# The Handshake AI Fellowship What the Handshake AI Fellowship is, what fellows earn, who is eligible, how to apply and the open fellowship roles right now. What Paid AI training projects for students, graduates and professionals Pay About $15 to $300 an hour across open roles, median top rate around $80 Who Usually 18 or over and based in the US, with some roles in Canada, the UK and other countries Contract Independent contractor, paid by Handshake See 232 open roles[All Handshake AI jobs](https://aitrainjob.com/platforms/handshake-ai) Updated 7 November 2026 · AI Train Job ## What the Handshake AI Fellowship is Handshake is best known as the careers network used by universities. Its AI Fellowship pays students, recent graduates, PhDs and professionals to help AI labs train and test their models. Fellows write and check expert answers, judge AI responses in their field, and evaluate AI in their language. The fellowship works through projects. Once you are accepted, Handshake invites you to projects from its AI lab partners. Each project has its own onboarding, and you only earn once you have completed it. Some projects ask for extra material, such as a portfolio or work samples. ## What Handshake AI fellows earn Across the open fellowship roles listed on this page, top rates run from about $15 to $300 an hour, with a median of around $80. Language evaluation roles usually sit at $25 to $40 an hour. Expert roles in science, engineering, finance and consulting often pay $65 to $150 an hour. Handshake's own guidance mentions $30 to $125 an hour depending on education, expertise and project. Fellows are independent contractors and are paid by Handshake, not by the AI lab. Some projects pay per task rather than per hour, and onboarding is not always paid, so check each project's terms. ## Who is eligible Most fellowship roles are for people aged 18 or over who live in the United States and can be paid as a contractor, which needs an SSN or ITIN. Some roles are open in Canada, the United Kingdom, Mexico, Brazil, Singapore and other countries, and the country is usually named in the role title. Handshake says it cannot support STEM OPT, and students on visas should check their own work authorisation first. You do not have to be a current student. Many roles ask for a degree, a PhD, professional experience or native level skill in a language. ## How to apply Pick a fellowship role below that matches your field or language, and apply on Handshake. Expect a review of your CV, an interview or assessment, and then an offer. Guides report two to six weeks from application to offer. After you are accepted, complete onboarding for each project before you start paid work. A clear CV that names your degree, field and languages helps you get matched. You can [build or tailor your CV](https://aitrainjob.com/cv-builder) for free. ## Open Handshake AI Fellowship roles 232 live Handshake AI roles checked 5 minutes ago, with a median top rate of $80/hr. Each one opens the official listing. up to $300/hr ### [- Handshake AI Fellowship](https://aitrainjob.com/jobs/src-handshake-ai%3Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fjoinhandshake.com%2Fai%2Fopportunities%2Fadvertising-sales-ai-trainer%2F) Handshake AI · Not specified · Specialist Today up to $125/hr ### [2D Design Expert - Handshake AI Fellowship](https://aitrainjob.com/jobs/src-handshake-ai%3Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fjoinhandshake.com%2Fai%2Fopportunities%2F2d-design-expert%2F) Handshake AI · Not specified · Creative Today up to $125/hr ### [3D Modeler - Handshake AI Fellowship](https://aitrainjob.com/jobs/src-handshake-ai%3Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fjoinhandshake.com%2Fai%2Fopportunities%2F3d-modeler%2F) Handshake AI · Not specified · Creative Today up to $125/hr ### [3D Slicer Specialist - Handshake AI Fellowship](https://aitrainjob.com/jobs/src-handshake-ai%3Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fjoinhandshake.com%2Fai%2Fopportunities%2F3d-slicer-specialist%2F) Handshake AI · Not specified · Creative Today up to $75/hr ### [Administrative & Support Professionals - Handshake AI Fellowship](https://aitrainjob.com/jobs/src-handshake-ai%3Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fjoinhandshake.com%2Fai%2Fopportunities%2Fadministrative-and-support-expert%2F) Handshake AI · Not specified · Specialist Today up to $65/hr ### [Adversarial Prompt Expert - Handshake AI Fellowship](https://aitrainjob.com/jobs/src-handshake-ai%3Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fjoinhandshake.com%2Fai%2Fopportunities%2Fadversarial-prompt-expert%2F) Handshake AI · Not specified · Specialist Today up to $75/hr ### [Aerospace Engineering Professional - Handshake AI Fellowship](https://aitrainjob.com/jobs/src-handshake-ai%3Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fjoinhandshake.com%2Fai%2Fopportunities%2Faerospace-engineering-professional%2F) Handshake AI · Not specified · Maths & STEM Today up to $75/hr ### [AI & Machine Learning Researcher - Handshake AI Fellowship](https://aitrainjob.com/jobs/src-handshake-ai%3Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fjoinhandshake.com%2Fai%2Fopportunities%2Fai-ml-researcher%2F) Handshake AI · Not specified · Specialist Today up to $17/hr ### [AI Evaluation Specialist - Handshake AI Fellowship](https://aitrainjob.com/jobs/src-handshake-ai%3Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fjoinhandshake.com%2Fai%2Fopportunities%2Fgeneralist-bachelor-ai-eveluation-specialist%2F) Handshake AI · Remote · Evaluation Today up to $15/hr ### [AI Evaluation Specialist (Canada) - Handshake AI Fellowship](https://aitrainjob.com/jobs/src-handshake-ai%3Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fjoinhandshake.com%2Fai%2Fopportunities%2Fai-evaluation-specialist-canada%2F) Handshake