One of the Highest-Impact Things You Can Do As A Student? Run an EA Group - Now Accepting Applications

By Juan Benzo🔸, Uni Groups Team @ 2025-06-06T15:34 (+33)

TL;DR

Starting an Effective Altruism (EA) group might be one of the highest-impact opportunities available right now. Here’s how you can get involved:

OSP provides mentorship, workshops, funding support, and practical resources to build thriving EA communities.

Why Starting an EA Group Matters

EA Groups, especially university groups, are often the very first exposure people have to effective altruism principles such as scale, tractability, and neglectedness. One conversation, one fellowship, one book club - these seemingly small moments can reshape someone’s career trajectory.

Changing trajectories matters - even if one person changes course because of an EA group and ends up working in a high-impact role, the return on investment is huge.

You don’t need to take our word for it:

About the Organiser Support Programme (OSP)

OSP is a remote programme by the Centre for Effective Altruism designed to help new and experienced organisers effectively launch and scale their groups. OSP provides:

"I believe the group wouldn't even exist without OSP—and if it had, it would have been 5x less impactful." — João Lucas, past participant



OSP Spring ‘25 Kickoff

For new organisers, OSP aims to equip you with everything you need to run an EA group, and make organising achievable, accessible, and effective.

For continuing organisers, OSP aims to help you reach the next level - whether that’s by doubling the number of group members, running your first post-intro programming, or helping members find opportunities.

Application Deadlines

City and National Organisers: Though OSP is structured around the academic calendar, personalized mentorship remains highly relevant and valuable.

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