Supervised Program for Alignment Research
SPAR (Supervised Program for Alignment Research) connects early-career individuals — from undergraduates to mid-career professionals — with experienced AI safety researchers and policy experts through 3-month mentored research projects. Participants commit 5–40 hours per week and work remotely on topics spanning technical alignment, AI governance, interpretability, AI security, and biosecurity. The program culminates in a Demo Day with posters, talks, and a career fair featuring organizations like METR, Redwood Research, and GovAI. SPAR is operated by Kairos AI Project, Inc., a US 501(c)(3) nonprofit.
Funding Details
- Annual Budget
- -
- Monthly Burn Rate
- -
- Current Runway
- -
- Funding Goal
- -
- Funding Raised to Date
- -
- Fiscal Sponsor
- Kairos AI Project, Inc.
Theory of Change
SPAR operates on the theory that the AI safety field faces a talent bottleneck: there are many motivated early-career researchers but few structured pathways to develop practical research skills alongside experienced mentors. By connecting hundreds of aspiring researchers with active AI safety professionals each year through concrete 3-month projects, SPAR aims to rapidly grow the pool of skilled AI safety researchers and policy professionals. Successful participants go on to full-time roles at AI safety organizations, publish peer-reviewed work, and deepen the global AI safety research community — thereby increasing the field's capacity to address catastrophic risks from advanced AI.
Grants Received
from Open Philanthropy
Projects
No linked projects.
People
No linked people.
Discussion
Sign in to join the discussion.
No comments yet. Be the first to share your thoughts.
Details
- Last Updated
- Apr 2, 2026, 9:53 PM UTC
- Created
- Mar 20, 2026, 2:34 AM UTC