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Northeast India AI Research Fellowship 2026
A competitive remote fellowship to work with MWire Labs on cutting-edge NLP research for Northeast India's indigenous languages. Fellows work directly with researchers on impactful projects in language modeling, datasets, and tools for cultural preservation.
Who can apply
Undergraduate or graduate students in CS, AI, Linguistics, or related fields; native or heritage speakers of Northeast Indian languages strongly encouraged; students from anywhere welcome but Northeast India residents and diaspora especially encouraged; prior ML/NLP experience a plus but strong motivation and basic data skills can compensate; passion for language technology, cultural preservation, and open research.Perks & benefits
- Co-authorship opportunities on papers
- Hands-on experience with fine-tuning and low-resource NLP methods
- Close mentorship from MWire Labs research team
- Fellowship completion certificate
- Letters of recommendation for top-performing fellows
- Portfolio of contributions to GitHub, Hugging Face, and academic papers
- Network of fellows focused on Northeast Indian languages
- Collaboration with linguists, NGOs, and cultural organizations
Key contacts
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