Applications are open for the ML Alignment & Theory Scholars (MATS) Winter 2024-25 Program, running Jan 6-Mar 14, 2025. First-stage applications are due Oct 6!

MATS is a twice-yearly, 10-week AI safety research fellowship program operating in Berkeley, California, with an optional 4-month extension program. Scholars are supported with a research stipend, shared office space, seminar program, support staff, accommodation, travel reimbursement, and computing resources. Our mentors come from a variety of organizations, including Redwood Research, Anthropic, Google DeepMind, UC Berkeley CHAI, Apollo Research, the UK AI Safety Institute, CAIS, and more! Our alumni have been hired by top AI safety teams (e.g., Anthropic, Google DeepMind, UK AISI, METR), founded research groups (e.g., Apollo Research, Timaeus, CAIP, Leap Labs), and maintain a dedicated support network for new researchers.

If you have any questions about the program or application process, MATS will be hosting two office hours on Sep 27, at 11 am and 6 pm PT. Sign up here!

If you know anyone who you think would be interested in the program, you can recommend them to us here!

We are currently not funding constrained for Winter, but are accepting donations to support the Summer 2025 Program. If you would like to support our work, you can donate here!

Program Details

MATS is an educational seminar and independent research program (40 h/week) in Berkeley, CA that aims to provide talented scholars with talks, workshops, and research mentorship in the field of AI alignment, and connect them with the Berkeley AI safety research community. MATS provides scholars with housing in Berkeley, CA, as well as travel support, a co-working space, and a community of peers. The main goal of MATS is to help scholars develop as AI safety researchers. You can read more about our theory of change here.

Based on individual circumstances, we may be willing to alter the time commitment of the program and arrange for scholars to leave or start early. Please tell us your availability when applying. Our tentative timeline for the MATS Winter 2024-25 program is below.

Scholars will receive a USD 12k stipend from AI Safety Support for completing the Training and Research Phases.

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