{"slug": "apply-to-the-sentient-futures-fall-2026-project-incubator", "title": "Apply to the Sentient Futures Fall 2026 Project Incubator", "summary": "The Sentient Futures Project Incubator is accepting applications for its Fall 2026 program, a 10-week initiative for projects on AI's impact on animals, artificial sentience, and post-AGI transition. Participants receive mentorship and work 5-10 hours per week on research or field-building to improve nonhuman welfare. The deadline is August 9, 2026.", "body_md": "Deadline: August 9, 2026 Program dates: August 31 – November 9\n\nThe Sentient Futures Project Incubator is a 10-week long program for people who want to do high-quality work on some of the most important problems of our time - from AI's impact on animals to artificial sentience to post-AGI transition, and more.\n\nAs a mentee, you can:\n\nWork with an experienced mentor on a concrete & impactful project (think: short-term research fellow)\n\nPush the frontier of nonhuman welfare through research, field-building, or real-world action\n\nJoin a growing network of like-minded people motivated to improve the wellbeing of future sentient beings\n\nWhat to expect:\n\n5-10 hrs/week of independent project work\n\nWeekly 30-60 min call with your mentor + light async support", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/apply-to-the-sentient-futures-fall-2026-project-incubator", "canonical_source": "https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/NrzNhmjRY3eisgLtd/apply-to-the-sentient-futures-fall-2026-project-incubator", "published_at": "2026-07-14 07:25:39+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-07-14 07:35:39.910355+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["artificial-intelligence", "ai-ethics", "ai-safety", "ai-research"], "entities": ["Sentient Futures"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/apply-to-the-sentient-futures-fall-2026-project-incubator", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/apply-to-the-sentient-futures-fall-2026-project-incubator.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/apply-to-the-sentient-futures-fall-2026-project-incubator.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/apply-to-the-sentient-futures-fall-2026-project-incubator.jsonld"}}