Level 6 · Ship it and apply
Can you turn your best one or two results into a write-up and an application a research mentor would want to back?
Package your strongest ladder project as a public write-up, then apply to the Anthropic Fellows Program – a paid four-month research fellowship open to people with full-time work authorisation in the UK, with London and UK-remote options.
The program exists for people without traditional research credentials who can show proof of work. Published terms include a £2,310 weekly stipend in the UK and roughly $15,000 a month for compute. Check the careers page for current cohorts and terms.
01Pick your best one or two projects
Choose the ones with the clearest question and the most rigorous answer – not the biggest. Your flagship’s week-8 milestone is the strongest evidence you have.
02Write each up properly
Question, method, results with uncertainty, what failed, limitations, next steps. Publish on a blog, GitHub or LessWrong with code and data.
03Get feedback before applying
Ask two people in the field to read it. Fix every point they raise.
04Check current cohorts and research areas
Areas have included AI safety, security, RL, governance and ML systems. Read the mentors’ project ideas and say which your work connects to.
05Also watch the OpenAI Safety Fellowship
A pilot runs Sep 2026 – Feb 2027 and its applications closed on 3 May 2026; a second round hasn’t been announced. Otherwise use your published M1 to get compute through grants or a lab’s research credits.
06Put your work at the top
Anthropic’s careers page says independent research, a thoughtful blog post or open-source work should go at the top of your CV. Lead with your write-up links.
07Apply, then keep building
Submit, and start the next rung while you wait. One more finished result helps if you reapply.