The Existential Risk Alliance (ERA) operates the Cambridge ERA:AI Fellowship, an 8-10 week paid summer program in Cambridge, UK that supports early-career researchers focused on technical AI safety, AI governance, and technical AI governance. ERA's mission is to build the talent pipeline necessary to mitigate catastrophic risks from frontier AI systems, providing fellows with mentorship from leading researchers, dedicated research management support, accommodation, and a living-learning community. Alumni have gone on to roles at RAND, the UK AI Security Institute, and other institutions shaping AI policy.
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ERA believes that one of the most critical bottlenecks to reducing existential risk from advanced AI is the shortage of talented, well-trained researchers working on technical safety and governance challenges. By running a highly selective, fully funded in-person fellowship in Cambridge, ERA identifies promising early-career researchers and entrepreneurs, equips them with research skills, expert mentorship, and a peer network, and places them on a trajectory toward high-impact roles at safety-focused organizations, governments, and academia. The causal chain is: attract high-potential talent from diverse backgrounds, provide intensive research experience and mentorship, build a lasting professional community, and thereby accelerate the growth and quality of the global AI safety and governance field.
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An 8-10 week fully funded research fellowship in Cambridge, UK, supporting early-career researchers and entrepreneurs working to mitigate catastrophic risks from frontier AI. Operated by the Existential Risk Alliance (ERA), a spin-off from the Cambridge Existential Risks Initiative (CERI).
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- Apr 2, 2026, 9:52 PM UTC
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- Mar 20, 2026, 2:34 AM UTC