AWS and Udacity are collaborating to educate developers of all skill levels on machine learning concepts. Udacity invites learners globally 18 years of age or older who are interested in expanding their machine learning skills and expertise to enroll in the AWS Machine Learning Engineer Scholarship Program. The goal for this program is to up-level machine learning skills to all, and to cultivate the next generation of ML leaders across the world, with a focus on underrepresented groups. Through its We Power Tech Program, AWS collaborates with professional organizations that are leading initiatives to increase the diversity and talent in technical roles, including organizations like Girls In Tech and the National Society of Black Engineers.
The scholarship is open to all for registration starting June 21, 2022. Scholarship participants will spend about 2 months in the AWS Machine Learning Foundations Course. The course covers the fundamentals of machine learning, steps in machine learning process, reinforcement learning, generative AI, software engineering best practices for data science, and how to build your own python package. Udacity will be including badge incentives for lesson completion within the program for learners to share their accomplishments with their connections on social media. The foundations course is intended to help developers of all skill levels get started with machine learning.
At the end of the AWS Machine Learning Foundations Course, learners will take an assessment from which top performers will be selected for one of 325 follow-up scholarships to one of Udacity’s most popular and recently refreshed Nanodegree programs: The AWS Machine Learning Engineer Nanodegree program.
How does this scholarship program work?
The AWS Machine Learning Engineer Scholarship program is for all developers interested in expanding their AWS machine learning skills and expertise. Applicants 18 years of age or older are invited to register for this program.
Phase 1: Scholarship Foundations Course
100% of applicants will gain access to the foundations course on June 21, 2022. Students can complete the foundations content at their own pace before the deadline of November 23, 2022. The course will help students develop object-oriented programming skills including writing clean and modularized code, understanding the fundamental aspects of machine learning, and also utilizing key AWS machine learning technologies, namely AWS AI Devices including AWS DeepRacer and AWS DeepComposer. At the completion of the course, learners will receive a certificate for having completed the foundations course. Finally, learners will receive instructions to take an online assessment quiz that will be used to select the top scorers who will receive a full scholarship for Udacity’s popular AWS Machine Learning Engineer Nanodegree program.
Phase 2: Full Scholarship for a Udacity Nanodegree program
325 Scholarship participants who complete all program content and receive top scores from the online assessment quiz from the foundational program will earn a scholarship to the AWS Machine Learning Engineer Nanodegree program. Nanodegree programs typically require several hours of work per week for the duration of the Nanodegree program, from December 8, 2022 through March 22, 2023. This program will offer world-class curriculum, a groundbreaking classroom experience, industry leading instructors, thorough project reviews and a full suite of career services.
To apply, click on the link below.
