An intercollegiate opportunity for students interested in AI safety research, engineering, or governance projects.

For Mentees

Apply to participate in by February 14.

Mentee Application Form »

For Mentors

Submit a project proposal by January 22. We may still accept proposals after but may not be advertised as widely.

Project Proposal Form »

About

Organized by groups at UC Berkeley, Georgia Tech, and Stanford, the Supervised Program on Alignment Research (SPAR) is an intercollegiate project-based research program for students interested in AI safety running this fall. SPAR matches students around the world with advisors to do guided projects in AI safety.

For Students

• Build AI safety project experience.
• Receive mentorship from an AI safety researcher.
• Test your personal fit for careers in AI safety.
• At some universities, earn independent study credit for your work.
• In some cases, publish your work in a workshop or conference.

For Advisors

• Find a team to implement your projects in AI safety.
• The program handles administrative work and offers assistance in project management.

Timeline

To accommodate differences in schedules across individuals and universities, we will be conducting two waves of applications. The first wave will correspond to those on the semester system like students at UC Berkeley and Georgia Tech. The second wave will correspond to those on the quarter system like at Stanford. Because mentee applications and project proposals will be reviewed on a rolling basis, these waves are more of a coordination mechanism than a strict window.

• Project proposals open Dec 8

  Advisors may begin to submit their ideas for projects.

• Mentee applications open Jan 25

  Students may begin to submit applications to each project.

• Project proposals due Jan 22

  Advisors intending to start projects in September should have their proposals submitted.

• Mentee applications due Feb 14

  Students intending to start projects in February should have their applications submitted.

• Earliest projects finish May 15

Projects will run for a minimum of 3 months, and can go longer if the team is interested.