Will the project "Curiosity Fellowship" receive receive any funding from the Clearer Thinking Regranting program run by ClearerThinking.org?
Below, you can find some selected quotes from the public copy of the application. The text beneath each heading was written by the applicant. Alternatively, you can click here to see the entire public portion of their application.
Why the applicant thinks we should fund this project
Funding this project will help increase the pipeline of high-impact individuals from emerging nations who are interested in exploring longtermism and EA-meta ideas and projects.
Project Activities
The project will involve one week of on-site orientation program at the beginning of the Fellowship, five months of remote learning, where fellows engage in a full range of learnings, conversations and exploration associated with longtermism and EA meta ideas, based on their areas of expertise and interest and one final week of on-site retreat to close their participation in the fellowship
What this applicant would get done in 6 months if given $30,000
Conclude on onboarding advisors and experts for the fellowship
Hire one - two people to help with program logistics, outreach etc
Call for application for the fellowship and distribute the open call widely
Review applications, invite fellows to first physical orientation in one of the countries - preferably one of the existing EA mini-hubs.
By the end of six months, fellows should have gained clarity of what they want to explore and should be exploring ideas in those areas.
Here you can review the entire public portion of the application (which contains a lot more information about the applicant and their project):
https://docs.google.com/document/d/15Axuwxx85maxlkBfaDOcnxhhpa10XVp7f5AP3CLTFMk/edit