At EA UW, we run mentored research projects, host impact-oriented career advising, attend professional conferences, and much more — but the best way to get involved is to join our <a href="https://eauw.org/programs/ea-intro-fellowship" title="Intro to EA Fellowship">Intro to EA Fellowship</a>.This semester, we won’t be running any alternative programming. However, you can feel free to check out some of the ones offered by these independent RSOs that share many of EA UW’s values.

Introductory Programs

Application deadline Tuesday, Febuary 14th.

Fellowship applications are now open!

AI Governance Course

Intro to AI Safety Course

Animal Advocacy

Here’s a week-by-week breakdown of what you'll discuss:

Intro to EA Fellowship

In this week, participants will get to know each other and their facilitator. Topics discussed include, cause-neutrality, scope-insensitivity, and a framework for cause-prioritization.

Week 1: Introduction to Effective Altruism

In this week, participants will cover counterfactual reasoning and expected value and their application to altruistic endeavors.

Week 2: Rationality

In week 3, participants discuss who we should consider when taking action to do good, with a particular focus on the concept of sentience and the farmed animal welfare cause area. We also use the term “Cause X” to ask what opportunities we could be missing.

Week 3: Expanding Our Compassion

This week covers arguments for and against the philosophy of longtermism. Participants consider the positive impact of pandemic prevention and nuclear risk reduction.

Week 4: Longtermism and Existential Risk

In week 5, participants discuss how the principles of Effective Altruism can be applied to their choice of career. Participants are also connected with high impact internship opportunities, professional impact-oriented career advising, as well as further opportunities within EA UW.