Programs
The Intro Fellowship.
Our flagship program. Applications for the fall cohort have closed.
Learn how to do good, better.
Want to have a bigger impact with your career, your donations, and your time, and meet a community of UChicago students who care about the same thing? The Intro Fellowship is the best place to start.
We run the fellowship every quarter as a guided tour of the core ideas of effective altruism: how to compare problems, how to weigh evidence, and how to actually make a difference with the resources you have. This fall, the fellowship runs during weeks 3-8 of the quarter: Mondays from 6 to 7 pm in the Bartlett lounge, right before our weekly socials. No prior background needed.
The experience
What the fellowship involves
Weekly hour-long small-group discussions with fellow UChicago students (Mondays 6 to 7 pm in the Bartlett lounge) about using evidence and reason to help others as effectively as possible
New lenses on the world drawn from economics, philosophy, applied rationality, and evidence-based science
Career resources, curated reading lists, and videos on the issues that matter most
Opportunities to meet professionals working in AI safety, biosecurity, animal welfare, global health and development, and effective philanthropy
Eligibility for exclusive programming like the Midwest EA Retreat, plus membership in a local and global community of people committed to doing good well
Applications
How to apply
Applications for the fall cohort are now closed.
We run the fellowship every quarter. Leave your info here and we’ll reach out when the next round opens. In the meantime, reading groups are a great way to keep learning and discussing.
And whether or not you apply, everyone is welcome at our weekly Monday socials and everything else on our events page, no application needed.
When
Mondays, 6 to 7 pm
Where
Bartlett lounge
How long
Weeks 3 to 8 of fall
Afterward
Dinner at our socials