How to apply
Please note that applications for 2025/26 have now closed. Further rounds will be announced annually
You will need to meet the following criteria:
- Have completed (or be due to have completed by the date of appointment) a DPhil/PhD in an area of mathematical, physical, life, or medical sciences.
- Have a promising research idea and enough general understanding of AI ideas and techniques to understand how these could lead to major improvements and expansions of your research, as well as potential ethical implications. Fellows will be supported to develop their AI knowledge during the fellowship.
- Have the support of an Oxford faculty member (a "PI") within an MPLS department willing to host you in their lab for the duration of fellowship.
- Ideally, you will also have identified an AI/ML academic mentor who will be a faculty member in an eligible Oxford Department with appropriate research expertise in the application of AI/ML techniques in your area of STEM research. This mentor should be a faculty member/ senior researcher (e.g. a senior postdoctoral researcher/ independent fellow).
How to submit an application
Please ensure you consult with the departmental Research Facilitators before starting your application on IRAMS. Please note that some departments may have set an earlier internal deadline, so please check with your local research support team and prepare your application well in advance of the date advertised above. Applications must be reviewed online by departmental approvers and, where approved, submitted for review before the deadline. Further information on departmental procedures is included in the tab above.
Applications are made through the University's Internal Research Award Management System: https://irams.ox.ac.uk/. Once you are logged in, please choose the correct scheme from the list to start your application. If required, IRAMS guidance in the form of quick reference guide (QRG) documents for applicants, departmental approvers and administrators can be found on Research Support pages.
For applicants external to the University of Oxford, the individual department's research support team will assist with uploading your application to IRAMS. The information you will need to complete is in the application form linked on this page.
Applications open on 1st August 2025.
All applications must be received by 12:00 noon on 17 October 2025.
Your application will be reviewed by a multidisciplinary panel of academic researchers, and decisions will be based solely on how you demonstrate that you meet the selection criteria stated above. Short listed candidates will be interviewed as part of this process. Please note that there may not be experts in your scientific area or the specific AI techniques you plan to use on the panel, so please ensure that your methods and the science behind them are clearly explained.
The interviews will be held on Monday 1st and Tuesday 2nd December 2025. Please note that the panel decisions are final.
Further information on the fellowship application process is available from the Programme Manager Tanya Gujral tanya.gujral@dtc.ox.ac.uk
You can also watch a recording of our open day.
To discuss research programmes, please contact the relevant academic or research group in one of the MPLS departments.
