Cambridge ERA:AI Fellowship 2026 (Funded) – YOA

Deadline: October 27, 2025

Applications are open for the Cambridge ERA:AI Fellowship 2026. The Cambridge ERA:AI Fellowship is an 8 week analysis programme hosted in Cambridge, UK, with the winter fellowship beginning on 2nd February 2026. During the 8-week Fellowship, ERA fellows develop and full a analysis venture on technical and/or governance measures to mitigate the dangers posed by frontier AI programs. They have the assist of ERA’s analysis managers, mentors, and wider institutional community.

For the ERA:AI winter 2026 cohort, they’re accepting fellows throughout three fellowship tracks:

• AI Governance
• Technical AI Governance
• Technical AI Safety

Benefits

• Full funding: Fellows obtain a wage equal to £34,125 per 12 months, which shall be prorated to the length of the Fellowship. On high of this, fellows obtain complimentary lodging, meal provisions throughout working hours, visa assist, and journey expense protection.
• Expert mentorship: Fellows will work carefully with a mentor on their analysis agenda for the fellowship.
• Research Support: Many of their alumni have gone on to publish their analysis in high journals and conferences reminiscent of NeurIPS. They present devoted analysis administration assist to assist our fellows change into robust researchers / policymakers within the discipline.
• Community: Fellows are immersed in a dwelling-studying surroundings. They may have a devoted desk area at our workplace in Cambridge and are housed collectively. There are common social occasions and neighborhood actions all through the fellowship.
• Networking and studying alternatives: They help fellows in creating the required expertise, experience, and networks to thrive in an AI security or coverage profession. They can facilitate introductions to many organisations within the discipline. In particular circumstances, in addition they present further monetary help to assist impactful profession transitions.

Eligibility

The Cambridge ERA:AI Fellowship is very (although not solely!) beneficial for:

• PhD college students seeking to align their analysis with AI security,
• Professionals from adjoining fields (technical or coverage) searching for to transition into AI governance/security,
• Early-career researchers seeking to deepen their experience in technical and/or governance analysis, and
• Individuals with distinctive views that may enhance our understanding of AI dangers.

Application

Applications for Winter 2026 are actually open. The deadline for submitting written functions is October 27, 2025.

Click here to apply

For extra info, go to Cambridge ERA:AI Fellowship.