AWS DeepRacer Student League Beta
Introduce your students to the AWS DeepRacer Student League and lead your school to victory at AWS re:Invent 2021. The top school will earn $10,000 in computer science grants from AWS to benefit enrollment and accessibility for underrepresented students in your computer science department, a custom AWS DeepRacer track kit, and a fleet of DeepRacer devices for going hands-on to teach machine learning.
Your students have the opportunity to win $1,000 scholarships, AWS DeepRacer devices, custom merchandise, and a trip to compete in the AWS DeepRacer League global Championships at AWS re:Invent. Build a team today with AWS Academy. There is no cost to join and each student will receive $100 in AWS credits to train and compete.
AWS Academy provides higher education institutions with a free, ready-to-teach cloud computing curriculum that prepares students to pursue industry-recognized certifications and in-demand cloud jobs.
Before you start racing, check below to see if your school uses AWS Academy. If your school is not yet an AWS Academy member, see FAQs page for next steps.
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Canada
Institution Name City State/Province Athabasca University Athabasca Alberta Bow Valley College Calgary Alberta British Columbia Institute of Technology Burnaby British Columbia Champlain College Saint-Lambert Quebec College of the North Atlantic St. John's Newfoundland and Labrador Dalhousie University Halifax Nova Scotia Durham College Oshawa Ontario Ecole de Technologie Superieure Montreal Quebec Georgian College Barrie Ontario Humber College Toronto Ontario Northern Alberta Institute of Technology Edmonton Alberta Nova Scotia Community College Halifax Nova Scotia Southern Alberta Institute of Technology Calgary Alberta University of British Columbia Vancouver British Columbia -
United States
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Step 1: Sign up to compete
Complete the registration form to become the team contact for your school. At the close of the qualifying race, AWS DeepRacer will contact registered points of contact using the email provided to confirm students and teams. Register your team »
Step 2: Create a lab
Log in to AWS Academy and create a class using the AWS Academy Learner Lab – Foundation Services course by following these step by step instructions »
If you do not yet have AWS Academy foundations access, contact your school’s AWS Academy central point of contact to be nominated. If your school is not yet an AWS Academy member institution, apply today and receive free access. Become an AWS Academy educator »
Step 3: Add your students
From your AWS Academy Dashboard, add students to the class via the “people” tab by adding their .edu emails. Each student added will receive an invite and $100 in AWS credit to train. Direct your students to the official AWS DeepRacer Student League race link to compete.
Additional resources
Share free AWS DeepRacer machine learning educational content with your students to help them climb the leaderboard, and join the global AWS DeepRacer Slack community to connect with students, professionals, and educators from around the globe that participate in AWS DeepRacer.
Take the free 90 minute e-learning course hosted by AWS DeepRacer TV Host Blaine Sundrud to learn the fundamentals of machine learning with AWS DeepRacer.
Use the Github lab to build your model in 50 mins with sample code and a host of self serve resources to train and evaluate your model.
Take a drive through the AWS DeepRacer pit lane and pick up tips and tricks from a variety of videos, blogs, and tutorials published by the global community.
Connect with the Community
Ask questions, exchange tips, and share best practices with fellow racers.