About the AIxBio Fellowship

Each fellow receives personalised research support from two key sources at ERA: dedicated research managers who provide hands-on guidance throughout the fellowship, and expert mentors from top AI and biosecurity organisations, carefully matched to specific research projects. We also run several research skills workshops and sessions.

This combination ensures that fellows receive both the tactical support to execute their projects and the strategic mentorship to develop their long-term research careers in AIxBiosecurity.

We invest in each fellow's long-term success in the AIxBiosecurity field(s). Throughout the programme, fellows will an opportunity to develop both technical expertise and the professional networks necessary for pursuing impactful careers in this space. We hope to facilitate introductions across the AIxBiosecurity ecosystem: from research institutions and policy organisations to startups and government agencies. For fellows pursuing exceptionally high-impact opportunities, we may also provide additional transition funding to remove financial barriers for impactful careers.

Fellows are immersed in a living-learning research environment in Cambridge. Each fellow receives a dedicated workspace in our office and is housed together with their cohort, enabling both focused research time and more organic collaborations.

We also host regular social events and community activities throughout the fellowship to connect fellows with each other, the wider Cambridge research community, and participants from our concurrent ERA:AI Winter fellowship (www.erafellowship.org).

We provide full operational support to our fellows. Concretely, each fellow will receive a £5,250 total stipend, along with housing in Cambridge, and meals during working hours. Please note that all such meals will be vegan / vegetarian. Alongside this, we also provide full visa assistance, and cover travel expenses for international participants.

Our operations team handles all the day-to-day logistics and administrative needs, and fellows have access to tech equipment and research resources, thus allowing you to focus entirely on your research.