Fellowship•UK · Cambridge

Cambridge ERA:AI Fellowship

Funding

Fully Funded · Salary

Program dates

Jul 6, 2026 – Sep 11, 2026

The Cambridge ERA:AI Fellowship is a 10-week, in-person summer research programme run by ERA and hosted at the University of Cambridge, UK. Fellows work on technical and governance measures to reduce risks from frontier AI systems across three tracks — Technical AI Safety, AI Governance, and Technical AI Governance. Each cohort is roughly 30–35 fellows, with about 8–12 in each track. It is a “talent-first” programme: it pairs fellows with experienced mentors and a research project, and is open to people from many backgrounds rather than a single academic profile.

Benefits & funding

  • Salary equivalent to £34,125 per year, prorated to the 10-week duration of the fellowship.
  • Complimentary shared accommodation in Cambridge for the duration.
  • Meals provided during working hours (all vegetarian or vegan).
  • Travel to and from Cambridge covered.
  • Visa sponsorship and associated costs covered for international fellows.
  • Dedicated desk space at the Cambridge office, plus mentorship and a matched research project.

Eligibility

  • Open to anyone aged 18 or older; described as a talent-first programme with no formal eligibility restrictions.
  • No required degree level — prior formal research experience is helpful but not required. PhD students, early-career researchers, and employed professionals from adjacent fields are all welcome.
  • Open to all nationalities; international applicants are welcomed and ERA sponsors visas. A passport valid until at least 11 March 2027 with at least one blank visa page is needed.
  • In-person participation in Cambridge is expected; remote participation is generally not available, with rare case-by-case exceptions.

Application process

  1. 1
    Submit the written application (short essays, roughly two hours); applications are reviewed on a rolling basis until the deadline.
  2. 2
    Round 1 interview for the strongest applicants (around the top 20%).
  3. 3
    Round 2 interview, with references contacted.
  4. 4
    Offer stage, including research-project development and mentor matching.

Program timeline

  1. Application deadline (Summer 2026 cohort)

    Apr 12, 2026

  2. Round 1 interviews

    2026 mid-April

  3. Round 2 interviews and reference checks

    2026 late-April

  4. Programme starts

    Jul 6, 2026

  5. Programme ends

    Sep 11, 2026