GovAI Research Fellowship 2026 (UK & USA Sponsorship)
Offered by Centre for the Governance of AI (GovAI)
30 Sep 2026
Fully funded fellowship from GovAI in United Kingdom and United States. Check the deadline and eligibility on the official page before applying.
A fellowship offered by GovAI in United Kingdom and United States.
The organiser describes this as fully funded. On this site that means tuition and accommodation are recorded as covered; flights are left as not stated until we have confirmed them, because they vary between programmes that use the same phrase. This is aimed at applicants at Postdoctoral level.
Before you apply
Open the official page and confirm three things: that the deadline still stands, that you meet the eligibility criteria as they are written there, and what documents you will need. Applications fail more often on a missing document than on a weak candidate.
Every detail here is checked against the organisation's own page, and that page is the authority: deadlines move, eligibility is rewritten, and programmes are withdrawn without announcement. Confirm before you apply.
How to apply
GovAI runs several separate programmes from one listings page: the year-round Research Fellow and Research Scholar roles, and three-month Seasonal Fellowships in London and Washington DC. Open the opportunities page, pick the one that matches your stage, and follow the application form linked from it.
Applications are assessed on a written research proposal rather than on credentials, so the proposal is where your time should go. GovAI states explicitly that it does not require a PhD for the Seasonal Fellowships.
What you will need
- CV
- Research proposal
- Written work sample
- Answers to the application questions
Eligibility notes
Open worldwide. GovAI sponsors UK and US work visas for the roles based in those countries.
Questions about the programme: recruitment@governance.ai (shown as the organisation published it — we do not handle applications).
Details can change without notice. Confirm everything on the organisation's own page before you apply — see our disclaimer. Spotted something out of date? Tell us.