AIM Ambitious Impact Research Program 2025: (Deadline 2 February, 2025)

Applications are open for the AIM Ambitious Impact Research Program 2025. This fellowship program is designed to equip participants with the tools and skills needed to identify, compare, and recommend the most effective charities and interventions. It is a full-time, fully cost-covered program that runs online for 12 weeks.

Key Program Features include:

• Learn the fundamentals of impact-focused research. They will cover skills like creating Theory of Changes, Cost-Effectiveness Analyses, literature reviews, weighted-factor models, and more.
• Learn the principles of making good research decisions; comparing and weighting different types of evidence, designing decision-making frameworks, and producing research that will be decision-relevant.
• Work alongside AIM researchers to carry out decision-relevant research outputs that will help AIM identify the next cohort of incubated ideas.
• Produce a portfolio of peer-relevant outputs.
• Receive expert feedback and practical experience through real research projects.
• Connect with established researchers and explore potential job opportunities.

Benefits

• 12 weeks of online training, consisting of roughly four weeks of self-directed learning, projects and workshops and eight weeks of hands-on work assisted by an AIM mentor.
• “Shovel ready” research topics that are highly promising, yet neglected
• Stipends to cover your living costs during, and potentially after, the program (Please reach out if you have dependents or childcare costs, to ensure financial constraints don’t hinder your participation)
• The complete researcher’s toolkit, including templates, methodologies, and resource access
• Connections with established researchers.

Eligibility

Open to:

• Motivated researchers who want to produce trusted research outputs to improve the prioritization and allocation decisions of effectiveness-minded organizations.
• Early career individuals who are seeking to build their research toolkits and gain practical experience through real projects.
• Existing researchers in the broader Global Health and Well-being (global health, animal advocacy, mental health, heath/bio security, etc.) communities who are interested in approaching research from an effectiveness-minded perspective.

Application

The form has four parts: A few general logistics questions, a fit assessment of agree-disagree questions,  multiple-choice questions, and a few short answers that allow you to demonstrate your fit independently of your CV. In total, the process should not take more than 45 minutes.

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For more information, visit Ambitious Impact Research Program.