AIMS South Africa AI for Science Scholarship Program 2024

AI for Science is a stream in AIMS South Africa’s Master’s degree in Mathematical Science, made possible through a partnership with Google DeepMind. The program sits at the exciting intersection of AI and the Sciences. This exciting program started with its first intake of students in September 2023.

It is a fully residential one-year taught masters with a research component. Applications are open to students from across Africa who are passionate about mathematics, artificial intelligence and machine learning. We are looking for students who gaze at the stars and the world around them in wonder, and who want to use their talents to accelerate scientific discovery.

• Table of Content
• About African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS)
• AIMS AI for Science Scholarship Program
• Aim and Benefits of AIMS AI for Science Scholarship Program
• Requirements for AIMS AI for Science Scholarship Program Qualification
• Interview date, Process and Venue for AIMS AI for Science Scholarship Program
• Documents Required for Application
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

About African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS)

The African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS) is Africa’s first network of centres of excellence in mathematical sciences. We enable the continent’s youth to shape the continent’s future through Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) education- training Africa’s next generation of leaders. AIMS South Africa is one of the centres of excellence for training, research and public engagement in Cape Town, South Africa. AIMS South Africa was established in 2003 as a partnership project of the following 6 universities: Cambridge, Cape Town, Oxford, Paris Su... continue reading

AIMS AI for Science Scholarship Program

Aim and Benefits of AIMS AI for Science Scholarship Program

• Forty students will be selected for the 2024 intake, and each will be supported at AIMS with a full Google DeepMind scholarship

Requirements for AIMS AI for Science Scholarship Program Qualification

To be eligible to apply for the AI for Science program, you have to:

• 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).

Interview date, Process and Venue for AIMS AI for Science Scholarship Program

• The final round consists of short online interviews in April 2024.

Documents Required for Application

• 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)

Application Deadline

How to Apply

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 can’t be completed at the last minute, and we encourage prospective DeepMind Scholars at AIMS South Africa to start applying early!

For more details,visit  AIMS website