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EA UW · Courses, research & careers

Opportunities

Find a next step that fits your skills and the change you want to make.

Selections for students and people exploring effective altruism. Check the organiser’s current deadline and eligibility before applying.

15 opportunities in October 2026

Dated deadlines come first; rolling or unstated deadlines follow. Closed listings appear last.

CEA Introductory Program

Centre for Effective Altruism · Course

CEA: Intro + In-Depth EA Programs

Free, online, 8 weeks. Starts 2 November 2026. Intro: about 3.5h/week; In-Depth: 3h prep + 1.5h discussion/week.

Explore Intro Explore In-Depth
Eligibility & details

Who it fits

18+ and comfortable discussing in English. New to EA? Choose Intro. Know the core ideas? Choose In-Depth.

The Intro program welcomes newcomers. In-Depth expects familiarity with EA and attendance at seven of eight discussions. These are CEA’s international courses; local EA UW interest is collected separately.

Applying from Poland

The Intro program welcomes newcomers. In-Depth expects familiarity with EA and attendance at seven of eight discussions. These are CEA’s international courses; local EA UW interest is collected separately.

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Centre for Effective Altruism

Link to this opportunity

Application deadline

Open as last checked

Checked 2026-10-05

Location / access

Online / remote; confirm the current organiser details.

Poland: check conditions

BlueDot Impact Biosecurity Course

BlueDot Impact · Course

Biosecurity course

Free, online, about 30 hours total. Intensive or part-time formats.

View details and apply
Eligibility & details

Who it fits

Curious about pandemic prevention? No biology background required. Expect reading, writing and discussion.

Applying from Poland

Potentially relevant to students in Poland. Country eligibility was not separately confirmed in this legacy snapshot; check the organiser.

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BlueDot Impact

Link to this opportunity

Application deadline

Open as last checked

Checked 2026-10-05

Location / access

Online / remote; confirm the current organiser details.

Poland: not confirmed

BlueDot Impact Frontier AI Governance Course

BlueDot Impact · Course

Frontier AI Governance course

Free, online, about 40 hours over six units. Intensive or part-time.

View details and apply
Eligibility & details

Who it fits

For students exploring AI policy, law or governance. Some familiarity with AI helps; no technical qualification required.

Applying from Poland

Potentially relevant to students in Poland. Country eligibility was not separately confirmed in this legacy snapshot; check the organiser.

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BlueDot Impact

Link to this opportunity

Application deadline

Open as last checked

Checked 2026-10-05

Location / access

Online / remote; confirm the current organiser details.

Poland: not confirmed

BlueDot Impact Technical AI Safety Course

BlueDot Impact · Course

Technical AI Safety course

Free, online, about 30 hours. Six days intensive or six weeks part-time.

View details and apply
Eligibility & details

Who it fits

For technical students and early researchers. Basic understanding of LLM training is expected; an AI Foundations primer is linked.

Applying from Poland

Potentially relevant to students in Poland. Country eligibility was not separately confirmed in this legacy snapshot; check the organiser.

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BlueDot Impact

Link to this opportunity

Application deadline

Open as last checked

Checked 2026-10-05

Location / access

Online / remote; confirm the current organiser details.

Poland: not confirmed

Council on Strategic Risks Fellowship for Ending Bioweapons 2027

Council on Strategic Risks · Fellowship

Fellowship for Ending Bioweapons, 2027

Ten months from January 2027. $1,000/month. Around 15–20h/month outside travel; three required US trips with travel covered.

View details and apply
Eligibility & details

Who it fits

For PhD students or graduate-degree holders. Polish citizens meet the nationality criterion; check all requirements.

Requires a graduate degree or current PhD enrolment. Citizenship is limited to NATO countries, Australia, Japan, New Zealand and South Korea. Polish citizens meet this nationality criterion. All meetings and three US trips are required.

