EA Virtual Program Application

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Thank you for your interest in EA Virtual Programs! Although the program is free, we only have limited capacity based on our number of facilitators. This application helps us ensure the best candidates get to participate in the program and also helps us group participants with facilitators and other participants who may be a good match. We expect the application to take about 20 minutes to complete.
Note: Minors are not permitted to join our programs at this time.
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You are welcome to apply for a future cycle at this time if you're unavailable for the next cycle.

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Please use the same email every time you apply for EA Virtual Programs.

If you don't have a LinkedIn profile, please put down "NA". If you're unsure how to get your LinkedIn profile's URL, you can find out here: https://www.linkedin.com/help/linkedin/answer/a522735/find-your-linkedin-public-profile-url?lang=en








The Introductory EA Program will consist of 1.5-hour weekly discussions for 8 weeks with 3-5 participants and one facilitator (an experienced member of the effective altruism community). Before attending each discussion, you’ll complete a set of readings (and sometimes a brief written exercise). If you’re interested to know whether the program is a good match, you can find more information here.
The In-Depth EA Program will consist of 1.5-hour weekly discussions for 8 weeks with 3-5 participants and one facilitator (an experienced member of the effective altruism community). Before attending each discussion, you’ll complete a set of readings (and sometimes a brief written exercise). If you’re interested to know whether the program is a good match, you can find more information here.
This reading group structures reading and discussion of Toby Ord's book The Precipice, which explores existential risks and safeguarding the future of humanity. Each week's reading will be one chapter of the book, and then you will have a weekly 1.5 hour discussion with 3-5 participants and a facilitator.
Our Career Planning Program lasts 6 weeks. Each week, you’ll have 1.5-hour discussions with a cohort of 4-8 participants and one facilitator. Before attending each discussion, you’ll complete some brief readings about what it means to have a high-impact career, as well as work through a set of written exercises to apply the ideas you’ve learnt to your own career planning (1.5 hours).
If you are interested in biosecurity or public policy, or want to test your fit in these areas, join us to read and discuss the book Biosecurity Dilemmas and work on a project with your peers! This program will run from 9 October - 4 December 2023. You can find more information about this program here.
Please select a program running for a cycle that matches your selected cycle above.
Introductory Program Questions


Please feel free to respond to our application in Spanish if you're applying for a Spanish-speaking cohort. Discussions will be in Spanish, but most of the reading materials and videos will still be in English.



Here are some examples of cause areas: climate change, pandemic preparedness, mental health, etc.

The more specific your reasons, the better. 
Your answer can be 4-8 sentences; no need to write more.

In other words, if you’ve picked X cause area over Y in the previous question, what evidence would you need to see to pick Y over X.
The more specific your evidence, the better.
Your answer can be 4-8 sentences; no need to write more.

We ask this to make sure we're not missing anything on your LinkedIn. Here are some ideas that might help: results from your job, academics, extracurricular project, or personal project.
In-Depth Program Application Questions





We ask this to make sure we're not missing anything on your LinkedIn. Here are some ideas that might help: results from your job, academics, extracurricular project, or personal project.

Projects you work on or are interested in pursuing? Other things you'd like to learn about in this fellowship?
Legal Topics in EA Program Application Questions







We might be able to share opportunities that could potentially be a good fit for you. Here are some ideas that might help: results from your job, academics, extracurricular project, or personal project.

Projects you work on or are interested in pursuing? Other things you'd like to learn about in this fellowship?
Precipice Reading Group Application Questions




We ask this to make sure we're not missing anything on your LinkedIn. Here are some ideas that might help: results from your job, academics, extracurricular project, or personal project.
Career Planning Program Application Questions


We might be able to share opportunities that could potentially be a good fit for you. Here are some ideas that might help: results from your job, academics, extracurricular project, or personal project.







Biosecurity Book Club Application Questions






We might be able to share opportunities that could potentially be a good fit for you. Here are some ideas that might help: results from your job, academics, extracurricular project, or personal project.
Questions for Forming Cohorts
We do not view these questions when evaluating applications. This information is used to form cohorts if you are accepted.








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The Centre for Effective Altruism may share my responses and any other data associated with my EA Virtual Programs participation with other organizations and organizers in the effective altruism community for the purpose of connecting me to potential collaborators and/or relevant resources that are likely to be of significant benefit or interest to me.

You may opt out of this consent at any time by emailing info@centreforeffectivealtruism.org.
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By submitting this form, you consent to your data being shared with the Centre for Effective Altruism.
 
CEA respects your privacy and will use your information in accordance with its privacy policy, which also sets out your rights. 

https://www.centreforeffectivealtruism.org/privacy-policy

By participating in this program, you consent to being filmed or photographed, and potentially having those videos or images be used for training and quality control purposes. Please get in touch with us if you have concerns.

The information you provide will be used by CEA for the purpose of measuring the impact of our programs, supporting the EA community, and carrying out the other activities set out in the privacy policy.

You can contact us at virtualprograms@centreforeffectivealtruism.org if you have any questions.