What the fellowship is
Cohort 6 of the NHS Fellowship in Clinical AI, Cohort 6 runs for 12 months at 0.4 FTE: two days a week, starting 11 August 2027. It is aimed at registered health and social care professionals who want structured training in clinical AI, not at people looking for a full-time research post or a PhD.
There are two application routes, with different deadlines, fees and rules. Read the one that matches where you work. Pages were last updated on 9 November 2026.
Our fellowships guide explains how clinical fellowships sit alongside research fellowships and studentships.
The UK route: closes 16 November 2026
If you are applying on the UK route, the deadline is 23:45 GMT on 16 November 2026. That is only a few days away. Do not start this application from scratch on deadline day.
UK applicants need to be registered health or social care professionals. You also need Approval in Principle from a third-party Approver, not from yourself. Competitive posts have salary cover reimbursed to the employer. There is also a nominated route: the Salary cover for competitive posts; nominated route needs a sponsor is incomplete as a headline, but the official apply page sets an £8,000 course fee for nominated applicants, which a sponsor can meet or, on the UK nominated route, you may self-fund.
Details are on the official apply page for NHS Fellowship in Clinical AI, Cohort 6.
The international route: open until 10 December 2026
NHS Fellowship in Clinical AI, Cohort 6 (international applicants) closes at 23:45 GMT on 10 December 2026, so there is more runway if you are applying from overseas. You must first apply to the Guy's and St Thomas' (GSTT) International Clinical Fellowship Programme. The course fee is £80,000, and it has to be met by an institutional sponsor: an overseas employer, a government, or another body. Self-funded international applications are not accepted.
The international route is described as non-competitive if you meet the essential criteria at interview. That is not the same as a guaranteed offer: you still have to meet those criteria, and you still need the GSTT ICFP application and a sponsor in place.
Fees, salary cover and sponsors
- UK competitive posts: salary cover is reimbursed to the employer, according to the official apply page.
- UK nominated route: £8,000 course fee, met by a sponsor or by self-funding.
- International route: £80,000 course fee, institutional sponsor only. Self-funding is not accepted.
The fellowship itself is part-time. You remain employed, and the funding conversation is usually with your employer or sponsor, not a stipend paid to you as a student would receive.
How to apply, and a related PhD path
- Use the official page for your route: UK applications or international applications.
- UK applicants: get Approval in Principle from a third-party Approver, and submit by 23:45 GMT on 16 November 2026.
- International applicants: apply to the GSTT ICFP first, confirm an institutional sponsor for the £80,000 fee, and submit by 23:45 GMT on 10 December 2026.
If you want a full-time doctoral route into biomedical AI instead, UKRI AI CDT in Biomedical Innovation (PhD, 2027 entry) is still open, with a deadline of 13:00 UK time on 20 January 2027. That is a funded PhD, not this fellowship; our funded AI PhDs article explains how CDTs work.
