Udacity Scholarship – AWS AI and ML Scholarship

AWS AI and ML Scholarship by Udacity are for intermediate and university students who are interested to pursue a career in the latest technological fields of Artificial Intelligence and Machine learning. Udacity offers scholarships to 2000 selected students. Students will have the opportunity to attend monthly virtual mentoring events with industry experts.  This is a four-month course, in which students have the opportunity to learn the foundational skills for obtaining a career in AI & ML.  Mentoring and career advice are offered to the students by the industry leaders from Udacity, Amazon, and Intel.
The scholarship program is funded by Amazon Web Services. AWS Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning Scholarship program aims to power underprivileged students in technology. Artificial Intelligence and Machine learning are today’s hottest and fastest-growing fields. These fields are paving the way for automation of industries, houses, and everything. The World Economic Forum estimates that technological advances and automation will create 97 million new technology jobs by 2025, including in the field of artificial intelligence and machine learning.

Amazon Web Service Udacity scholarship award process

In the first phase,  students will have to enroll in AWS DeepRacer Student. In AWS DeepRacer Student, students will have to participate in the AWS DeepRacer student league. Students can access 20 hours of AWS AI & ML content at launch, receive 10 hours of model training, and 5 GB of storage per month to participate in the AWS DeepRacer Student League. Be sure to opt into the AI & ML Scholarship to begin the application prerequisites.
Udacity Python Nanodegree program
Udacity will then award 2,000 students with a scholarship for the Udacity AI Programming with Python Nanodegree program (1,000 in a summer cohort and 1,000 in a winter cohort.) All 2,000 students will have the opportunity to attend monthly virtual mentoring events with industry experts.

2nd Udacity Nanodegree Scholarship

Assessment of the students will be conducted and top 500 will be offered a second Udacity Nanodegree Program Scholarship. The purpose of the 2nd scholarship is to help top students further prepare them for a career in artificial intelligence and machine learning. Additionally, the top 500 students in the AWS AI & ML Scholarship program will have access to one-to-one mentorship opportunities from tenured machine learning experts from Amazon, Intel and other institutions to provide career advice for 12 months.

Udacity scholarship AWS AI and ML schedule

• AWS DeepRacer Student League pre-season starts: on December
• AWS DeepRacer Student League starts: on March
• AWS AI & ML Scholarship applications open on Udacity’s website (Summer cohort): April – July

UDACITY Scholarship FAQS

What is the duration of the program Udacity Nanodegree?

• The program will run from April 10, until August 12, 2024. The nanodegree program is slef-paced, and you can finish it before time.

How often do Udacity Connect sessions take place?

• Udacity Connect Sessions takes place periodically on the same day and time. The weekly time and day will be communicated to you through email and also available on dashboard. Attending the session is a mandatory requirement. Failing to do so may result in discontinuation of the program.

How do project reviews work in the Udacity Nanodegree Program?                                        

• The project is reviewed by human reviewers. The feedback is provided and guidance is also provided on what to do next.
• There are three results for the review:
  • Meets Specifications: This means you passed your project as you met all requirements.
  • Requires Changes: This means that you failed your project. However, the reviewer will highlight which part that requires to be edited so that you pass the project on to your next submission. You can resubmit your project again after editing it through your classroom.
  • Ungradeable: This means that the reviewer was not able to grade your project. This could be because you either submitted the wrong files or the files submitted can not be opened because they are in an unsupported format. You can resubmit your project again from your classroom after addressing these issues.

How do I maintain my seat in the Udacity Nanodegree progrma?

• Follow the program and you will complete your nanodegree on time. Failing to make progress in the first three weeks may result in being "Revoked", or removed, from the program. You are required to submit the project before the deadline: May 12, 2024. 

Can I participate again if I fail to graduate on time?

• Yes, you may apply again. Make sure to sign up only if you are willing and able to commit to learning and graduating within the allotted time frame of the program.

Will I have access to the material of my Nanodegree after I finish it successfully?

• Yes, you will have 12 months of static access to the content after you graduate from your Nanodegree. Static access will include classroom content that will not be updated over time. Such access will not include access to projects that were not previously submitted, as well as certain services, such as community channels, project reviews, workspaces, labs, or quizzes. Also, please note that learners will lose access to the content if they fail to finish within the Nanodegree deadline.