First published:
August 14th, 2026

Source:
https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/DSoP8zEXvqqegqixJ/announcing-iliad-s-new-2026-fellowships

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Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO.