Udacity Scholarship

Udacity scholarship provides a learning opportunity to millions of people across the globe to obtain new skills to help with their jobs. Around 10 scholarships are offered by Udacity which has benefited more than 22,000 students from 48 countries across the world. The last date to apply for the AWS AI & ML scholarship is September 30, 2023.

Table of Contents

• Udacity Scholarship Programs
• Udacity Scholarship Details
• Eligibility Criteria
• Rewards and Benefits
• Udacity Scholarship Application Process
• Important Points
• Contact Details

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Udacity Scholarship Program List

The different scholarships provided by Udacity are:

• Intel Edge AI Scholarship Program
• Bertelsmann Technology Scholarship Program
• Udacity’s Pledge to America’s Workers
• Secure and Private AI Scholarship Challenge with Facebook
• Udacity KPIT Autonomous Tech Scholarship
• Lyft Scholarship
• PyTorch Scholarship Challenge from Facebook
• Nutanix Hybrid Cloud Scholarship Program
• Google Developer Scholarship

Intel Edge AI Scholarship Program

The scholarship program was declared at the Intel AI Summit and the Future of Education and Workforce Summit and encourages professional developers interested in computer vision deep learning models at the edge. Applicants are shortlisted for the Intel Edge AI Fundamentals Course where they learn the optimization of powerful computer vision deep learning models. The top students from the fundamentals course are selected for one of the 750 follow-up scholarships to the brand new Intel Edge AI for IoT Developers Nanodegree Program.

Bertelsmann Technology Scholarship Program

The main goal of the Bertelsmann company is to empower the maximum number of people to be successful in the digital world. The plan is to fund over 50,000 tech scholarships to students over a period of 3 years to learn with Udacity. The Bertelsmann scholarship is a 2-stage scholarship. 15,000 candidates are selected for the initial course learning the basics of Cloud Computing, Data Science or Artificial Intelligence. The top scores of the initial program are selected for the nano degree program.

Udacity’s Pledge to America’s Workers

Udacity provides an opportunity for the laid-off American workers to learn the new in-demand skills that help in getting a new job and advancing their careers. This scholarship is exclusively provided to the people affected by the COVID-19 layoffs within the country. 5,000 scholarships are provided to the recipients to undergo the challenge courses in the field of programming and data for a period of 2-3 months. The top 1,000 students from the challenge course are selected for the Nanodegree scholarship in the relevant field based on the challenge course. The Nanodegree program takes up to 3-6 months depending on the chosen field. 

Secure and Private AI Scholarship Challenge with Facebook

The challenge course is provided for the students to learn safe and secure use of distributed private data using different techniques. The goal is to become a Data Scientist or AI Practitioner by learning the different tools to maintain user privacy and to train smarter AI models. The top students of the challenge course are selected for a Nanodegree program in either Deep Learning or Computer Vision.

Udacity KPIT Autonomous Tech Scholarship

Udacity in association with KPIT provides the Autonomous Tech scholarship to vehicle engineers in India. The selected candidates get into Udacity’s Self-driving Car Engineer Nanodegree Program and the top performers of the program get a job interview with KPIT. Around 500 students are chosen for the first term of the Nanodegree program which is for the duration of 2 months. The top 100 performers of the program get a global job opportunity with KPIT. The candidates who are employed with KPIT post successful interviews get free admission to the second term of the Self-driving Car Engineer Nanodegree Program to resume studies and work simultaneously.

Lyft Scholarship

Udacity and Lyft have committed to preparing an autonomous future where technology like self-driven cars will benefit the environment and our life. The Lyft scholarship program is dedicated to increasing diversity in the field of self-driven cars and helps the students take the first step towards becoming a self-driving car engineer. 

PyTorch Scholarship Challenge from Facebook

The Pytorch challenge aims to learn to build, train and deploy state of the art deep learning models using PyTorch. The students get practical experience with PyTorch through coding exercises and projects that implement style transfer and text generation.

