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$6,000 a Month AI Alignment Fellowship (January 2027)

  • Organization: Iliad
  • Type: Fellowship
  • Location: Global
  • Deadline: November 16, 2026
  • Age: 18 and over
  • Funding: Fully Funded

Iliad, a non-profit AI safety research organisation based in London and the San Francisco Bay Area, runs a fully funded, in-person research fellowship that helps researchers from mathematics, theoretical physics and computer science move into technical AI alignment. Fellows spend three months doing full-time, mentored research, after first completing Iliad's month-long Intensive course. The January 2027 cohort runs from 4 January to 26 March 2027 in London or the Bay Area. **What you get:** - A $6,000 USD travel-and-housing allowance for each month of the Fellowship - A research mentor and a place in a community of alignment researchers - No tuition for the Intensive, which also pays a $5,000 USD travel-and-housing allowance, office space, and lunch and dinner five days a week - A chance at a six-month funded extension at the same $6,000 a month, offered to about half of Fellows **What you'll do:** - Complete the Iliad Intensive, a four-week, full-time taught course in foundational AI alignment, before the research months - Spend three months on full-time, individual mentored research in AI alignment, in person in London or the Bay Area - Explore a research direction in areas such as learning theory, interpretability, agency or safety guarantees **Key dates:** - Applications close 16 November 2026 - January 2027 Fellowship runs 4 January to 26 March 2027, London or Bay Area - February 2027 Fellowship runs 1 February to 23 April 2027, applications close 16 December 2026 **More information:** - One Iliad application form covers the upcoming Intensive and Fellowship cohorts; tick the cohorts you want - Questions go to contact@iliad.ac

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$6,000 a Month AI Alignment Fellowship (January 2027)

Nov 16, 2026 23:59:00 UTC
Opportunity type
Fellowship
Funding
Fully Funded
Location
Global
Deadline
Nov 16, 2026 23:59:00 UTC

About this opportunity

Iliad, a non-profit AI safety research organisation based in London and the San Francisco Bay Area, runs a fully funded, in-person research fellowship that helps researchers from mathematics, theoretical physics and computer science move into technical AI alignment. Fellows spend three months doing full-time, mentored research, after first completing Iliad's month-long Intensive course. The January 2027 cohort runs from 4 January to 26 March 2027 in London or the Bay Area.

What you get:

  • A $6,000 USD travel-and-housing allowance for each month of the Fellowship
  • A research mentor and a place in a community of alignment researchers
  • No tuition for the Intensive, which also pays a $5,000 USD travel-and-housing allowance, office space, and lunch and dinner five days a week
  • A chance at a six-month funded extension at the same $6,000 a month, offered to about half of Fellows

What you'll do:

  • Complete the Iliad Intensive, a four-week, full-time taught course in foundational AI alignment, before the research months
  • Spend three months on full-time, individual mentored research in AI alignment, in person in London or the Bay Area
  • Explore a research direction in areas such as learning theory, interpretability, agency or safety guarantees

Key dates:

  • Applications close 16 November 2026
  • January 2027 Fellowship runs 4 January to 26 March 2027, London or Bay Area
  • February 2027 Fellowship runs 1 February to 23 April 2027, applications close 16 December 2026

More information:

  • One Iliad application form covers the upcoming Intensive and Fellowship cohorts; tick the cohorts you want
  • Questions go to contact@iliad.ac

Who can apply

  • Must be 18 or older by the start of the programme
  • Aimed primarily at PhD students, postdocs, or people with equivalent substantial research experience; a PhD is not a hard requirement
  • Background in mathematics, theoretical physics, computer science or a related discipline
  • Every Fellow completes the month-long Iliad Intensive before the Fellowship
  • Full-time and in person in London or the San Francisco Bay Area
  • The application asks for a CV and your immigration status in the US and/or UK

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Good to know

  • +Clear dated cohort on the organisation's own calendar
  • +Fully funded: $6,000 a month allowance plus a no-tuition Intensive
  • +Application form on its own domain asks for no payment
  • +Established AI safety non-profit; FAQ says most funding comes from Coefficient Giving

Worth checking yourself

  • !Every Fellow must complete the month-long Intensive first, yet the January 2027 Fellowship starts on 4 January, the same day as the January Intensive. Iliad's pages do not say how a newcomer fits this; readers new to Iliad should tick the Intensive as well and check with contact@iliad.ac
  • !The allowance is described as travel-and-housing; the pages do not say whether it is taxable or whether visas are sponsored, though the form asks for US and UK immigration status
  • !Iliad gives the closing date with no time, so apply during the day on 16 November
  • !Pitched at PhD students and postdocs, so most undergraduates will be stretching

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$6,000 a Month AI Alignment Fellowship (January 2027)
Nov 16, 2026 23:59:00 UTC