Astra Fellowship

Funding: $8,400/month stipend; ~$15K/month compute for empirical research fellows. Who can apply: No prior AI safety experience required; seeks people with technical/domain expertise and motivation to transition into full-time AI safety work. Not limited to undergraduates; graduate students, PhD holders, and early-career professionals are core applicant pool. Visa support suggests openness to international and US applicants. Length: 5-month core program with optional extension (e.g., Sept 2026–Feb 2027, extendable to June 2027). Weekly mentorship from senior AI safety researchers, research manager support, seed funding for follow-on projects. Field: AI safety research, macrostrategy, empirical alignment, and governance to reduce catastrophic risks from AI.