Nutanix Hybrid Cloud Scholarship Program

The main aim of the scholarship program is to help students to hone their cloud and engineering skills and to use the emerging cloud technologies to enhance the organization’s IT infrastructure. The Fundamentals program consists of designing, deploying, and managing hybrid cloud infrastructure using the Nutanix platform.

Google Developer Scholarship

This scholarship program is for the US residents interested in a career in web and mobile development. The candidates have to first choose a learning path that is either a Web Developer or Android Developer. Based on the existing skills and experience, the applicants are placed in the Beginner or Intermediate track. The top students from both tracks get access to the full scholarship to one of the Android or Web Development Nanodegree Programs which is a part of the ‘Grow with Google’ initiative.

Udacity Scholarship Eligibility Criteria

The eligibility criteria for each scholarship program under the Udacity scholarship are listed below:

S No.	Scholarship Name	Eligibility Criteria
1.	Intel Edge AI Scholarship Program	Applicants with AI exposure and computer vision who want a deeper understanding of Computer vision deep learning models are eligible to apply for the scholarship. The candidate should have experience in Python or C++ and should be familiar with command-line basics. The application process and student experience in the course is in English. The candidate should be at least 18 years of age.
2.	Bertelsmann Technology Scholarship Program	The applicant can be a fresher or experienced candidate. He/ she should be at least 18 years of age. Both Bertelsmann employees and the general public are eligible to apply for the scholarship.
3.	Udacity’s Pledge to America’s Workers	Applicants should be at least 18 years of age. He/ she should be a US citizen or should be a permanent resident with a valid work permit. No experience is required. The program is exclusively for American workers who were laid off due to the COVID-19 crisis.
4.	Secure and Private AI Scholarship Challenge with Facebook	Applicants should be at least 18 years to be eligible for the scholarship. The candidates should be interested in learning the application of privacy-preserving techniques in deep learning. The students should have some experience in Python and deep learning.
5.	Udacity KPIT Autonomous Tech Scholarship	The applicant should be an Indian citizen of 18 years of age or older. The candidate should have at least 2 years of work experience in the related field/ technology.
6.	Lyft Scholarship	Candidates should have basic programming knowledge.
7.	PyTorch Scholarship Challenge from Facebook	The scholarship is open to all applicants willing to build their deep learning skill set.  The candidate should be 18 years or older.
8.	Nutanix Hybrid Cloud Scholarship Program	Candidates interested in cloud and engineering skills and expertise can apply. The applicant should be at least 18 years of age. The students should have some experience with the command line on Linux or Windows and also with VMs and/or AWS/ GCP cloud.
9.	Google Developer Scholarship	US residents willing to master web and mobile development skills can apply. The applicant should be 18 years or older. He/ she should be living in the US. Students applying for the Beginner track need no programming experience. Students applying for the Intermediate track need some programming experience.

Udacity Scholarship Rewards and Benefits

The benefits offered by the different scholarship programs to the candidates applying for the Udacity scholarship are given below:

