GovAI Fellowship 2027

Seasonal Fellows on the Applied Track join GovAI to work on projects in areas other than research, pitched by GovAI or our partner organisations; in past fellowships, these included projects submitted by, for example, the UK’s AI Security Institute, the Centre for Long-Term Resilience, Far.AI, and the Oxford Martin School AI Governance Initiative. Past applied projects have included organising a high-impact event series, working as a project manager for policy engagement work, developing the outreach and brand strategy for an AI safety org, designing an upskilling programme for policymakers, and building internal products and automations for an organisation’s workflows. 

Alongside their projects, fellows will also invest time in upskilling on AI governance and widening their professional network. GovAI will organize a series of Q&A sessions with AI governance experts, weekly seminars aimed at developing subject-matter knowledge, workshops for building relevant skills,  work-in-progress meetings that facilitate peer-to-peer feedback, and social events. Fellows will also be encouraged to discuss follow-on career opportunities with our team and network.

Table of Content

• Summary
• Benefits
• Requirements
• Interview Process
• Application Deadline
• How To Apply

Summary

• Application DeadlineNovember 22, 2026
• Study LevelInternship
• SponsorCentre for the Governance of AI (GovAI)
• Course to studyArtificial intelligence governance
• Eligible CountryAll Countries

Benefits

Summer Fellows will join for three months, between 7 June and 27 August 2027, in our office in London, UK. Fellows will receive a salary of £14,000, plus support for traveling to London. While in London, we provide our Fellows with lunch on weekdays and a desk in our London office. This is intended to be a full-time and in-person role. If you have children or other caring responsibilities, you can work remotely up to two days a week while staying full-time and on the full salary. You don't need to mention this in your application: if we offer you a place, we'll agree the arrangement with you.They are able to sponsor temporary work 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.
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Requirements

They are interested in candidates from a broad set of professional backgrounds, including those with experience in government, academia, industry, startups, media, or civil society. There are no specific requirements for the role, although we expect that the most promising candidates will typically have relevant professional experience in roles involving, for example, communications, policy, issue advocacy, events, research management, program management, operations, fundraising, or research.

Selection Process

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

• Relevant expertise: Skills or knowledge that are likely to be useful for non-research roles in AI governance. As mentioned above, we think that relevant expertise can take many different forms. 
• Quality of work: The ability to perform at the highest level in their area of expertise. We are looking for signals of excellence.
• Judgment: The ability to prioritize between different projects, and good intuitions about the feasibility of different projects.
• ‍Team fit: Openness to feedback, commitment to intellectual honesty and rigor, comfort in expressing uncertainty, and a serious interest in using your career to contribute to AI governance.

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Application Deadline

How To Apply

The application process consists of three stages: 

• In the first round, candidates submit a written application and, if selected, complete a short (approximately 20-minute) automated abstract reasoning assessment, which serves as a pathway to the second round.
• The second round consists of a paid, remote work test, to which we will invite candidates in January. 
• The third round, which takes place in February, consists of a remote interview and reference checks. 

We expect to communicate final decisions to candidates in March. 

Please contact [email protected] if you:

• Need a decision communicated by a particular date
• Require assistance with the application due to a disability
• Have questions about the application process

For more information, visit GovAI scholarship webpage.