Applications are open to students from across Africa who are passionate about mathematics, artificial intelligence and machine learning for New AI for Science Master’s Scholarship Program AIM at South Africa.
AI for Science is a new stream in AIMS South Africa‘s Master’s degree in Mathematical Science, made possible through a partnership with DeepMind. The program sits at the exciting intersection of AI and the Sciences. It is a fully residential one-year taught masters with a research component.
Scholarship Sponsor(s): DeepMind Scholars
Host Institution(s): AIMS Muizenberg, South Africa
Scholarship Worth: Funded
Number of Awards: 40
Study Level: Masters
Nationality: International Students
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A DeepMind donation will fund 40 scholars per year for the next four years. The funding covers full scholarships, equipment and computation costs for students. Our scholars will be DeepMind scholars, and have opportunities to connect with DeepMind’s researchers and engineers for mentoring and support.
Beyond scholarships, the program will draw on DeepMind’s world-leading expertise in AI for Science.
Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible for New AI for Science Master’s Scholarship Program, applicants are expected to meet the following conditions:
- Applicants must be a resident in Africa at time of application,
- Be a citizen of any country in Africa,
- Have completed a four-year undergraduate degree or a three-year undergraduate degree with an honours year by August 2024 (or December 2024 for southern African applicants; see FAQ).
- Your undergraduate degree could be in physics, mathematics, statistics, computer science, engineering or any other discipline with a strong computational and mathematical component.
- The requirement of having completed either a four-year undergraduate degree or a three-year undergraduate degree with an additional honours year is a requirement for enrolling as a Master’s degree student in South Africa.
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Application Procedures
How-to-Apply: Interested applicants for New AI for Science Master’s Scholarship Program should please Register at apply.aims.ac.za and upload the following documents:
- Your curriculum vitae
- A motivation letter of around 500 words
- Academic transcripts
- Written mathematics questions (to be found on the application site)
- Coding problem (to be found on the application site)
The online application includes a dozen short mathematics questions and one coding problem. It’s not an exam, but the questions give the selection panel some insight into how you approach problems. A full application cannot be completed at the last minute, and we encourage prospective DeepMind Scholars at AIMS South Africa to start applying early.
A shortlisted selection of candidates will be invited to participate in the second round. The round is an online quiz that contains a short selection of mathematics and coding problems, similar to what applicants submitted in the first round. The quiz only covers the mathematical tools that are required to start an advanced AI degree.
Application Deadline: March 29, 2024