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AWS AI & ML Scholarship program

Get ready for a career in AI with access to scholarships and mentors for students underserved or underrepresented in technology

Launch your career with an AWS Scholarship!

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. 

How the scholarship works

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. 

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. 

Review the program skills guide for course outlines and time commitment »

AWS DeepRacer Student

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. 

Generative AI course

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. 

Nanodegree scholarship

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.

Advanced scholarship & mentoring

Scholarship stories

Hear from scholarship graduates who are defining what a career in technology can look like today.
 

Learn more about their story and envision your own future in tech with the AI & ML Scholarship.

VILIJIA

Vilija Vainaite is breaking barriers for female leaders in technology by co-founding a community to foster growth opportunities for women.

GEDEON

Gedeon Baende is committed to leveraging AI sustainably by building an AI solution to diagnose EV batteries and propose second-life applications to reduce landfill waste.

VANI AGARWAL

Vani Agarwal is charting her own path in AI and moving away from her hometown to pursue academic goals – all while mentoring the next generation. 

JOSÉ TAPIA

José Tapia is applying hands-on learnings from the scholarship program to build a livestreaming device that brings families together using machine learning. 

OLYMPIAH OTIENO

Olympiah Otieno is developing a mobile app that uses image classification to improve crop yield for her community of Nairobi, Kenya.

Apply by September 30!

Step 1

Opt in to the scholarship program when signing in to AWS DeepRacer Student

Step 2

Complete prerequisites to unlock your unique application code 

Step 3

Submit your scholarship application on Udacity using your unique code