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Foresight Fellowship

The Foresight Fellowship is a year-long program supporting early-career scientists, engineers, and innovators to supercharge their ability to advance technological progress. We provide Fellows with a strong network of senior researchers, mentors and funders, influential platforms to share their work, and knowledge exchange with leading experts.

The Program

We believe that providing Fellows with a strong network, knowledge exchange, and platform early can significantly advance their capability to make important strides. The Fellowship entails:

In a supportive and flexible environment, Fellows receive the mentorship, resources, and networks needed to advance their careers. With no minimum work requirement, our focus is on empowering exceptional individuals to grow, collaborate, and make lasting impact through personalized guidance and access to a vibrant community of experts. Later you will be accepted into our Fellowship Alumni community.

What We Look For

We seek passionate, driven individuals committed to advancing transformative science and technology. Our ideal candidates demonstrate a strong track record in their domain, intellectual curiosity, and the ambition to create meaningful societal impact.

Alignment with Foresight Institute: Within our focus-areas, we are particularly eager to support advancements in the following areas:

Domain Expertise: We welcome applicants who are deeply involved in their field, with a history of academic or professional success, whether through publications, lab placements, or notable projects.

Technical Excellence: Applicant’s work should be technically feasible and demonstrate clear potential to change the world for the better. We prioritize excellence in execution and a solid foundation for turning ideas into reality.

Ambitious Vision: Applicants should possess a bold, futuristic mindset. We look for moonshots who aim to challenge the status quo, take on ambitious projects, and bring new, innovative ideas to life.

Commitment to Growth: Applicants should have a passion for continuous learning and a drive to expand their capabilities. We seek individuals who are excited about exploration, overcoming challenges, and pushing commonly accepted boundaries.

The application for the 2026 Fellowship has closed.

Fellows

Meet our brilliant Fellows – early-career scientists, entrepreneurs, and innovators in AI, longevity biotechnology, neurotechnology, nanotechnology, space, and Existential Hope.

Focus Area
Year

Ilenia Bruseghello

Zihao Ou

Yasmeen Hmaidan

Draper Associates

Sehr Zeb

Samarth Jajoo

Saheb Gulati

Richie Kohman

Eon Systems

Raghav Sehgal

Penghao Li

Mentors

We offer mentorship to Fellows from leading experts across our focus areas.

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Maryrose Ewing

Thane Campbell

Jordan Blashek

Katarina Klett

Glenn Clayton

Tsvi Benson-Tilsen

Emilia Javorsky

David Manheim

Steve Omohundro

Career Counseling

Fellows are invited to career counseling calls with industry leaders. The recordings are available for anyone to watch.

Career Counseling with Anastasia Gamick

Anastasia Gamick


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Career Counseling with Seemay Chou

Seemay Chou


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Fellowship Career Counselling with Pranay Shah

Pranay Shah


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Career Counseling with Danielle Strachman

Danielle Strachman


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Career Counseling with Jason Crawford

Jason Crawford


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Career Counseling with Caleb Watney

Caleb Watney


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Career Counseling with Christine Peterson

Christine Peterson


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Foresight Mentorship with Jaan Tallinn

Jaan Tallinn


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