Apollo Fellowship was a two-week fully-funded residential summer program at Oxford University for approximately 30 students from across the globe involved in competitive debate. The program was sponsored by the Effective Altruism community and aimed to introduce debating skills to the EA community while exposing competitive debaters to EA principles. Daily lectures covered topics of major global concern including poverty, climate change, resource scarcity, AI alignment, global economic development, and moral philosophy, followed by workshops and team debates. Open Philanthropy recommended four grants totaling approximately $321,838 to support the program, framing it as an effort to grow and empower the community of people focused on global catastrophic risk reduction.
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Apollo Fellowship aimed to reduce global catastrophic risk by building a pipeline of future leaders who are both skilled communicators and deeply informed about EA and x-risk concepts. By recruiting talented competitive debaters and exposing them to AI safety, global poverty, and other cause areas, the program sought to channel high-ability young people toward effective altruism careers and decision-making roles. The theory was that debate-trained students who understand EA frameworks would become more effective advocates, researchers, and policymakers in areas relevant to global catastrophic risk reduction.
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- Mar 20, 2026, 10:25 PM UTC
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- Mar 20, 2026, 2:34 AM UTC