<aside> <img src="/icons/dance_gray.svg" alt="/icons/dance_gray.svg" width="40px" /> Applications to become a mentor are now open! Please apply here by 15th November.

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<aside> 🌳 If you’re also interested in mentoring Effective Altruism university groups, then we recommend you also apply to OSP, a sister program run by the Centre for Effective Altruism.

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Do you want to…

• Support up-and-coming AI safety group organizers and multiply your impact.
• Gain mentorship experience, strengthen your coaching skills, and get recommended for additional opportunities?

If so, consider mentoring for the Fieldbuilder Support Program (FSP)!

You can apply **here** until Friday, November 15th.

Why do we think being a mentor is valuable?

<aside> 🙂 For many people working in AI Safety, early individual relationships with more experienced community members have been a big part of their path to impact.

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<aside> 💡 Mentors have been cited as providing lots of value via strategic advice, encouragement, and accountability.

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<aside> 📖 Mentoring can strengthen your coaching skills and help you gain a deeper model of the ecosystem of AI Safety groups.

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<aside> 📈 Mentorship has repeatedly been cited as the most influential type of support for groups.

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<aside> 🌴 Mentoring can be a fulfilling way to help those now in positions similar to you in the past.

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What does being a mentor involve?

• Regularly meeting with mentees from different AI safety groups
  • Meet weekly with your mentees (for 1 hour) through our three-week mentorship program (with the potential for semester-long mentorship).
  • In Fall 2024, more than 80% of mentees received mentorship for the whole semester. Continued mentorship entails bi-monthly meetings after the first part of program has concluded.
• Providing support and guidance to mentees
  • Help mentees plan for their semesters using our semester planning document.
  • Help mentees work through ad-hoc problems their groups are facing and provide them with different perspectives, access to resources, accountability, and encouragement.
  • Share your professional experiences in the AI safety space and share career resources, opportunities, and advice when applicable.
• Regular check-ins and communication with Kairos staff
  • We meet with you for a check-in after second week meetings, and a couple of times during continued mentorship.
  • The check-ins allow you to discuss questions and problems with Kairos staff, and help us keep up to date on your ongoing mentorship experience.
  • We also expect mentors to promptly respond to communication and be able to accurately assess and communicate the state of their mentees’ groups to us.
• Attending a one-off virtual mentorship training
  • At the beginning of the program, mentors participate in a kickoff event to learn the basics of FSP, how to mentor organizers, and meet other mentors.

What are the requirements for being a mentor?

• Experience organizing an AI Safety group (or other similar groups, such as Effective Altruism groups).
  • We might lift this requirement for applicants with equivalent relevant experience.