AWS AI & ML Scholarship program

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

The AWS AI & ML Scholarship program, in collaboration with Udacity, is an AI/ML-focused scholarship program providing 2,500 scholarships annually, as well as a mentorship program, to students that identify as underserved or underrepresented in technology. The program aims to make the future tech workforce more diverse by removing financial barriers, providing training for a career in tech, and offering mentorship support to individuals that are underserved or underrepresented in tech. 

The AWS AI & ML Scholarship program uses a student-only version of the award-winning AWS DeepRacer League to qualify participants for scholarship opportunities. This league engages students with fun, hands-on learning opportunities. Students that complete the program requisites (from high school students over the age of 16 to college students) are invited to apply for one of 2,500 Udacity Nanodegree scholarships, with the opportunity to continue learning with a more advanced nanodegree, helping them prepare for a career in technology.

Applications open for the new 2023 AWS AI & ML Scholarship program on February 1, 2023 through Udacity. Students can complete scholarship prerequisites for the 2023 program on AWS DeepRacer Student to unlock their unique code to finish their application. AWS DeepRacer Student provides more than 20 hours of learning content, assessments, and the ability to compete in the AWS DeepRacer Student League.  

The AWS AI & ML Scholarship program works on a cohort-based approach. Each year, two cohorts of 1,000 students are selected. The applications for the first cohort in 2023 are due May 31, 2023, and the applications for the second cohort are due Septmeber 30, 2023. 

Features and Benefits

Learn ML faster with AWS DeepRacer Student

AWS DeepRacer Student is a free service for students over the age of 16 enrolled in high school and higher education institutions around the globe. 

Applicants can access 20 hours of AI & ML content to learn the foundations of reinforcement learning. Apply your learnings with 10 hours of model training and 5 GB of storage per month to compete in the AWS DeepRacer Student League (a global autonomous racing competition exclusively for students).

Fast-track your career with scholarships

2,000 students per year will receive scholarships for the Udacity AI Programming with Python Nanodegree program ($4,000 USD value). This four-month collaborative virtual course teaches programming tools and techniques fundamental to machine learning, with technical support in weekly group sessions. 

500 of the top performing students in the first Udacity Nanodegree program can earn a second, more advanced Udacity Nanodegree in deep learning and ML engineering concepts. 

Receive mentorship from AWS ML experts

All students in the program will receive tailored mentoring and career guidance through monthly “Ask Me Anything” seminars with top industry experts. 

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