AI · Not specified · Evaluation Today up to $30/hr ### [AI Trainer - Generalist - Handshake AI Fellowship](https://aitrainjob.com/jobs/src-handshake-ai%3Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fjoinhandshake.com%2Fai%2Fopportunities%2Fgeneralist-bachelor-ai-trainer%2F) Handshake AI · Remote · Generalist Today up to $62.5/hr ### [Architecture and Building Code Expert - Handshake AI Fellowship](https://aitrainjob.com/jobs/src-handshake-ai%3Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fjoinhandshake.com%2Fai%2Fopportunities%2Farchitect%2F) Handshake AI · Not specified · Specialist Today up to $125/hr ### [Audio Engineers - Handshake AI Fellowship](https://aitrainjob.com/jobs/src-handshake-ai%3Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fjoinhandshake.com%2Fai%2Fopportunities%2Faudio-engineers-ai-trainer%2F) Handshake AI · Not specified · Specialist Today up to $100/hr ### [Aviation Professional - Handshake AI Fellowship](https://aitrainjob.com/jobs/src-handshake-ai%3Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fjoinhandshake.com%2Fai%2Fopportunities%2Faviation-professionals%2F) Handshake AI · Not specified · Specialist Today up to $15/hr ### [Bahasa Indonesian AI Evaluation Specialist (Indonesia) - Handshake AI Fellowship](https://aitrainjob.com/jobs/src-handshake-ai%3Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fjoinhandshake.com%2Fai%2Fopportunities%2Fbahasa-indonesian-ai-evaluation-specialist%2F) Handshake AI · Not specified · Evaluation Today up to $30/hr ### [Bangla AI Evaluation Specialist - Handshake AI Fellowship](https://aitrainjob.com/jobs/src-handshake-ai%3Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fjoinhandshake.com%2Fai%2Fopportunities%2Fbengali-ai-evaluation-specialist-(singapore)%2F) Handshake AI · Not specified · Evaluation Today up to $150/hr ### [Banking Expert - Handshake AI Fellowship](https://aitrainjob.com/jobs/src-handshake-ai%3Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fjoinhandshake.com%2Fai%2Fopportunities%2Fbanking-expert%2F) Handshake AI · Not specified · Finance Today up to $85/hr ### [Billing Analyst - Handshake AI Fellowship](https://aitrainjob.com/jobs/src-handshake-ai%3Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fjoinhandshake.com%2Fai%2Fopportunities%2Fbilling-analyst%2F) Handshake AI · Not specified · Specialist Today up to $125/hr ### [BIM Tool Specialist - Handshake AI Fellowship](https://aitrainjob.com/jobs/src-handshake-ai%3Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fjoinhandshake.com%2Fai%2Fopportunities%2Fbim-tool-specialist%2F) Handshake AI · Not specified · Specialist Today up to $75/hr ### [Bioinformatics/Computational Biology Expert - Handshake AI Fellowship](https://aitrainjob.com/jobs/src-handshake-ai%3Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fjoinhandshake.com%2Fai%2Fopportunities%2Fbioinformatics-computational-biology-expert%2F) Handshake AI · Not specified · Maths & STEM Today up to $47/hr ### [Bioinformatics/Computational Biology Expert (India) - Handshake AI Fellowship](https://aitrainjob.com/jobs/src-handshake-ai%3Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fjoinhandshake.com%2Fai%2Fopportunities%2Fbioinformatics-computational-biology-expert-india%2F) Handshake AI · Not specified · Maths & STEM Today up to $150/hr ### [Biology Expert - Handshake AI Fellowship](https://aitrainjob.com/jobs/src-handshake-ai%3Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fjoinhandshake.com%2Fai%2Fopportunities%2Fbiology-expert-ai-trainer-masters%2F) Handshake AI · Not specified · Maths & STEM Today up to $61/hr ### [Biology Expert (Canada) - Handshake AI Fellowship](https://aitrainjob.com/jobs/src-handshake-ai%3Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fjoinhandshake.com%2Fai%2Fopportunities%2Fbiology-expert-phd-canada%2F) Handshake AI · Remote · Maths & STEM Today up to $50/hr ### [Biomedical Engineering Expert - Handshake AI Fellowship](https://aitrainjob.com/jobs/src-handshake-ai%3Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fjoinhandshake.com%2Fai%2Fopportunities%2Fbiomedical-engineering-expert-(bachelor-s)-ai-trainer%2F) Handshake AI · Not specified · Maths & STEM Today ## AI Fellowship: common questions ### What is the Handshake AI Fellowship? It is Handshake's paid program for students, graduates and professionals to help AI labs train and test their models, through projects in their field or language. ### How much does the Handshake AI Fellowship pay? Open fellowship roles list top rates from about $15 to $300 an hour, with a median of around $80. Language roles usually pay $25 to $40 an hour, and expert roles more. ### Do I need to be a student for the Handshake AI Fellowship? No. Graduates, PhDs and professionals can apply. Many roles ask for a degree, professional experience or strong language skills. ### Can I join the Handshake AI Fellowship from outside the US? Most roles are for people in the US, but some are open in Canada, the UK, Mexico, Brazil, Singapore and other countries. The country is usually in the role title. ## Sources - [Handshake AI Fellowship overview (Handshake help centre)](https://support.joinhandshake.com/hc/en-us/articles/32264709473303-Handshake-AI-Fellowship-Overview-FAQs-for-EDU-Partners) - [Getting started with Handshake AI (Handshake help centre)](https://ai-support.joinhandshake.com/articles/31620022060055) - [Handshake AI Fellowship guide (AI Trainer Work)](https://aitrainer.work/guides/handshake-ai-fellowship-guide) Project names, pay and rules change often, and some details here come from contributors rather than Handshake AI. Always confirm them on the official listing and in your own contract. Source: https://aitrainjob.com/platforms/handshake-ai/fellowship