Center for AI Safety
A three-month fellowship examining societal impacts of advanced AI, institutional responses, and policy development; application deadline historically March 24.
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Apple Scholars in AI/ML
Apple Scholars in AI/ML is a PhD fellowship providing roughly two years of stipend, tuition coverage, a travel grant, and mentorship to doctoral students in AI/ML fields nominated by partner universities.
Astera Institute
12-18 month fully funded residency for scientists, engineers, and entrepreneurs across Neuro-AI, AI-enabled life sciences, open science, and public-goods infrastructure; $125k-$250k/yr salary plus $0-$1.5M per-project budget. Application cycles run about twice a year.
Cooperative AI Foundation
The Cooperative AI Foundation's recurring PhD fellowship supporting doctoral researchers working on cooperative AI, with cohorts announced for 2025 (16 scholars) and 2026 (14 fellows).
DoorDash
3-6 month (extendable) applied ML research fellowship for summer/fall 2026, including a housing subsidy.
Future of Life Institute
FLI's recurring postdoctoral fellowship supporting technical research on AI existential safety.
Foresight Institute
Foresight Institute's Fellowship supports individuals working on AI safety and related frontier technologies. The 2027 cohort application deadline is July 31, 2026.
Google.org
A fully funded fellowship run by Watson Institute with Google for community leaders using AI or technology in eligible Google data center communities. The 2026 program runs from September 2026 through January 2027 and includes training, mentorship, a virtual summit, and a $1,000 stipend for each fellow's community workshop. The July 12 priority deadline has passed, but applications remain open on a rolling basis until the cohort is filled.
MATS (MATS Research)
An independent research fellowship connecting researchers with mentors in AI alignment, transparency, and security. The main program runs 10 weeks (with an optional 6-12 month extension) and provides a $1,250 weekly stipend, a $2,000-per-week compute budget, housing, meals, and office space in Berkeley and London.
MicroAGI
6-month in-residence fellowship in Munich or Zurich for embodied AI/robotics builders: $10K/month stipend, up to $2M compute, lab access.
National Research Foundation (NRF) Singapore
NRF Singapore's flagship award giving early-career researchers independent research funding in Singapore over five years, up to SGD 3.25 million. The 19th call (Class of 2027) opened 12 February 2026 and closed 13 May 2026. NRF invites applications once a year.
NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program
Annual U.S. National Science Foundation competition awarding roughly 2,500 fellowships per year to outstanding STEM graduate students, providing three years of a $37k stipend plus a $16k education allowance, usable over five years. Applications, reviews, and awards are handled by a dedicated GRFP Operations Center; the 2026 awards were announced in April 2026 from around 14,000 applicants.
Shuttleworth Foundation
A fellowship funding individuals implementing an innovative idea for social change around openness, technology, knowledge, and learning. Fellows receive annual salary-equivalent funding, expense contributions, a travel allowance, and project funding matched at a 10:1 ratio. Applications are accepted throughout the year for March and September intakes.
Tarbell Center
One-year fellowship combining AI training with nine-month newsroom placements for journalists covering AI; $60,000-$80,000 stipend for early-career fellows, $90,000-$110,000 for senior fellows.
Tarbell Center
Residency program for senior journalists and experienced editors doing in-depth AI reporting; $80,000+ stipend plus an upskilling component.
Future of Life Institute
FLI's PhD fellowship for doctoral research on US-China AI governance dynamics, distinct from FLI's technical AI-safety PhD fellowship track.
Future of Life Institute
FLI's recurring PhD fellowship supporting doctoral students working on AI existential safety, with fellowship classes announced for 2022, 2023, and 2025.
Adobe Research
A 12-month fellowship from Adobe Research for full-time PhD candidates enrolled at recognized universities in India with at least 12 months remaining in their PhD, working in AI-related fields such as computer vision, NLP, machine learning, and human-computer interaction. It awards a ₹12,00,000 stipend disbursed upfront, one year of Adobe Express Premium, Creative Cloud, and Firefly access, and optional mentorship from Adobe researchers; the 2026 recipients have been selected and applications are currently closed.
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