Opportunity Title: AWS/Udacity AI & Machine Learning Scholarship Program 2024 for Students Worldwide

Application Deadline: September 30, 2024

Applications are now open for the 2024 Amazon Web Services (AWS) AI & Machine Learning Scholarship Program. 

Whether you’re new to AI or looking to break into the field, the AWS AI & ML Scholarship program, in collaboration with Udacity, helps students globally to learn foundational skills to prepare for careers in technology.

Through a comprehensive AI training program designed by AWS experts, students will get hands-on with real-world projects, learn from industry mentors, and access career resources.

Requirements

• Any student over the age of 16 that self identifies as underserved or underrepresented in technology, and is currently enrolled in high school or college, may apply (subject to terms and conditions on Udacity).

Prequalifying for the scholarship is based on two criteria completed on AWS DeepRacer Student:

1. Review coursework and pass assessments. To qualify you must score 80% or better on all required assessments on AWS DeepRacer Student learning modules. Each assessment is based on different chapters you can find in the Learn section in the AWS DeepRacer Student navigation pane.
2. Achieve a minimum single lap time. Each month from March to September, a new leaderboard is launched in the AWS DeepRacer Student League, featuring a new track design. To qualify for the scholarship, you will need to complete a single lap in less than 2 minutes on any single leaderboard.

Program Details

Enroll on AWS DeepRacer Student: Free for students 16+ years globally

Complete application prerequisites with AWS DeepRacer Student to prequalify and prepare for the scholarship content. The prerequisites teach you general ML knowledge by building and racing an autonomous vehicle in a 3D simulated environment.

New Generative AI course : Free for all scholarship applicants

Unlock your unique application code and apply on Udacity. By submitting your application, you’ll gain free enrollment in the optional course, “Introducing Generative AI with AWS”, a $250 USD value! Gain practical knowledge and explore generative AI’s applications

Earn a nanodegree scholarship: Scholarship 1 (2,000 students)

Receive skills-based training through the Udacity nanodegree, AI Programming with Python. 2,000 recipients annually are awarded a scholarship ($4,000 USD value) to work on AI projects and learn programming tools.

Advanced scholarship & mentoring: Scholarship 2 (Top 500 students)

Top students completing the AI Programming with Python Nanodegree can earn a scholarship for the advanced AWS ML Fundamentals Nanodegree, covering deep learning and ML engineering concepts, with mentorship from industry experts.

Benefits

• The scholarship covers full tuition for Udacity’s Nanodegree program. At each stage you will gain AI knowledge and receive coaching from professionals.
• The program is designed to help anyone get started with Machine Learning (ML) with no prior technical knowledge required.

Application Procedure

• Opt in to the scholarship program when signing in to AWS DeepRacer Student
• Complete prerequisites to unlock your unique application code
• Submit your scholarship application on Udacity using your unique code

Application Timeline:

• Applications close for the 2024 second cohort: September 30, 2024
• Scholarship winners announced for the second cohort by Udacity: October 14, 2024
• Nanodegree program AI Programming with Python begins: October 16, 2024