The scholarship programme
Increasing representation in AI offers a huge opportunity to bring diverse values, hopes, and concerns into conversations about the design and deployment of AI – and this is critical if AI is going to be a technology that benefits everyone. We also believe this is key to the potential for AI being one of the most important technologies ever invented.
Support for all
We established the scholarship programme in an effort to help build a stronger and more inclusive AI community, who can bring a wider range of experiences to the fields of AI and computer science. The scholarships provide financial support to students from underrepresented groups seeking to study graduate courses relating to AI and adjacent fields. Scholars are also offered support from a DeepMind mentor, and have opportunities to attend leading AI academic conferences and DeepMind events.
Future generations of AI researchers and engineers must bring different perspectives to the development of AI, and as such they must be representative of the world around us."
Obum Ekeke
University relations and educational partnership lead
Benedetta's story
Expanding the reach of our scholarships
Universities in many countries around the world offer DeepMind scholarships to applicants for graduate study in AI.
Shaquille's story
Thoughts from our scholars
Hear more about the scholarship programme through the perspective of various DeepMind scholars.
Kimberly
Kimberly developed the confidence and ambition to pursue a PhD during her Masters.
Aishni
Aishni grew up in India wanting to be an engineer and studying math and sciences. At the time she was the only girl enrolled in STEM classes at her high school.
Yağmur
Yağmur’s scholarship allowed her to return to university from an industry role sooner than she had expected.
Imad
Imad believes that AI can help solve pressing challenges for many communities - including his hometown in northern Morocco.
Victoria
Victoria came from a non-computer science background when she applied for a DeepMind scholarship.
Sanae
Sanae was born in Morocco and attended CentraleSupélec in France after completing a two-year intensive program in science.
Gloriose
Gloriose is passionate about finding ways for AI to help sustain micro-communities.
Raymond
As the first in his family to pursue higher education, Raymond navigated the academic world though his scholarship experience.
Our latest cohort
We welcomed more than 50 scholars to our 2020 cohort.
Some are pictured here - we can’t wait to see what they achieve in their studies and beyond!
Common questions
Still have questions about the programme? We’ve collected the most common questions about the DeepMind scholarships below.
Where are scholarships available?
The DeepMind scholarships programme is available internationally, with scholarships currently offered in Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Colombia, France, Greece, Poland, Romania, South Africa, Turkey, Uganda, the UK and the USA.