Applying from Poland

Requires a graduate degree or current PhD enrolment. Citizenship is limited to NATO countries, Australia, Japan, New Zealand and South Korea. Polish citizens meet this nationality criterion. All meetings and three US trips are required.

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Council on Strategic Risks

Link to this opportunity

Application deadline

Open as last checked

Checked 2026-10-05

Location / access

Remote work with required US travel.

Poland: check conditions

BlueDot Impact AGI Strategy Course

BlueDot Impact · Course

AGI Strategy course

Free, online, about 25 hours. Five-day intensive or five-week part-time.

View details and apply
Eligibility & details

Who it fits

For people new to AI safety who have started thinking seriously about AI and want a direction for action.

Applying from Poland

Potentially relevant to students in Poland. Country eligibility was not separately confirmed in this legacy snapshot; check the organiser.

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BlueDot Impact

Link to this opportunity

Application deadline

Open as last checked

Checked 2026-10-05

Location / access

Online / remote; confirm the current organiser details.

Poland: not confirmed

BlueDot Impact Technical AI Safety Project Sprint

BlueDot Impact · Course

Technical AI Safety Project Sprint

Free, 30-hour mentored project. Coding confidence expected for coding projects; written projects also possible.

View details and apply
Eligibility & details

Who it fits

Early researchers and technical students with AI safety foundations. Course graduates prioritised; equivalent knowledge considered.

BlueDot prioritises graduates of its technical course and considers equivalent knowledge. Coding projects require coding experience; the program also allows written projects.

Applying from Poland

BlueDot prioritises graduates of its technical course and considers equivalent knowledge. Coding projects require coding experience; the program also allows written projects.

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BlueDot Impact

Link to this opportunity

Application deadline

Open as last checked

Checked 2026-10-05

Location / access

Confirm project format with BlueDot.

Poland: check conditions

Tarbell Center

Tarbell Center for AI Journalism · Fellowship

Tarbell Fellowship 2027–28

One-year paid fellowship: training plus newsroom placement. Primarily US, UK or Hong Kong work rights; visa sponsorship uncommon.

View details and apply
Eligibility & details

Who it fits

A stretch option for graduating students with strong writing and journalism or AI expertise. Full-time from June 2027.

A stretch option for graduating students. The fellowship cannot be combined with full-time study. Primarily for applicants with US, UK or Hong Kong work rights; visa sponsorship is uncommon.

Applying from Poland

A stretch option for graduating students. The fellowship cannot be combined with full-time study. Primarily for applicants with US, UK or Hong Kong work rights; visa sponsorship is uncommon.

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Tarbell Center

Link to this opportunity

Application deadline

Open as last checked

Checked 2026-10-05

Location / access

Primarily United States, United Kingdom or Hong Kong.

Poland: check conditions

Institute for Law & AI · Fellowship

Legal Frontiers Summer Fellowship, 2027

Remote-first, paid ten-week fellowship, 14 June–20 August 2027. EU-based fellows: £1,000/week. Required US convening; eligible travel covered.

View details and apply
Eligibility & details

Who it fits

Advanced law students with strong EU, UK or US legal knowledge. Full-time summer; Washington convening required.

Strong legal grounding and knowledge of EU, UK or US law are generally expected. Past fellows include final-year undergraduate law students and graduate students. Attendance at the Washington convening is required. Visa support is considered case by case.

Applying from Poland

Strong legal grounding and knowledge of EU, UK or US law are generally expected. Past fellows include final-year undergraduate law students and graduate students. Attendance at the Washington convening is required. Visa support is considered case by case.

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Link to this opportunity

Application deadline

Open as last checked

Checked 2026-10-05

Location / access

Remote work with required US travel.

Poland: check conditions

Effective Thesis

Effective Thesis · Career and research advice

1:1 thesis advising

Free, virtual one-to-one advising. Research direction, thesis feedback and career thinking.

Apply for free advising
Eligibility & details

Who it fits

Students choosing or developing a thesis and recent graduates exploring their career direction.

