EPSRC has announced the Turing AI Pioneer Interdisciplinary Fellowships: outline applications
The newly established fellowships are aimed at established researchers from across UKRI remit who are looking to build skills and capability in Artificial Intelligence (AI) relevant to their domain with a view to addressing a defined research challenge in their field. As such, applicants with a background in core AI research are not eligible to apply. Broadly, fellows are expected to (a) upskill themselves and their teams in AI methodologies and (b) collaborate with (non-)academic partners to deliver wider societal and economic impact. In particular, the funder encourages collaboration with an established AI specialist/researcher to capitalize on the career development and AI focus of the project: please refer to the “Collaboration with an AI expert” section of the call page.
While the funder indicates proposals from all councils’ remits are welcome, they note that the proposals in the following domains supporting government missions/challenges are particularly welcome: engineering biology; frontier physics; materials science; medical research; quantum technology.
The fEC value of the projects can be up to £2,187,500, and EPSRC will fund 80% of the fEC. Project duration can be up to three years, with a fixed start date of 1 October 2026. While the funder states that researchers should be established, they also note that there are no standardised eligibility criteria for this fellowship due to the diversity of career paths in AI. With regards to the eligibility, please refer to the EPSRC Eligibility page, and the “Scope” section of the call page.
University Internal selection:
Institutions can only submit / lead on four outline applications. Therefore, this call will be managed according to the University’s restricted calls procedure. Your Department’s Research Grants Team and/or Departmental Administrator (or equivalent) must be made aware of your internal application.
To take part in the internal selection, please complete online form (NB: if asked to log-in, please use your crsID/Raven details; note that a Form cannot be saved and returned to) by Wednesday 20 August 2025.
You will need the following documents and information to complete the Form:
Internal Assessment Criteria:
Please note that the assessment of internal applications will focus on the following core funder criteria (see the “Application Questions” section for more details on each criterion):
Funder deadline for the outline applications: Tuesday 14 October 2025, 4:00pm BST.
If you have any queries, please don’t hesitate to contact researchstrategy@admin.cam.ac.uk.
Further informationPosted on 05/08/2025
