Potential volunteers, interns, fellows, mentors, partners, funders, and open-source contributors.
Structured pathways to contribute, learn, partner, mentor, fund, and steward open work.
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Institute Programs turn interest into participation through volunteer, internship, mentorship, fellowship, partnership, philanthropy, grants, and open-source pathways. All programs are open to people of any background and familiarity level.
Volunteering is the broadest on-ramp for participation. Volunteers contribute to learning groups, projects, operations, writing, analysis, media production, and community support according to available time, background, and skills. No prior expertise in Active Inference is required — many volunteers begin by attending meetings, watching recordings, and contributing in whatever way fits their current capacity.
Internships provide structured engagement for participants who want to contribute more deeply to specific projects or functions. Interns work on defined deliverables — documentation, analysis, code, educational materials, or operational support — and develop skills through project practice and community engagement. Learning is built into the process regardless of prior experience.
Mentorship connects experienced participants with people earlier in their engagement with Active Inference or the Institute. Mentors support the development of mentees through guidance, feedback, shared project work, and professional connection. Mentorship can be formal — with defined goals and regular check-ins — or informal, emerging naturally from community participation.
The Fellowship pathway supports contributors who provide regular progress reports and develop research, applications, or public resources aligned with the Institute and Ecosystem. Fellows make sustained commitments to specific projects or areas of work, share updates with the community on a regular schedule, and produce public outputs — papers, software, educational materials, or project deliverables.
The Institute supports grant proposals and funding efforts aligned with Active Inference research, education, and application. Participants and projects can seek Institute support for grant preparation, institutional affiliation, and collaborative funding proposals. The Institute tracks funding opportunities and shares them through its regular communications.
Partnerships align organizations, research groups, funders, and collaborators around concrete shared work. Partner organizations may co-host events, co-author publications, share resources, provide infrastructure, or collaborate on research and education projects. Partnership is a practical exchange of time, attention, expertise, funding, and institutional support.
As a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit, the Active Inference Institute accepts tax-deductible donations from individuals and organizations. Philanthropic support funds public education, research infrastructure, events, community tools, and ecosystem stewardship.
Open-source contribution is an ecosystem support function: publish reusable work, improve project infrastructure, and make shared technical resources discoverable and maintainable. The Institute hosts and contributes to open-source repositories for Active Inference implementations, tools, datasets, ontologies, and educational materials.
Registry-backed pathways
This catalog is generated from the InstituteOS program registry. Open the detailed public page when one exists, or use the program summary as an orientation point.
Resources and participation opportunities for individuals and organizations through educational, infrastructural, and administrative services.
Community, Education, Funding, InfrastructureUnpaid fellowship program supporting exceptional researchers conducting self-directed Active Inference research with Institute support and community access.
Active Inference, Community, Fellowship, MentorshipFunding GrantsSustainable funding program seeking grants to support research and ecosystem development.
Ecosystem Sustainability, Funding, Grants, Open ScienceParticipation InternshipCustomized internship program combining active inference education, research participation, and mentorship with flexible duration.
Active Inference, Education, Learning Groups, MentorshipPartnership MentorshipOne-on-one mentoring connecting interns with subject matter experts for co-learning.
Co Learning, Expertise Matching, Interns, LearningOpen Source Open SourceInstitute's open source software ecosystem, repositories, and collaborative development under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 licensing.
Active Inference Ecosystem, Cc By Nc Sa 4.0, Github, Open SourcePartnership PartnershipOrganizational partnership program fostering mutually beneficial collaborations with mission-aligned organizations to advance Active Inference understanding and application globally.
Active Inference, Collaboration, Education, Open SourceFunding PhilanthropyTax-exempt donation program supporting the Active Inference Institute's mission and ecosystem work.
501c3, Donations, Funding, NonprofitParticipation VolunteerCommunity-driven open science volunteers contribute to Active Inference Institute projects across diverse domains and time commitments.
Active Inference, Community Driven, Open Science, Research ContributionKey surfaces
Contribute to learning groups, project support, operations, writing, analysis, or media.
Structured contribution pathway with learning, documentation, and project practice.
Support participant development, or find a mentor to guide your own engagement.
Develop research or applied work with regular reporting and public outputs.
Institute support for grant preparation, affiliation, and collaborative funding proposals.
Align organizations and collaborators around concrete shared research or education work.
Support public education, research infrastructure, and ecosystem stewardship as a 501(c)(3) donor.
Publish reusable work, improve project infrastructure, and contribute to shared Active Inference tools.
Related resources
External links are resolved from the shared registry so visitor-facing destinations stay centralized and checkable.
Audience: Newcomer
Primary public community channel for conversation, coordination, and newcomer orientation.
Audience: Newcomer
Recurring public update surface for activity orientation and current work.
Audience: Developer
Public GitHub organization for Institute repositories and open-source work.
Audience: Developer
Project repository for multiagent Active Inference modeling work.
Audience: Developer
Generalized Notation Notation project repository for model communication.
Audience: Developer
Geospatial modeling repository connected to ecological and bioregional applications.
Audience: Supporter
Donation pathway for supporting public education, events, infrastructure, and stewardship.
Audience: Newcomer
Public organization profile for professional updates.
Official pages
Audience: Contributor
Official get-involved entry point, currently resolving to participation.
Audience: Newcomer
Public newsletter destination.
Audience: Contributor
Public activities shortlink, currently routed to the Institute's Projects directory of repositories, research, and applied work.
Audience: Contributor
Public projects shortlink for project directories and activity-linked work.
Audience: Contributor
Public project measurement shortlink for reporting progress and outputs.
Audience: Contributor
Public volunteer pathway for contribution and onboarding.
Audience: Contributor
Public internship pathway for structured learning and project participation.
Audience: Partner
Public symposium shortlink for Applied Active Inference Symposium information.
Repositories
Audience: Developer
Notebook-based applied Active Inference work connected to blockchain-adjacent and generative modeling examples.
Audience: Developer
Python models and materials for ant-inspired multiagent Active Inference.
Audience: Developer
Public ants repository in the ActiveInferenceInstitute GitHub namespace.
Audience: Developer
ATLAS
Audience: Developer
Public Biofirm repository in the ActiveInferenceInstitute GitHub namespace.
Audience: Developer
Python codebase for cognitive and Active Inference-oriented modeling work.
Audience: Developer
Public Garden-of-Iris repository in the ActiveInferenceInstitute GitHub namespace.
Audience: Developer
GEN-24 project repository for active inference and Active Blockference exploration.