Frontier AI Security Residency 2026
ERA in partnership with Heron and Oxford Hardware AI Governance Lab (Oxford HAIGL)
Quick Facts
A word from Eli, founder of Rise Africa Scholars
MSc Information Security — Unicaf Scholar
While you wait for a fully funded opportunity, don’t put your education on hold. I completed my MSc through Unicaf — studying online from Nairobi while working full-time. The tuition discount made it genuinely affordable, and the degree is from an accredited UK university.
If you’re serious about advancing your career now, I’d encourage you to explore it. I only recommend what I’ve used myself.
About This Scholarship
The Frontier AI Security Residency is an intensive eight-week, fully funded research and engineering programme in Cambridge designed to develop experts tackling frontier AI security challenges through practical cybersecurity and hardware verification projects. Participants will work alongside leading mentors from top AI hardware and cybersecurity teams while living and collaborating with fellow researchers in a vibrant intellectual community.
What This Scholarship Covers
- Full funding for the 8-week residency
- Accommodation during the programme
- Mentorship from leading experts in AI hardware and cybersecurity
- Access to ERA's wider network of partner organisations
- Technical talks and seminars from prominent researchers and policymakers
- Poster session presentations with mentor feedback
- Research infrastructure and resources
Who Can Apply
- 1 Interest in advancing the field of AI security through technical research and engineering
- 2 Background or expertise in areas such as artificial intelligence security, cybersecurity, hardware security, AI verification, AI governance, security engineering, or technical policy related to advanced AI
- 3 Ability to participate in an 8-week in-person residency in Cambridge, UK from October 12 to December 4, 2026