Eric and Wendy Schmidt AI in Science Global Faculty Fellowships
Eric and Wendy Schmidt AI in Science Global Faculty Fellowships call is now open. To learn more about how to apply for the scheme visit our dedicated page.
About the Fellowship
AI in Science Postdoctoral Fellowships
Apply to our Eric and Wendy Schmidt AI in Science Postdoctoral Fellowships and research how to develop innovative technologies in AI in Science, Engineering and Mathematics.
Fellowships
FAQ and eligibility: This is the FAQ section for the Eric and Wendy Schmidt AI in Science Postdoctoral Fellowship, supported by Schmidt Sciences and the Chapman-Schmidt Fellowship. If you are applying for the Imperial College Research Fellowship supported by Schmidt Sciences, please consult the webpages for that fellowship here.
Available Roles
FAQs
- What roles are being advertised?
- Can I apply for multiple roles?
- Which role is most suitable for me?
Location
Location
Imperial Mentor
Imperial Mentor
- What is an Imperial Mentor?
- Do you have a list of Imperial Mentors/Can you help me find an Imperial Mentor?
- Can I apply if I have not secured an Imperial Mentor?
- If my principal mentor is in the mathematics department, what roles can I apply for?
Application Form and Additional Information Required
Application Form
- When is the deadline?
- Do I need a title for my proposed research?
- Besides the application form and my CV, what additional documents do I need to upload as part of my application?
- What do you mean by a summary?
- Do I need to write the proposal on my own or can it be a collaborative effort with my mentor(s)?
- Is the training plan a statement about what is required or a narrative of how this will be acquired?
- What scope is there for experimental consumables?
Remit
Remit
- What is the AI in Science remit again?
- Does the fellowship cover the social sciences and humanities?
- What departments are participating?
- Does the fellowship cover medical research?
- I am a scientist/engineer with an introductory grasp of AI, but an idea of how it might make a difference to my field, can I apply?
- I am an AI researcher, with an introductory grasp of an area of science, but an idea of how AI might make a difference to that area, can I apply?
- I am an AI researcher and I look at a number of application areas, can I apply?
- I already do AI for new Science, can I apply?
- In my area, we use particular AI tools as a matter of conventional scientific practice: is my work within remit if I use those routine tools?
- The Centre makes a distinction between AI and Science -- can this boundary be clarified?
- What parts of mathematics count as AI and what parts count as science?
Joint Fellowships (CNRS and ICR)
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)
If you can secure a CNRS mentor (as well as an Imperial mentor) then you can apply as a CNRS candidate for the Eric and Wendy Schmidt AI in Science Postdoctoral Fellowship, supported by Schmidt Sciences. The application process is the same except CNRS applicants must indicate via a tick box that they are joint with CNRS and include a letter of support from their CNRS mentor. The mentor letter of support MUST state that:
- They are happy to host the applicant for short-term stays during their fellowship.
- The applicant will be able to use CNRS lab facilities during their stay.
- The added value for the project in having such a double affiliation (Imperial and CNRS).
All joint CNRS fellows will be contracted to Imperial wholly for the two years but may spend some of their time at their CNRS lab. CNRS may make available funding for additional years spent in their CNRS lab beyond the initial 2 years. All CNRS queries should be directed to Louis Avigdor louis.avigdor@cnrs-dir.fr and/or Carl Ialamov carl.ialamov@cnrs.fr.
Institute of Cancer Research (ICR)
If you can secure an ICR mentor (as well as an Imperial mentor) then you can apply as an ICR candidate for both the Eric and Wendy Schmidt AI in Science Postdoctoral Fellowship, supported by Schmidt Sciences, and the Chapman-Schmidt Fellowship. The application process is exactly the same except that ICR applicants must indicate via a tick box that they are joint with ICR and include a letter of support from their ICR mentor. The internal deadline to apply to ICR for the letter of support is 26 August 2024. All joint ICR fellows will be contracted to Imperial wholly for the two years but are expected to spend some of their time at ICR. All ICR queries should be directed to Becky Cook (rebecca.cook@icr.ac.uk).
Get in touch
For general enquiries, please contact:
- Eileen Boyce e.boyce@imperial.ac.uk
Alternatively, email ix-contact@imperial.ac.uk