Pathfinder是一个为全球组织技术性AI安全或AI政策大学团体的学生设立的奖学金项目。该项目旨在为学生提供资源，帮助他们成长为校园内的领导者，并为自己和团队成员的AI安全与政策领域职业生涯做好准备。具体而言，Pathfinder提供资金支持团体活动、研究生津贴、经验丰富的组织者指导、工作坊、交流机会以及AI安全团体资源中心的访问权限。此外，还有一个独立的Pathfinder支持奖金计划，为不需要指导但有资金需求的组织提供支持。导师和学员申请均开放至11月23日。

🌟 **Pathfinder奖学金项目**：该项目专注于支持和赋能全球范围内组织技术性AI安全或AI政策相关大学团体的学生。它提供一系列资源，旨在帮助这些学生成长为校园内的领导者，并为他们及其团队成员在AI安全与政策领域的职业发展奠定基础。

💰 **多元化资金与支持**：Pathfinder项目为团体活动提供资金，涵盖计算资源、演讲活动乃至餐饮等各项开销。研究生还可以申请津贴以支持其投入于团体组织的时间。此外，还有一个独立的“Pathfinder支持奖金”计划，用于支持团体的一般性预算及特定活动（如黑客马拉松）的额外资金需求。

🤝 **导师指导与资源共享**：项目为入选者提供与经验丰富的组织者配对的指导机会，这些导师将协助规划、分享实用的建议，并与学员共同攻克挑战。同时，Pathfinder还将组织工作坊、交流活动，并提供一个Slack社区以及AI安全团体资源中心，其中包含大量关于如何建立和管理AI大学团体的文章。

🎯 **申请资格与截止日期**：导师申请者需具备至少一年的大学团体组织经验、强烈的指导意愿、可靠性和良好的沟通能力。学员申请者则需领导或计划组建一个大学AI安全团体（包括技术安全、政策、安全、福利等方向），并对AI安全有浓厚兴趣及基础知识。所有申请均截止至11月23日。

Published on November 7, 2025 9:05 PM GMT

Pathfinder is a selective fellowship for students organizing technical AI safety or AI policy university groups around the world. We provide resources to help fellows develop into on-campus leaders, preparing themselves and their group members for careers in the field.

Specifically, Pathfinder provides: 

Funding for group expenses. Pathfinder organizers can apply for funding to support their group’s activities, including everything from compute to speaker events to pizza. Graduate students can also apply for a stipend to support their time spent on the group.Mentorship. We pair accepted fellows with experienced organizers who will support your planning, share tried-and-tested advice, and work closely with you on your specific goals and challenges.Other resources. Pathfinder will host workshops, organize coffee chats between organizers, provide a Slack community, and share access to the AI Safety Groups Resource Center, which contains dozens of articles on how to build and manage an AIS university group.

See here for more information.

Experienced organizers who don’t have a need for mentorship, or groups in exceptional circumstances, can submit standalone grant requests through our Pathfinder Support Grants program. This program supports groups’ general budgets and can provide top-up grants for specific activities (like funding for a hackathon). 

Apply as a mentor

 

Apply as a fellow

Both mentor and fellow applications are open through November 23.

Am I a good fit?

Mentors

We're looking for mentors with:

Previous experience organizing a university group, typically at least 1 year.Strong interest in mentorship.Reliability and good communication skills.

If you're uncertain about whether you're a good fit, we encourage you to submit an application rather than worrying about whether you meet our bar.

Fellows

Pathfinder fellows must:

Help lead or plan to found a university AI safety group, whether graduate or undergraduate. This includes groups focused on technical safety, AI policy, AI security, AI welfare, etc.Have a strong interest in AI safety and enough knowledge of the field to explain core AI risk concerns to a beginner.

Fellows can be based anywhere in the world.

If you meet these criteria, we’d be excited to see your application!

Apply here by Nov 23 button

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