University of Oxford Accelerator Fellowship Programme 2025/2026 (£2,000 stipend) – YOA

Deadline: January 10, 2026

Applications are open for the University of Oxford Accelerator Fellowship Programme 2025/2026. The Accelerator Fellowship Programme is a pioneering initiative of the Institute for Ethics in AI, designed to deal with the pressing moral challenges posed by synthetic intelligence. Grounded in philosophical inquiry, tutorial independence, and a humanistic, collaborative ethos, the programme helps work that delivers actual-world impression by means of:

• New skilled growth alternatives
• Strategic networks and alliances
• Practical and coverage-primarily based options in AI ethics

Each fellowship centres on impression-pushed work below one of the next themes:

• AI and Creativity
• AI in Care, Mental Health and Healthcare
• AI and Humanity
• AI, Law and Policy

Benefits

Each award consists of:

• A month-to-month stipend of £2,000 to assist lodging, journey, meals, and residing bills
• On a case-by-case foundation they’d contemplate assist for mission-associated prices resembling:
  • Workshops
  • Seminars
  • Public exhibitions or occasions

Fellows will profit from:

• Access to networks and assets to assist analysis, form coverage, and create actual-world impression
• Intellectual engagement and steerage, working alongside Oxford researchers
• Increased visibility by means of participation in seminars, public discussions, and collaborative occasions
• A versatile construction, permitting fellows to combine the programme into their current skilled commitments

Eligibility

You are eligible to apply if:

• You maintain a Masters or have equal skilled standing (eg: a minimal of 5 years skilled expertise in a related subject)
• Your mission aligns with the Accelerator Fellowship Programme’s mission and analysis remit

The programme is open to candidates worldwide. Proficiency in English is required.

• Creativity Fellows could have a background within the inventive sectors, or could also be engaged on matters particularly referring to AI and human creativity or AI and creativity
• Care Fellows will likely be folks with a background or curiosity in how AI is impacting well being, social care and/or psychological well being.  
• Humanity Fellows could have a background or concentrate on any of the humanities. Humanity Fellows may be laptop scientists, engaged on AI growth/analysis or the impression of AI on society.
• AI, Law & Policy Fellows could have a background in authorities, coverage, civil society and/or could also be engaged on regulation and coverage associated matters   

Application

• Step one: Applicants ought to first complete an application form
• Step two: Email the next three paperwork as a single PDF file not exceeding 10MB utilizing the naming conference ‘Surname_Name_Month_Year_AFP application’ to [email protected] with the topic title ‘AFP Fellowship Application‘. 
  • Document one: a one-web page mission, assertion outlining:
    • The focus of your work
    • Desired outcomes and particular outputs
    • How your mission aligns with the programme’s objectives
    • Potential for societal, coverage, or enterprise impression
    • Opportunities for longer-time period collaboration
    • If relevant, embody a mission-proposal for any mission associated prices for occasions, workshops, exhibitions, seminars.
  • Document two: a motivation letter.
  • Document three: a two-web page CV.

For extra data, go to Accelerator Fellowship Programme.