Applications for Neel Nanda’s Summer 2025 stream are now open.

All other mentor applications are expected to open in late February.

Application process

Steps in the application process

  1. Create an application account. You’ll use this to access all applications materials.

  2. Submit a MATS pre-application. This is required by all streams.

  3. Submit applications to the MATS stream(s) you want to work with. You must submit at least one stream-specific application for your MATS application to be considered. You can and should apply to all of the MATS streams that interest you! See a list of the streams and their applications below.

  4. Complete additional evaluations. Depending on the streams you apply to, you may be required to complete a coding screen, interviews, or other evaluations after submitting your application.

Tips for applying

  • Make sure to check your spam folders for emails! You may wish to automatically filter for emails from applications@matsprogram.org to ensure you don’t miss any emails.

  • Submit your application materials early. In the past, some applicants have had technical problems in the hour leading up to the application deadline.

Open Summer 2025 Streams

  • Neel Nanda

    Apply here. The application form will remain open until March 7, but submissions after Feb 28 may not be reviewed.

    Neel leads the mechanistic interpretability team at Google DeepMind, focusing on reverse-engineering the algorithms learned by neural networks to differentiate between helpful and deceptively aligned models and better understand language model cognition.

    Neel’s stream applications open and close significantly earlier than the other streams in order to accommodate Neel’s unique training phase. Accepted scholars will work with Neel remotely from March 31 - May 2, after which only some trainees will be invited to participate in the full MATS cohort.

    Find more information about Neel’s stream here.