Connecting the world's brightest minds to the world's biggest problems
Education, Innovation and Solving Global Problems
The student programmes funded by EIT are designed to empower high-performing students to become scientific and technological innovators and leaders, who are committed to solving humanity’s most challenging and enduring problems.
Humane Endeavours
EIT develops and deploys technology in pursuit of solving humanity’s most challenging and enduring problems. Our multidisciplinary teams focus on four key areas of scientific and technological innovation, known as Humane Endeavours. EIT-funded students will work collaboratively on projects that accelerate discovery and innovation for global benefit across these four key innovation areas. Students will work with teams at EIT on ambitious, interdisciplinary projects that bring together research excellence and real-world application.
Health, Medical Science & Generative Biology
Food Security & Sustainable Agriculture
Climate Change & Managing Atmospheric CO2
Artificial Intelligence & Robotics
Find out more and apply
Each year we look for promising candidates from around the world who are motivated by real‑world challenges and long‑term impact.
EIT welcomes students at different stages of their academic journey, offering both undergraduate and doctoral funding to work on science and technology projects that aim to solve global problems.
Explore your options below to learn more and apply.
Undergraduate Ellison Scholars
Pursue a fully funded undergraduate degree at the University of Oxford while collaborating on cutting‑edge EIT projects that tackle global challenges.
Graduate Ellison Scholars
Undertake doctoral research at Oxford, working year‑round alongside EIT teams on ambitious projects focused on solving humanity’s most enduring problems.
Doctoral Training Programmes
Join an EIT-funded doctoral training programme at the University of Oxford and undertake DPhil research in the Fundamentals of AI or Generative Biology.
Where academic excellence meets real‑world impact
EIT Oxford is rapidly scaling up to be a site of cutting-edge research and innovation, EIT-funded students have access to world-class facilities, scientific and technological leaders of global renown, and will join a supportive community of peers who explore, learn and innovate together.
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