The Advanced Fellowship will introduce fellows to longtermism, the view that positively influencing the long-term future is a key moral priority for our time. Longtermism is a lively topic within the greater EA movement; in learning to engage with longtermism on a non-superficial level, you will be able to meaningfully participate in global conferences and discussions within the EA community.

This fellowship will span week 1 - 8 of the Winter Quarter. For the first 7 weeks, we will hold hour long group discussions on various topics pertaining to longtermism. The final week, Week 8, will be dedicated to individual presentations which we will discuss further in Week 1 of the fellowship.

The selected readings from week 1 - 5 are intended to prepare you to read The Case for Strong Longtermism by Hilary Greaves and William MacAskill. This piece which is unsurprisingly a defense of longtermism presupposes at least some familiarity with everything we cover before.

View the syllabus here.

Apply by Thursday, January 7th 6:00 PM PST. Please note that spots are limited.

The High Impact Project will provide mentorship for driven members to grow their EA knowledge and connections through a self-chosen project aimed at contributing something of value to the EA community. For more details, please check out the project page.

Apply by Thursday, January 9th 11:59 PM PST. Please note that because this is the first time we are offering this opportunity, spaces will be extremely limited.

Some efforts to improve the world can be much more impactful than others. Smallpox eradication, the abolitionist movement, germ theory, and the Green Revolution demonstrate what's possible when people come together to solve pressing problems. But these opportunities are few and far between. At the other end of the spectrum, well-intended initiatives have been ineffective or even counterproductive.

Doing good better is one of the defining challenges of our time. Recognizing this need, Effective Altruism at UCLA facilitates the Arete Fellowship to equip UCLA students with the knowledge to do good in the world more effectively and the tools to think critically about their career ambitions. By the end of the quarter, fellows have access to in-depth coaching, career connections, and unique opportunities to help others as part of a happy and meaningful life.

Every quarter, we select a group of students to join us for a 7-week fellowship based on weekly readings, discussions, socials, writing, research, and more. Fellowship alumni have rated their experiences highly and consider the fellowship a valuable and eye-opening experience. The fellowship is open to all students at UCLA.

During the fellowship we discuss questions like:

What do I morally value?

How should I plan my career?

Should we focus on near-term impact or long-term impact?

How do we account for the indirect effects of our actions?

What are the best ways to improve the long-term future?

Are we at risk of extinction this century?

What might the future look like?

How do we know what we think we know?

If you want to have a large social impact and believe we should be more thoughtful about how we allocate the world’s resources, you’re in the right place. Our seven-week Arete Fellowship explores the core ideas and concepts in Effective Altruism. You’ll find a community of UCLA students dedicated to making the world a better place through their careers and lives.

**Timeline: January to March

**Weekly Commitment: 1 hour of discussion, 1 hour of reading

**Prerequisites: An interest in learning more about Effective Altruism!

View the syllabus here.

Apply by Thursday, January 7th 6:00 PM PST. Please note that spots are limited.