S No.	Scholarship Name	Scholarship Benefits
1.	Intel Edge AI Scholarship Program	Selected candidates participate in the Intel Edge AI Fundamentals course for 2.5 months duration. Top performers of the Fundamentals course are selected for one of the 750 follow-up scholarships to the Intel Edge AI for IoT Developers Nanodegree Program.
2.	Bertelsmann Technology Scholarship Program	15,000 scholarships are provided to students to pursue Data, AI, and Cloud computing courses for a duration of 3.5 months. Top scorers of the initial program earn a place in one of the 1600 full Nanodegree program scholarships.
3.	Udacity’s Pledge to America’s Workers	5000 Challenge Scholarships are provided. 1000 Nanodegree Scholarships are provided. The overall program offers a World-class curriculum, wonderful classroom experience, industry-leading instructors, expert project reviews and career support services.
4.	Secure and Private AI Scholarship Challenge with Facebook	Selected candidates participate in the scholarship challenge course for a duration of 3 months building powerful deep learning models with PyTorch and other tools. Top students from the initial challenge course earn one of the 300 scholarships to either Deep Learning or Computer Vision Nanodegree Programs.
5.	Udacity KPIT Autonomous Tech Scholarship	500 candidates are chosen for the first term of the Self-driving Car Engineer Nanodegree Program. Top 100 performers of the first term get employed with KPIT and get free admission to the second term of the Self-driving Car Engineer Nanodegree Program.
6.	Lyft Scholarship	Full tuition fee covered for the entire Nanodegree program. 400 scholarships have been awarded.
7.	PyTorch Scholarship Challenge from Facebook	Selected candidates get into the Scholarship Foundation course for a duration of 2 months. Top 100 students of the foundation course are selected for the Deep  Learning Nanodegree program.
8.	Nutanix Hybrid Cloud Scholarship Program	Selected candidates get into the Hybrid Cloud Fundamental course of 2 months.  Top students are selected for one of the 500 follow-up scholarships to the Hybrid Cloud Nanodegree Program.
9.	Google Developer Scholarship	15000 seats are allocated for the Beginner Track. 10000 seats are allocated to the Intermediate track. Beginner track candidates get 3 months’ exposure to the intro of HTML and CSS with the support of Udacity mentors. Intermediate track candidates get access to offline web applications with the support of Udacity mentors. Top 1500 performers of the Beginner track get a scholarship to the Front-End Web Developer Nanodegree Program. Top 1000 performers of the Intermediate track get a scholarship to the Mobile Web Specialist Nanodegree Program.

Udacity Scholarship Application Process

The application link of all the scholarship programs under the Udacity scholarship is given below.

Intel Edge AI Scholarship Program

• Interested applicants should apply through the Intel Edge AI Scholarship website.

Bertelsmann Technology Scholarship Program

• Interested applicants should apply through the Bertelsmann Tech Scholarships website.

Udacity’s Pledge to America’s Workers

• Interested applicants should apply through the Udacity’s Pledge to America’s Worker's official website.

Secure and Private AI Scholarship Challenge with Facebook

• Interested applicants should apply through the Facebook AI Challenge website.

Udacity KPIT Autonomous Tech Scholarship

• Interested applicants should apply through the KPIT Autonomous Tech Scholarship website.

Lyft Scholarship

• Interested applicants should apply through the Udacity Lyft Scholarship official website. 

PyTorch Scholarship Challenge from Facebook

• Interested applicants should apply through the PyTorch Facebook Scholarship Challenge official website.

Nutanix Hybrid Cloud Scholarship Program

• Interested applicants should apply through the Nutanix Hybrid Cloud Scholarship Program official website.

Google Developer Scholarship

• Interested applicants should apply through the Google Developer Program official website.

Udacity Scholarship Important Points

• The eligibility criteria for each scholarship may vary and is available on the individual scholarship page. 
• All the eligibility criteria should be fulfilled before the application submission deadline.
• The scholarship awards are not refundable/ redeemable for cash and cannot be applied to any other program other than the program for which it was awarded. 
• The scholarship winners are responsible to bear any additional educational expenses.
• The candidates can apply for multiple scholarships at the same time or at different times but can only win one scholarship per scholarship contest.
• The scholarship amount received is final and not transferable.
• The names of the scholarship winners are put up on the Udacity website.
• If Udacity is associated with a sponsor for providing the scholarship, then the submitted application and performance data will be shared with the sponsor as well.
• Udacity holds the right to revoke the scholarship if the candidate does not meet the criteria or if there is any breach in the scholarship terms and conditions.
• Udacity employees are not eligible to apply for the scholarship.
• The candidates who stay in the countries subject to US trade restrictions are not eligible to apply for the scholarship.

Contact Details

• Email ID: scholarships-support@udacity.com

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