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Fellowship Programs

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Future of Life Institute (FLI)·Lead: Andrea Berman·2022 – present·Wiki page →

Vitalik Buterin PhD and Postdoctoral Fellowships in AI Existential Safety. Run with BAIF. 14+ PhD fellows and 4+ postdocs at top universities. Falls under Operations & Grants team.

Funding Programs

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Vitalik Buterin PhD Fellowship in AI Existential Safety

5-year tuition + $40K/year stipend + $10K research fund. 14 fellows at UC Berkeley, Stanford, MIT, Cambridge.

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Vitalik Buterin Postdoctoral Fellowship in AI Existential Safety

$80K/year stipend + $10K research fund. Fellows at Berkeley/CHAI, MIT, Oxford.

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US-China AI Governance PhD Fellowship

Same structure as technical PhD fellowship. Focused on US-China AI governance.

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Other Future of Life Institute (FLI) Divisions

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