EA Virtual Program Application

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Thank you for your interest in EA Virtual Programs! Although our programs are free, capacity is limited. This application helps us evaluate your fit for the program and, if accepted, to match you with a discussion group. It typically takes about 5-10 minutes to complete. 

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Note: Minors are not permitted to join our programs at this time.

Part 1: Your Background

Please select a program running for a cycle that matches your selected cycle above.
Part 2 of 3: Short Answer Questions
Your answer can be 1-2 sentences; no need to write more.
Here are some examples of cause areas: Animal welfare, climate and the environment, economic inequality, education and employment, existential risk reduction, global poverty and health, making artificial intelligence more fair and less biased, nuclear weapons, overpopulation, pandemic prevention/preparedness, risks from general, agent-like artificial intelligence..
Your answer can be 1-2 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.
Your answer can be 1-2 sentences; no need to write more.
This question is optional. We ask this to make sure we’re not missing anything on your LinkedIn/CV. Feel free to share results from your job, academic achievements, or personal projects.
Other courses
Would you be interested in participating in a pilot of any of these courses instead of the Introductory EA program?
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In-Depth Program Application Questions
Your answer can be 1-2 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.
Projects you work on or are interested in pursuing? Other things you'd like to learn about in this fellowship?
Other courses
Would you be interested in participating in a pilot of any of these courses instead of the In-Depth EA program?
I’d be much more excited about this
I’d be more excited about this
I’d be equally excited for this
I’d be quite excited for this, but less so I wouldn’t want to participate in this
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

This question is completely optional. Feel free to skip it if you prefer. 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.

Other courses
Would you be interested in participating in a pilot of any of these courses instead of the introductory EA program?
I'd be equally excited for this I'd be quite excited for this, but less so I'd participate if this was the only option I wouldn't want to participate in this
Other courses
Would you be interested in participating in a pilot of any of these courses instead of the In-Depth EA program?
I'd be equally excited for this I'd be quite excited for this, but less so I'd participate if this was the only option I wouldn't want to participate in this
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.
Part 3 of 3: Questions for Forming Cohorts
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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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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.