Effective Altruism UW-Madison Research Grant

Application Deadline:

Apply here by January 24th, 2022

Award:

$500 in funding will be granted to all fellows who complete their research project or clearly demonstrate that they invested at least sixty hours into the project.

An additional $500 will be awarded to the fellow who created the best original research according to guidelines laid out on this document, one award will be given per semester.

Eligibility:

Member of Effective Altruism UW-Madison
Completion of semester long Introduction to Effective Altruism fellowship, Good Futures Fellowship, Effective Animal Advocacy Fellowship or AGI Safety Fundamentals Program

Selection Criteria:

Our Research Committee will make selections based on:

Pertinence of project proposal to ideology of Effective Altruism
- This list of research questions in a good place to start
Quality of research proposal
Achievability of research outcome within proposed timeline
Degree to which research need is demonstrated

Awardees may also apply without a research proposal and collaborate with another awardee. If accepted this does not impact grant size, but awardees with original research proposals are preferred.

Conditions of the Award:

Awardee must demonstrate an investment of 60 hours or more into their research project
Awardee must attend bi-weekly meetings to provide updates to organizers on their research progress
Awardee must attend weekly awardee coworking sessions. (accommodations can be made for scheduling conflicts)
Awardees must publicize their research in some way. This could be a post on the EA Forum or a submission to UW-Madison's Undergrad Journal, or any other reputable platform.
Awardee must prepare a 10-15 minute presentation on their research to be presented at an end-of-the-year conference on April 23rd.

Application Process:

Submit completed research proposals to this form by 11/28/2022

You will hear back from us regarding the status of your application by 12/05/2022

Research Fellowship Application:

Note: If you are concerned your proposal isn't sufficiently EA relevant, don't hesitate to reach out to us beforehand.

Project proposal consisting of 1.5-2 (700-1000 words) double-spaced pages with at least 1 inch margins and 11-12pt font. All proposals should include the following information:
- Background paragraph establishing the basis for your research and the existing state of research around the topic(s)
- Introduction detailing the originality and significance of the research
- Methods section for your research detailing the means by which you mean to collect and analyze the obtained information
- Timeline of completion for the project
- Concluding paragraph
- References (if necessary)