MIT Emerging Talent Certificate Program in Computer and Data Science 2025 is now open to interested learners who wish to begin their journey in Tech, seeking to develop essential skills in digital literacy, mathematics, and the fundamentals of computer science that will set them up for success in the Digital World.
The MIT Emerging Talent Certificate in Computer and Data Science (CDS) is a yearlong online learning program offered by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) that opens up education to employment pathways for talented learners including refugees, migrants, and first-generation low-income students from historically marginalized backgrounds and underserved communities worldwide.
SUMMARY
- Company/Organization(s): Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Location: Virtual
- Program Duration: 14 Months
- Available Slots: Several
- Basic Qualifications: Not Specified
- Nationality: All Nationalities
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Eligibility Criteria | MIT Emerging Talent Certificate Program 2025
The eligibility criteria for MIT Emerging Talent Program in Computer and Data Science (CDS) are as follows:
- Admitted learners must be 18 years of age or older.
- Applications from refugees, internally displaced persons, and those otherwise impacted by forced migration from anywhere in the world. A significant number of positions will be reserved for women and applicants of refugee, asylee or internally displaced status. Some spots will be available for low-income first generation individuals.
- Due to OFAC sanctions, MIT Emerging Talent is unable to accept learners residing within the following countries or states at this time: Iran, Cuba, Syria, North Korea, or the Crimea, Donetsk People’s Republic, or Luhansk People’s Republic areas of Ukraine and to parties blocked by the US Treasury Department. Note that if you are from these countries but live somewhere else you are eligible to be accepted.
- Please note that reliable access to a computer and internet is necessary for the completion of this Certificate program.
Program Benefits
The benefits of MIT Emerging Talent Certificate Program include:
- All program costs, including exam fees and certificates, will be covered by MIT Emerging Talent.
- Access to MIT online courses, networking opportunities, and connections to academic and career pathways.
- Gain new skills, an expanded network, and the possibility of new professional pathways.
- Emerging Talent learners will engage with MIT faculty and students, local and international experts, social entrepreneurs and business leaders, opening up networks to grow in educational and career opportunities.
Application Procedure
How-to-Apply: Interested applicants for the MIT Emerging Talent Certificate Program 2025 should apply online by following this process:
- Complete this application on Submittable
- After submitting this form, you will receive a confirmation message containing an instructional document to access the Math Exam.
- Complete the Math Exam on the AutoProctor platform. Only those who submit the main application will have access to the Math Exam link.
Your application for the program will only be considered complete after you have submitted both the initial Submittable form and the AutoProctor math exam.
Application Deadline: October 23, 2024.