We’re excited to share a significant milestone for the Encode: AI for Science Fellowship. The UK Government has announced its intention to fund the expansion of the program. The new initiative will be backed by the UK Sovereign AI Unit with up to £5 million in government funding.

Conceived and delivered by Pillar VC and enabled by ARIA, the program embeds world-class AI researchers into cutting-edge scientific labs, accelerating the pathway to industry, and enabling talent to spend one year immersed in intensive exploration, feedback, and development cycles. Encode is one of the first initiatives launched and supported through ARIA’s flagship Activation Partners initiative.

This new investment will expand the reach of the program, funding the placement of leading AI/ML researchers in new labs, and catalyzing the potential for new commercial endeavors.

The Encode: AI for Science program will welcome our first set of fellows in August 2025. In the meantime, sign up to stay informed about news and updates here.