£10,000 AIxBio Biosecurity Research Fellowship
- Organization: ERA, in partnership with the Cambridge Biosecurity Hub
- Type: Fellowship
- Location: Global
- Deadline: October 19, 2026
- Funding: Fully Funded
ERA, a Cambridge organisation that runs talent programmes on risks from frontier AI, is recruiting about 15 fellows for a full-time, in-person 10-week fellowship in Cambridge, UK, run with the Cambridge Biosecurity Hub. Fellows take ownership of a concrete problem where advanced AI meets biosecurity, through a research, placement or founding track, with an expert mentor and a dedicated research manager. Anyone 18 or over can apply from anywhere, and prior formal research experience is not required. **What you get:** - A £10,000 stipend for the ten weeks, which includes a portion for housing - Travel to and from Cambridge and full visa sponsorship for international fellows from most countries - Meals during working hours, a research expense allowance and compute where your project needs it - A weekly one-hour call with an expert mentor matched to your project, plus a dedicated ERA research manager - Workshops on research, writing and communication, speaker events and a final research symposium - A possible route to ERA's longer-term Research Scholar positions, with funding for up to six months after the programme **What you'll do:** - Work full time from ERA's office in central Cambridge alongside the cohort from 18 January to 26 March 2027 - Choose a track: Research (turn an open biosecurity question into a project), Placement (own a workstream inside a biosecurity team) or Founding (test whether a neglected gap needs a new organisation) - Present your work at the AIxBio Research Symposium and submit a written output such as a policy brief, working paper or technical report **Key dates:** - Applications close Monday 19 October 2026, 23:59 UTC - Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis until the deadline - Programme runs 18 January to 26 March 2027 in Cambridge, UK **More information:** - Selection is a written application, then an interview with the ERA team, then up to three short work tests depending on track; references are contacted only after the first interview - AI tools are prohibited for the written answers on the application form - Questions go to biosecurity@erafellowship.org after reading the FAQ at aixbiosecurity.com/faq
