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AIxBio Africa is a five-week remote fellowship mentoring early-career researchers on Africa-relevant projects at the intersection of AI safety, biosecurity, governance and public health, producing publishable outputs.
AIxBio Africa is a five-week remote fellowship mentoring early-career researchers on Africa-relevant projects at the intersection of AI safety, biosecurity, governance and public health, producing publishable outputs.
Project Details
Updated 07/13/26 · By grantmaking.ai · VerifiedAIxBio Africa is a five week remote research fellowship that supports early career researchers in Africa or those working on Africa specific problems that are working at the intersection of AI safety, biosecurity, governance, and public health. Fellows work on independent research projects, guided by mentors in the space from academia and industry and participate in weekly research discussions, and receive feedback throughout the program.
The pilot cohort brings together a small group of fellows selected through a competitive application process. Research topics include AI evaluations, AI governance, biosecurity, frontier AI risks, and related areas relevant to African and low resource contexts.
By the end of the fellowship, each fellow is expected to produce a high quality research output, such as a benchmark, technical report, policy brief, or draft academic paper suitable for publication or further development.
Theory of Impact
Updated 07/13/26 · By grantmaking.aiAIxBio Africa reduces existential risk from AI by expanding the global community of researchers working on AI safety and biosecurity, particularly from regions that remain underrepresented in frontier AI research. Many AI safety challenges, including biological misuse, evaluation gaps, governance, and deployment in low-resource settings, require perspectives and expertise that are currently scarce in Africa.
The fellowship equips researchers to contribute to these challenges through rigorous, safety-focused research and mentorship. By building technical capacity, producing open research, and fostering long-term engagement in AI safety, the program aims to increase the number of researchers capable of evaluating advanced AI systems, informing governance, and identifying risks before they become more severe. Over time, this strengthens the global AI safety ecosystem by broadening participation and generating evidence that reflects diverse linguistic, institutional, and regional contexts.
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