MATS Summer 2025
The Summer 2025 cohort supported 98 scholars with 57 mentors over a 10-week research phase running from June through August 2025. The program received applications from 115 prospective mentors, reflecting continued strong interest from the AI safety research community in mentoring emerging researchers. Research work spanned AI alignment, transparency, and security, with scholars conducting projects across the established five-track structure. The cohort concluded with a Program Symposium on August 22nd featuring 10 spotlight talks and a poster session showcasing all scholar projects.
Applications are now closed. Applications for upcoming programs: Autumn 2026 will open in late April. Sign up here to be notified when the next round open.
MATS supports researchers in a variety of research tracks, which includes technical governance, empirical, policy & strategy, theory, and compute governance. MATS fellows participate in a research stream consisting of their mentor(s) and other mentees. You can specify which tracks and streams to apply to in the general application. Each stream provides its own research agenda, methodology, and mentorship focus. You can also view this list as a grid here.
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Community at MATS
MATS Research phase provides scholars with a community of peers.
Scholars work out of a shared office and are supported by the Community Team.
MATS alumni report that the connections with peers that they made during MATS have had the largest impact on them years later. Our full-time Community Team works to facilitate these connections and also provide general well-being support. Weekly lightning talks, scholar-led discussion groups, game nights, and outings to SF are some examples of MATS events.