Applying from Poland

Potentially relevant to students in Poland. Country eligibility was not separately confirmed in this legacy snapshot; check the organiser.

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Effective Thesis

Link to this opportunity

Application deadline

No fixed deadline listed.

Open as last checked

Checked 2026-10-05

Location / access

Online / remote; confirm the current organiser details.

Poland: not confirmed

Sentient Futures

Sentient Futures · Interest list

AI×Animals: next-cohort interest

Official site currently offers an expression-of-interest form and open curriculum. Newcomers explicitly welcome.

Register future-cohort interest
Eligibility & details

Who it fits

For newcomers and researchers curious about how AI could affect animals.

The official page currently offers an interest form and open curriculum. This listing does not offer admission to the October 2026 cohort.

Applying from Poland

The official page currently offers an interest form and open curriculum. This listing does not offer admission to the October 2026 cohort.

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Sentient Futures

Link to this opportunity

Application deadline

No application deadline announced for a future cohort.

Future-cohort interest

Checked 2026-10-05

Location / access

Online / remote; confirm the current organiser details.

Poland: check conditions

Animal Advocacy Careers online course

Animal Advocacy Careers · Course

Animal Advocacy Careers course

Free online course, nine sessions, about 1–2 hours per session. Self-paced with no deadlines.

Start the free course
Eligibility & details

Who it fits

Students from any discipline who want to explore work that helps animals.

Applying from Poland

Potentially relevant to students in Poland. Country eligibility was not separately confirmed in this legacy snapshot; check the organiser.

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Animal Advocacy Careers

Link to this opportunity

Application deadline

No fixed deadline; self-paced learning.

Open as last checked

Checked 2026-10-05

Location / access

Online / remote; confirm the current organiser details.

Poland: not confirmed

80,000 Hours

80,000 Hours · Career and research advice

Free career advising

Free one-off online human-advisor call; selective application. Students explicitly welcome.

Apply for a career call
Eligibility & details

Who it fits

Students exploring careers on pressing problems. Read some of 80,000 Hours’ core guidance before applying.

Applying from Poland

Potentially relevant to students in Poland. Country eligibility was not separately confirmed in this legacy snapshot; check the organiser.

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80,000 Hours

Link to this opportunity

Application deadline

No fixed deadline listed.

Open as last checked

Checked 2026-10-05

Location / access

Online / remote; confirm the current organiser details.

Poland: not confirmed

EU Non-Proliferation and Disarmament eLearning

EU Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Consortium · Course

Non-Proliferation & Disarmament eLearning

20 online learning units on arms control and disarmament. Course and certification free.

Explore the free modules
Eligibility & details

Who it fits

A practical starting point for students curious about security, policy and reducing catastrophic risks.

Applying from Poland

Potentially relevant to students in Poland. Country eligibility was not separately confirmed in this legacy snapshot; check the organiser.

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EU Non-Proliferation and Disarmament eLearning

Link to this opportunity

Application deadline

No fixed deadline; self-paced learning.

Open as last checked

Checked 2026-10-05

Location / access

Online / remote; confirm the current organiser details.

Poland: not confirmed

Forecasting Research Institute illustration

Forecasting Research Institute · Research

Part-Time Student Research Assistant

Remote contractor role in most countries. $20/hour; initial three-month term. Applications explicitly rolling.

View details and apply
Eligibility & details

Who it fits

Undergraduates with research and writing skills, curiosity about forecasting, and around 10 hours a week.

Applications are reviewed until the role is filled. The employer can hire in most countries; check whether your location is supported.

Applying from Poland

Applications are reviewed until the role is filled. The employer can hire in most countries; check whether your location is supported.

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Forecasting Research Institute

Link to this opportunity

Application deadline

Rolling, until filled.

Open as last checked

Checked 2026-10-05

Location / access

Online / remote; confirm the current organiser details.

Poland: check conditions

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