Blog-Building Intensive Applications Due Monday!

Apply by June 1 to join the next cohort of progress intellectuals and writers

You have 3 more days to submit your application to the Blog-Building Intensive program, a writing intensive for aspiring progress writers.

You can read more about this year’s program or apply here. The application deadline is this Monday, June 1.

Our fellows have sung the program’s praises, and you can hear directly from them about how it changed their lives in the video below.

You can also watch the recording of yesterday's Substack Live session. We talked about the origin of the Blog-Building Intensive and how it emerged out of Jason’s own blog. We talked about how we designed it, and how it has evolved over the last three years. And we talked about what it’s like to participate in the program.

For this year’s Blog-Building Intensive Program, we have two tracks: Human Talent & Potential and Security & Resilience. We welcome fellows writing on any progress-related topic, but for 10-15 spots, we will give preference to applicants focusing on these themes.

Over the course of 10 weeks, fellows will participate in our bespoke writing curriculum, work 1:1 with our developmental editor Mike Riggs, workshop their writing with their peers, and hear from some of the leading lights of the progress studies movement, Virginia Postrel, Tyler Cowen, Eli Dourado, Brian Potter, Brendan McCord, Alexander Kustov, Elle Griffin, Alice Evans, Greg Lukianoff, and Kevin Esvelt.

• Commitment: 10–15 hours a week, for 10 weeks. You’ll use the time to read, to write, to participate in discussions with experts, to provide editing and feedback to your peers, and to participate in group meetings.

• Cost: This is a free-tuition program, and we’ll also provide travel, lodging, and food for the in-person long weekend. Plus, you get free, guaranteed tickets to the 2026 Progress Conference in October.

• When: The program runs online July 27–October 2. Our in-person weekend takes place August 20–23. Optional and strongly encouraged: attend Progress Conference in Berkeley October 8–11; on a free, guaranteed ticket.

• Applications are now open. We will review applications on a rolling basis; the final deadline is June 1st. Applicants will receive a decision from us no later than July 7th.

You can read more about this year’s program or apply here. The application deadline is this Monday, June 1.