EleutherAI Summer of Open AI Research 2026 Fellowship for Aspiring AI Researchers

Summer of Open AI Research is a 5-week, fully online fellowship sponsored by EleutherAI. It invites aspiring AI researchers with limited prior experience to contribute to open science projects under mentorship, with projects conducted on the EleutherAI Discord. Fellows may gain mentorship, project credit, potential publication, and online participation.

Structured mentorship, practical AI research experience, collaboration opportunities, publication experience, exposure to cutting-edge AI topics

Applicants must be able to demonstrate the ability to contribute to a project; prior research experience is not required.

Complete the online application form before the deadline (application details on the official program page).