The Huntley Cross Fellowship

Labs/The Fellowship
Cohort 01 · The Fellowship Twelve places per cohort. Application-only.
Applications open · date confirmed at offer.
Apply now or explore the Foundation Internship.
Progression Path

From Cohort Performance To Project Responsibility

Our fellowship and internship path is a capability pipeline, not a placement campaign. Advancement is earned through verified output.

Execution-Centered Development

Fellows join focused workstreams where technical delivery, documentation quality, and decision support are continuously reviewed.

Performance Tracked Mentor Reviewed

Potential Hiring Channel

High-performing fellows are considered for longer-term engagement where the need aligns with advisory and delivery priorities.

Role Alignment Capability Match
Cohort Timeline

Stage-Gated Advancement

Participants move forward only when each stage meets explicit operating standards.

  1. Workshop Completion

    Deliverables accepted and peer review threshold met.

  2. Advanced Challenge

    Track-specific technical problem solved under review.

  3. Project Rotation

    Contribute to real internal or simulated advisory execution.

  4. Fellowship Panel

    Formal assessment for internship, fellowship, or hiring consideration.

Selection

Who Advances

We evaluate based on operator behavior and outcome quality, not participation volume.

  • Consistent quality across coding, modeling, and operational documentation.
  • Strong response to technical feedback and iteration cycles.
  • Reliable execution under deadlines and changing constraints.
  • Professional communication in cross-functional environments.
  • Clear intent for applied technical careers in complex systems.
  • Alignment with Huntley Cross standards of discretion and accountability.
Founder-led Every session by Dhanu directly.
NDA-first Mutual NDA before any substantive material.
Tailored quote Investment scoped to your background and outcome.
1 business day Personal reply window from the founder.
Programmes

Three paths into production AI work

Each path is application-only, cohort-based, and led by the founder. Cohort sizes are small, not a feature, a constraint.

Foundation

Foundation Internship

By application 8 weeks · application-only

An application-only entry track for students, recent graduates and career switchers. Project-based work on real AI systems. Unpaid; certificate on completion.

  • Eight-week cohort, weekly delivery cadence
  • Real project assignments, not toy datasets
  • Weekly office hours with the founder
  • Code-reviewed final project, portfolio asset
  • Pathway to The Fellowship for top performers
  • Cohort capped at 12 places

Two bursary places per cohort, application fee waived for under-represented applicants on merit.

Apply for Foundation
The Fellowship

The Fellowship

By application 12 weeks · selective intake

Selective, founder-led, twelve-week programme for engineers and analysts entering production AI. Fellows ship work that real clients use. Twelve places per cohort.

  • Direct mentorship from the founder, weekly 1:1
  • Live engagements with real clients under NDA
  • Practitioner certificate (named cohort) on completion
  • Path to associate engagements with Huntley Cross Advisory
  • Cohort community with the founder and partners (alumni network grows from Cohort 01)
  • Cohort capped at 12 places

Two bursary places per cohort reserved for under-represented applicants on merit.

Apply for the Fellowship
By Invitation

Practitioner Apprenticeship

By offer paid · 6 months · full-time

Six-month paid apprenticeship offered to the strongest Foundation and Fellowship graduates. Real engagements, real responsibility, named-associate billing on Advisory work.

  • Six-month paid engagement
  • Named-associate billing on live advisory mandates
  • Direct path to a senior practitioner role at Huntley Cross or partner firms
  • Reference letter signed by the founder on completion
  • Invitation-only, no public application

Conditional on cohort performance and mandate availability.

Start with the Fellowship
FAQ

The questions applicants ask before applying

Who teaches the Fellowship and Foundation Internship?

The founder, Dhanu Nagarajan, AI Systems Engineer, seven years of production experience, concurrently Founding AI Engineer at AskSolique.ai. Weekly 1:1s on the Fellowship; group office hours plus async review on the Foundation track. Full profile.

What's the difference between Foundation and the Fellowship?

Foundation is an entry-level eight-week project programme with a small application fee and a portfolio-grade final project. The Fellowship is twelve weeks of selective, paid, founder-led work alongside real client engagements. Top Foundation graduates are invited to apply for the next Fellowship cohort.

How selective is the Fellowship really?

Twelve places per cohort. We look for production engineering experience (or equivalent), a clear reason for joining, and evidence of shipping. Bursary applicants compete for two reserved merit-based places.

How does the application process work?

Founder review of every application, a written response within ten working days, and (for shortlisted applicants) a 30-minute interview. Investment is scoped on the call against your background and the cohort path you are applying for; bursary support is available for under-represented applicants on merit.

Are these visa-eligible programmes?

Foundation is a non-employment study programme, no visa sponsorship. The Fellowship is paid via stipend and project work. The Practitioner Apprenticeship is a paid full-time engagement; sponsorship is considered case-by-case for exceptional candidates with prior right-to-work clarity.

What are typical Fellowship outcomes?

Cohort 01 dates are confirmed at offer. Outcomes will be published here once Fellows graduate, with named destinations and Fellow consent. We do not publish anonymous testimonials or invented placement statistics.

What if I'm a parent / sponsor wanting to fund a place?

Sponsorship for an applicant is fine; the application is in the applicant's name. We issue itemised invoices addressed to the sponsoring organisation, credit the audit fee against tuition on acceptance, and provide written confirmation for sponsor records on request. The applicable tax treatment is stated on the invoice and confirmed in writing before any payment is taken.

What's your refund policy?

Application fee: refundable only if we cancel a cohort. Tuition: full refund up to the cohort start date. After kickoff, refunds prorated to delivered weeks for documented withdrawals (medical, family, work). No questions asked in the first week.

Foundation Fellowship