Funder
Turing artificial intelligence acceleration fellowships
Added date
31/10/2019
Closing date
18/02/2020
Call summary
The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, on behalf of UK Research and Innovation and in partnership with the Alan Turing Institute, the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy and the Office for Artificial Intelligence, invites proposals for the Turing AI acceleration fellowships. These aim to accelerate the careers of AI researchers in academia or industry towards a world-leading position. Up to £18 million is available to fund 10 to 15 fellowships over five years. There are strong emphases on creativity of ideas, thought and approach, and on enabling new models of collaboration between academia and other sectors. Fellows are expected to:
•build a world-leading profile by the end of their fellowship;
•build and develop a high-quality programme of ambitious, novel and creative research, in an area of AI technology of opportunity for the UK;
•actively seek to develop into a position of leadership in their host organisation, and in the national and international research community
Scientific scope
Artificial Intelligence
PI eligibility
Applicants should have significant research experience and a track record of developing collaborative relationships.