If you did debate in high school, please take a moment to share this new OP-backed VBriefly scholarship with your high school team. It only takes a minute or two but could make a big difference. I think high school debate selects for many traits that make for enthusiastic EAs, so I’m very excited about this scholarship.
We believe that debate cultivates skills that are integral to the mission of effective altruism. The purpose of this scholarship is to help debaters interested in effective altruism to hone those skills, and to promote awareness of and interest in effective altruism within the debate community. The scholarship is open to both PF and LD debaters.
EA Scholars will work under the guidance of their VBI mentor to focus a significant portion of their camp research on issues relevant to effective altruism. These may include particular impact areas such as global poverty, animal welfare, criminal justice reform, political decision-making, and existential risk mitigation, foundational questions about individual and social obligations to do good effectively, global priorities research, evaluating the effectiveness of particular interventions or proposed systemic changes, and many other possibilities.
To apply for the scholarship, please click here. We aim to notify applicants with a decision within three weeks.
Former high school debaters: Share this VBI EA scholarship with your old team!
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If you did debate in high school, please take a moment to share this new OP-backed VBriefly scholarship with your high school team. It only takes a minute or two but could make a big difference. I think high school debate selects for many traits that make for enthusiastic EAs, so I’m very excited about this scholarship.
Scholarship page here
Basic template to email your old team here
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