Encode Fellowship: Info Session
Curious about Pillar VC's 12 month 'builder-in-residence' programme?
We believe the next AI revolution is science. The Encode Fellowship, powered by the Advanced Research + Invention Agency (ARIA), brings together the brightest minds in AI with pioneering scientific research across the UK.
12 months salary
Access to UK labs
£100k compute
Equity free
For up to 12 months, Encode Fellows apply AI to accelerate discovery in partnership with leading UK labs. The goal? To launch new ventures, tools or research organisations rooted in deep tech breakthroughs.
Join this virtual Info Session to learn more about the Fellowship, and ask any questions you have about the application process.
Applications close on the 28th March 2026.
Have questions that can't wait? Please read more about the programme, comb our FAQs, and if you can't find an answer - reach out.
About Pillar VC: We invest at inception in deep tech companies solving the world's greatest challenges. With a significant track record of investing in over 100 companies, approximately 50% of which have roots in university research, Pillar VC has successfully raised $525 million across four funds. As an ARIA Activation Partner, Pillar VC is proudly building Encode: AI for Science.
About ARIA: The Advanced Research + Invention Agency (ARIA) is an R&D funding agency created to unlock technological breakthroughs that benefit everyone. Created by an Act of Parliament, and sponsored by the Department for Science, Innovation, and Technology, ARIA funds teams of scientists and engineers to pursue research at the edge of what is scientifically and technologically possible. ARIA’s flagship Activation Partner initiative accelerates this mission, and powers the Encode Fellowship.
September 2025: Our inaugural cohort of Encode Fellows.