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My experience on a summer research programme — EA Forum

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Earlier this year I successfully applied to a summer research programme. This program is a chance for young scholars to work on research projects related to long termism. In this post, I will explain my experience so far with the program, from the application process to my daily life and the output I produced. My goal is to give an insider's view of my experience and to encourage the reader to apply to similar programs. Important caveat: from what I have been told, this year’s program has been quite different from last year’s, and it might be significantly different from next year’s depending on who is running it. So do not extrapolate too much on my experience to imagine how other programs will be like. I applied to this program earlier this year as I was about to finish my Bachelor studies on Mathematics and Computer Science. The application was fairly straightforward. They asked me for my CV and a research proposal. Writing the research proposal can be a little daunting if you do no

Siebe 6y 25 0 0 You have impressive outputs Jaime! I would like to add that I believe Summer Research Fellowships/Internships at non-EA branded organisations may be more valuable than those at EA-branded ones. I believe there are some very high-quality programs out there, although I haven't looked for them thoroughly. Reasons why I believe these could be better: More dedicated training and supervision. EA-branded organizations are young and often run these programs without much prior experience. Unique network. There are benefits to you personally and to the EA community (!) of building good p

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