our mission

We aim to drive real progress on the world’s most pressing problems.

We achieve this by empowering students to focus their thesis and careers on what truly matters.

our how

We aim to empower students to utilise their thesis as a pathway to impact

We aim to guide students towards completing high-impact theses and launching impact-driven careers - through our services such as fellowship programs, internships, expert mentorship, community, and resources.

effective thesis by the numbers
2000+
students supported
500+
students coached
165+
expert advisors
30+
countries reached
our funding
Impact Stories

Everyone's journey to impact looks different.
Our Impact Stories highlight brilliant students from the Effective Thesis community who've used their
time as a student to build towards real-world impact - for the world and for their own path.
We hope their stories will inspire you as you craft your own unique pathway to impact!
Juliane Walther
Bachelor of Science in Economics & Politics (Social Sciences),Minerva University
Antilia Virginie
DPhil in Economics,University of Oxford
Leland Pereira and Cho Luangprasert
Master's in Public Administration in International Development, Harvard University
Otto Tutzauer Hellström
MSc Engineering Physics, Lund University
Renske Therese van Vroonhoven
Philosophy, University of Cambridge

Use your thesis to launch an impactful career

Whether you’re a student, expert, or organistion, join us in supporting the next generation of people using research and their careers to tackle global challenges.

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Research areas diagram with six blocks: Empirical evaluation of AI alignment techniques; Cost-effectiveness analysis of interventions and philanthropic grantmaking; Designing pandemic response strategies for low-resource settings; Improving farmed animal welfare through policy advocacy; Testing high-impact behavioral change campaigns for animal welfare; Designing evidence-based strategies for AI governance advocacy; and Evaluating novel biosecurity risk reduction interventions.Five research areas: AI alignment with frontier models, cost-effectiveness of philanthropic interventions, pandemic response for low-resource settings, behavioral change for animal welfare, and biosecurity risk reduction.