Effective Altruism is about doing the most good, continually questioning what that means, and using evidence and reason to achieve it.
Princeton Effective Altruism is running a 8-week fellowship for people who want to learn more about effective altruism and get involved with our community. The program involves weekly discussion groups about selected topics and personalized mentoring to help you apply these principles to your life and career.
Here is the application form https://airtable.com/appsSKn5Zey1xrPDZ/shr3n7m8TqhhA8ojVKIp1NB — it is due on Tuesday, September 12 at 11:59 pm!
Fellows will combine the head and the heart, as they apply rigor and rationality to questions regarding morality and altruism. We are looking for students who will not be content with doing some good, and instead aspire to do the most good they can.
Princeton is a hub for intelligent, motivated, and compassionate individuals. As Princeton students, we are tremendously well-placed to act on our good intentions and the goal of this fellowship is to help prepare students to maximize their positive impact in the future.
In order to get the most out of this program, Princeton Effective Altruism Fellows will be:
- Passionate about helping others
- Driven to do as much good as they can
- Excited to dedicate their career to doing good and/or to donate a portion of their income to charity
- Open-minded and flexible, eager to update their beliefs in response to persuasive evidence
- Can commit at least 1.5 hours a week to readings and exercises, in addition to the weekly 1-hour discussions
We are committed to building a diverse cohort of Fellows. There is evidence suggesting that underprivileged individuals tend to underestimate their abilities. We do not want the application process to dissuade potential candidates, and we strongly encourage interested students to apply regardless of gender, race, ethnicity, nationality, ability, sexual orientation, etc. We encourage individuals from all intellectual backgrounds and majors to apply.