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Fellowship Overview

About the program

2026 AI-for-Science Independent Postdoctoral Fellowship Program

2026 applications are now closed.

The FutureHouse Fellowship program supports recent PhD graduates who are ready to chart their own scientific path at the intersection of AI and science. As a Fellow, you will have full access to the technologies and infrastructure we have built at FutureHouse and our for-profit spinout Edison Scientific, compute resources, our wet lab and dedicated engineering support to make new discoveries in a scientific field of your choice. Fellows are also encouraged to tap into external AI tools, agents, and ecosystems.

We are looking for independent thinkers with a clear scientific vision and the ability to lead an AI-accelerated research agenda.

What we look for

What are our expectations?

Fellows are expected to push the boundaries of AI-accelerated discovery in biology, biochemistry, and related fields. The goal of this Fellowship is to enable brilliant early career scientists to integrate AI Scientists into their research workflows, and to apply them to making discoveries. We expect Fellows to use AI tools to make significant progress towards high impact findings and publications in their fields.

We expect that applicants have a specific scientific problem they are trying to solve, and can articulate why AI is crucial for the project. For example,

• Using AI to run large-scale analyses to guide understanding of gene regulation or running thousands of analyses across large omics datasets to identify trends and patterns in a specific disease.
• Designing a protein-engineering agent for high-throughput screening workflows.
• Developing new tools—for example, an AI-enabled proteomics or metagenomics method.

What You'll Get

What Do Fellows Receive?

FutureHouse Fellows receive the resources, mentorship, and community needed to build AI systems that accelerate scientific research.

Fellowships begin in September and run through August of the following year, with the possibility of a one-year extension. Fellows spend their first month full-time in San Francisco for systems training, then transition to a flexible schedule split between FutureHouse and their co-advising lab. FutureHouse will arrange visiting scientist appointments at co-advising institutions.

Fellows will have access to FutureHouse resources, including:

• $125K annual stipend + benefits.
• Dedicated software engineering support.
• Training and instruction on building and deploying AI agents.
• Compute and research resources.
• Access to our general-purpose wet lab.
• AI research mentorship and exposure to our engineering team.
• Access to a growing AI-for-Science community of practice.
• Access to the full Edison Scientific platform including Kosmos, an AI Scientist.

Eligibility

Who Should Apply?

Applicants must have the following in order to be eligible for the Fellowship.

Either completed their Ph.D. or be on track to complete it by September 2026.

A strong background in EITHER:

• Biology, neuroscience, bioengineering, biochemistry, or a related field, as well as strong quantitative skills and interest in moving into AI.
• AI or machine learning as applied to science, and a strong interest in using AI and ML to tackle specific problems in biology and related fields.

A passion for our mission to automate scientific research using AI Scientists.

Independent research ability and clear vision for their research agenda.

Be able to work onsite in San Francisco for at least the first month of the Fellowship.

Directory

Potential Co-Advisors

We strongly encourage Fellows to work with one or more academic co-advisors who can support their scientific agenda. Proposed academic co-advisors must provide a support letter that confirms willingness to collaborate and to provide a visiting appointment granting access to their institution and lab.

FutureHouse maintains a directory of faculty who have expressed their interest in serving as co-advisors. The directory can be sorted by research area, helping applicants identify potential mentors whose expertise aligns with their proposed research.

Browse Potential Co-Advisors

Timeline

Application Timeline

2026 Applications are now closed.

Applications Open Tuesday, December 16, 2025

Applicant Webinar Friday, January 9, 2026 at 10am PT. Access to the webinar recording can be requested by emailing fellows@futurehouse.org.

Application Deadline Friday, February 13, 2026

Decisions Announced April 2026

Start Date September 2026

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