Fellowship Program
Work alongside THiNK to design, prototype, and validate innovative AI products that solve real-world problems across sectors including governance, education, business enablement, and language technology.
Hands-on product work across the full AI lifecycle, from experiment to deployment.
Rapid prototyping of new ideas, tools, and interaction patterns.
Ship models to real environments and monitor them in production.
Build core product features in collaboration with THiNK's team.
Design evaluation pipelines and validate impact with real users.
Applications are evaluated by the THiNK Technical Committee.
Evidence of engineering skill, tooling familiarity, and shipped work.
Original thinking and the ability to push beyond existing solutions.
Alignment with THiNK's strategic focus areas and real user needs.
Communication, teamwork, and willingness to co-build in the open.
Support, access, and real product experience from day one.
Direct guidance from THiNK engineers and ecosystem mentors.
Ship alongside a team building production-grade AI systems.
Join the Discourse forum and the broader THiNK practitioner network.
Contribute to flagship pilots with real deployment pathways.
Developers, researchers, AI engineers, and product innovators ready to build real products with real deployment pathways.
Five clear steps from your first submission to your first shipped feature.
Tell us a little about yourself and we'll reach out with next steps.
Join a cohort of developers, researchers, and product innovators co-creating the future of AI in Africa.
Our AI forum offers networking opportunities, knowledge sharing, professional development, collaboration prospects, access to resources, contributions to the advancement of AI in Africa, and a supportive community.
The AI COP is convened by the Tech Innovators Network Think Tank, a not-for-profit organisation limited by guarantee.