Deadline: November 30, 2026
Applications for the EDSAFE AI Fellowship 2027 are now open. The EDSAFE AI Fellowship is a leadership development program designed to connect and empower underrepresented thought leaders in artificial intelligence (AI) in education. Through interactive workshops, mentorship, and a collaborative capstone project, Fellows gain a deeper understanding of AI’s ethical, safe, and equitable use in education. The Fellowship is not full-time.
Fellowship Details
- Catalyst Fellowship: Bringing together education leaders across both practice and industry, this interdisciplinary fellowship unites the supply and demand sides of the sector to build a resilient, AI-enabled learning ecosystem. Fellows collaborate across traditional silos to ensure emerging technologies are safe by design, grounded in evidence, and built to elevate human judgment and student agency.
- Women in AI Fellowship: Built for women at the forefront of technology and education, this fellowship creates a collaborative space for peer support, continuous learning, and deep ecosystem connection. Bringing together practitioners, system leaders, and EdTech innovators across the supply and demand sides, this interdisciplinary program empowers leaders to reimagine learning systems powered by AI that is safe by design, grounded in evidence, and centered on human agency.
- Vanguard Fellowship: Built alongside practitioners and field leaders, this fellowship creates an intentional space for learning, peer support, and ecosystem building among individuals serving in schools, school districts, states, and other educational institutions. The program empowers education leaders to design resilient, AI-enabled learning systems. Rooted in real-world practice, fellows actively share knowledge to ensure the future of AI in education is safe by design, pedagogy-first, and centered on human judgment.
Benefits
Fellows will:
- Gain expertise: Learn from world-renowned experts in AI and education through interactive workshops and discussions.
- Build a network: Connect with a cohort of like-minded peers and mentors passionate about AI’s ethical use in education.
- Make a difference: Apply their knowledge to develop a capstone project addressing a real-world AI education challenge.
- Amplify their voice: Contribute to the global conversation about the responsible use of AI in education.
Eligibility
The Catalyst Fellowship is open to individuals who are passionate about the use of AI in education and who identify as:
- Educational leaders: This includes administrators, teachers, researchers, and policymakers who are interested in exploring AI’s potential to improve learning outcomes.
- Open for worldwide applications!
The Women in AI Fellowship is open to individuals who are passionate about the use of AI in education and who identify as:
- Women technologists: This includes women working in AI development, data science, or related fields interested in applying their skills to education.
- Educational leaders: This includes administrators, teachers, researchers, and policymakers who are interested in exploring AI’s potential to improve learning outcomes.
- Open for worldwide applications!
The Vanguard Fellowship is open to individuals currently working in K-12 education who are passionate about the use of AI in education and who identify as:
- K-12 Educators and Administrators: This includes classroom teachers of all subject areas, instructional coaches, site administrators, district administrators, IT professionals, or anyone whose role includes implementing AI in a K-12 setting.
- Education Leaders: Employees of regional education agencies, education services agencies, or state education agencies who are working to shape the conditions for SAFE AI use in the K-12 environment.
- Preference given to U.S. based applicants.
Application
Applications are due November 30, 2026, at 10 p.m. EST. They will not accept applications submitted after this date and time. Self-nominations are welcome. Fellows will be announced in January 2027.
- Click here to apply for the Catalyst Fellowship
- Click here to apply for the Women in AI Fellowship
- Click here to apply for the Vanguard Fellowship
For more information, visit EDSAFE AI Fellowships.
