Center for the Governance of AI Winter Fellowship 2026 (£11,000 Stipend)

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About Center for the Governance of AI Winter Fellowship

Summer and Winter Fellowships provide an opportunity for early-career individuals or established professionals new to the field of AI governance to spend three months working on an AI governance research project, deepening their knowledge of the field, and forging connections with other researchers and practitioners. They are looking for candidates who are strongly considering using their careers to study or shape the lasting implications of AI.

Seasonal Fellows join GovAI to conduct independent research on a topic of their choice, with mentorship from leading experts in the field. Each fellow is paired with a supervisor from the GovAI team or network. They spend the first two weeks of the fellowship exploring the AI governance landscape, before settling on a research proposal with input from their supervisors. Their research could result in a report, white paper, journal article, op-ed, or blog post targeted at an audience relevant to AI governance. The Research Managers and our broader team will offer additional support in deciding what project and output would be most valuable for the fellow to work toward. 

Alongside their research and weekly meetings with their supervisors, fellows will also have the opportunity to widen their professional network and upskill on AI governance. GovAI will organise a series of Q&A sessions with AI governance experts; workshops and seminars aimed at building relevant skills and subject-matter knowledge; work-in-progress meetings that facilitate peer-to-peer feedback; as well as social events. Fellows will also be encouraged to discuss follow-on career opportunities with our team and network.

• Sponsor Organisation: Centre for the Governance of AI (GovAI)

Benefits of Center for the Governance of AI Winter Fellowship

• Winter Fellows will join for three months, between 19 January and 10 April, in their office in London, UK.
• Fellows will receive a stipend of £11,000, plus support for travelling to London.
• While in London, they provide their Fellows with lunch on weekdays and a desk in their London office. This is intended to be a full-time and in-person role. 
• They are able to sponsor visas. For successful applicants who require a visa, note that you will need to remain in your country of visa application for some time while the visa application is underway.

Center for the Governance of AI Winter Fellowship Requirements

• Candidates from a broad set of professional backgrounds, including those with experience in government, academia, industry, or civil society.
• Relevant disciplines include political science, public policy, computer science, economics, history, sociology, philosophy, and law.
• There are no specific educational requirements for the role, although they expect that the most promising candidates will typically have relevant graduate study, research experience, or professional experience in related areas. 

When assessing applications, we will be looking for candidates who have the following strengths or show positive signs of being able to develop them:

• Quality of work: The ability to produce clearly written, insightful, and even-handed research. We are particularly excited about strong reasoning ability and clear and concise writing.
• Relevant expertise: Skills or knowledge that are likely to be helpful for work on AI governance. We think that relevant expertise can take many different forms. Note that we also do not have any strict degree requirements.
• Judgement: The ability to prioritise between different research directions, and good intuitions about the feasibility of different research directions.
• ‍Team fit: Openness to feedback, commitment to intellectual honesty and rigour, comfort in expressing uncertainty, and a serious interest in using your career to contribute to AI governance.

Application Date and Process

• The application process consists of a written submission in the first round.
• Selected candidates will then complete an approximately 20-minute automated assessment that serves as a pathway to the second round, which includes a paid remote work test.
• In the final round, they will invite candidates to a remote interview. 
• They expect to reach out to Winter Fellowship candidates for the automated assessment shortly after submission, for paid work tests in August, offer interviews in September, and communicate final decisions to candidates in October.

Please feel free to reach out to [email protected] if you would need a decision communicated earlier than the standard timeline (this may or may not be possible), or have questions about the application process.

They accept applications from anywhere in the world. They are committed to fostering a culture of inclusion, and they encourage individuals with diverse backgrounds and experiences to apply. They are an equal opportunities employer. They welcome applications from all candidates regardless of race, gender, age, religion, sexual orientation, or disability. If you are concerned that you’re not the right fit but have a strong interest in the Fellowship, they  encourage you to apply anyway.

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Application Deadline

13 July, 2025

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