Amazon Scholarship 2025 | AWS AI & ML Scholarship Program

Published January 4, 2022 · · Updated June 25, 2024 · 3 minutes · by Kamerpower ·

Amazon Scholarship | AWS AI & ML Scholarship Program. The AWS Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) Scholarship program, in collaboration with Intel and Udacity, aims to help underrepresented and underserved high school and college students learn foundational ML concepts to prepare them for careers in AI and ML. 

Using the all-new AWS DeepRacer Student service, the program lets students from around the world access dozens of hours of free training modules and tutorials on the basics of ML and its real-world applications.

Two thousand students are eligible to earn scholarships annually as part of Amazon’s commitment to a more diverse future AI & ML workforce.

Eligible students must successfully complete an application, complete educational module quizzes, and meet AWS DeepRacer Student League performance targets. The DeepRacer Student League is a global autonomous racing competition exclusively for AWS AI & ML students.

Features and benefits of AWS AI & ML Scholarship Program

1. Fast-track your career with scholarships

The AWS AI & ML Scholarship program awards 2,000 students per year with scholarships for the Udacity AI Programming with Python Nanodegree program (a $4,000 USD value). This four-month collaborative virtual course teaches the foundational skills you need to start a career in AI & ML, with support from Udacity teachers in weekly group sessions.

Five hundred of the top performing students who receive the highest scores in the first Udacity Nanodegree program will have the chance to earn a second, more advanced Udacity Nanodegree, curated specifically for AWS AI & ML Scholarship recipients. This six-month course combines deep learning and ML engineering Nanodegree concepts to prepare students for technical careers.

2. Learn ML faster with AWS DeepRacer Student

AWS DeepRacer Student is an all-new free service for students over the age of 16 enrolled in high school and higher education institutions around the globe. All applicants can access 20 hours of AWS AI & ML content at launch, receive 10 hours of model training, and 5 GB of storage per month to participate in the AWS DeepRacer Student League (a global autonomous racing competition exclusively for AWS AI & ML students). AWS DeepRacer is the fastest way for students to learn ML.

3. Receive mentorship from AWS and Intel ML experts

All 2,000 students in the AWS AI & ML Scholarship program receive tailored mentoring and career guidance from industry experts. In addition to tutoring from Udacity program mentors and instructors, students in the introductory course can join monthly “Ask Me Anything” seminars with top industry experts.

Topics range from career development and networking, to promoting diversity and equity in the tech workforce, to technical experience in the field. Students will have the opportunity for Q&A with guest speakers like Adriana Gascoigne (from Girls in Tech) to executives at AWS and Intel.

Participants in the second Nanodegree program will receive a full year of one-on-one mentorship from an AWS or Intel employee who will provide guidance for both coursework and preparing for a career in technology.

How to apply for the Amazon AWS AI & ML Scholarship Program

1. Sign up for AWS DeepRacer Student and opt into the AWS AI & ML Scholarship program. There are currently over 20 hours of free content available to start learning today.
2. Track your progress for the AWS AI & ML Scholarship program requirements while you learn, practice, and participate on AWS DeepRacer Student.
3. Submit your application on Udacity using a unique code you’ll get once you complete the prerequisites.

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