Artificial Intelligence for Development in Africa (AI4D) Scholarship 2022

Deadline: 17th February 2022

Eligible Countries:

Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of Congo (Kinshasa), Congo (Brazzaville), Côte d’Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Madagascar, Mali, Mozambique, Niger, Senegal, Togo.

The invitation will target candidates who are already registered for a PhD, have finished course work as well as research proposals. This will be open to all universities offering PhD in AI (or any of its derivatives). Scholarships will be given for a period of two years. Selection will be based purely on the quality of the candidates and proposals.

Eligibility:

All applicants must be already registered in an AI study (machine learning, expert system, natural language processing, intelligent robotics etc.) under a supervisor, have finished coursework as well as research proposal. The applicant must attach a letter of support by their supervisor, and a copy of the PhD study admission letter.
All applicants should have competent academic credentials and demonstrate motivation and commitment to pursue an academic career.
All applicants should have a thorough knowledge of the language of instruction within their host university. (French or Portuguese).
All applicants must be nationals or permanent residents of an eligible sub-Saharan country.

Each successful student will receive a partial scholarship of up to the US $ 27,000 distributed as shown below

Tuition fees for two years up to $ 4000
Research activities up to $ 17,000

Category 3 – Early Career Academics

This will mainly target those ECA who have capacity to supervise PhD and MSc students.

Eligibility

Each applicant must have held a PhD in AI and ML, for the last 3 – 5 years as at application.
All applicants should have competent academic credentials and demonstrate motivation and commitment to pursue an academic career.
All applicants must be nationals or permanent residents of an eligible sub-Saharan country.

Each successful ECA will receive a scholarship of up to US$ 68,000. This will cover:

Tuition fees for one PhD student for two years up to $ 4000.
Tuition fees for two MSc students up to $4000.
Research costs up to $ 25,000.
Research infrastructure up to $ 30,000.
Traveling costs up to $ 5,000.

Category 4 – Post-doctoral Fellows.

The programme will support post-doctoral fellows to build capacities for AI research and training in their universities. The program will support each successful post-doctoral candidate with 4 MSc positions.

Eligibility

Each applicant must have held a PhD in AI and ML, for not more than 2 years as at application.
All applicants should have competent academic credentials and demonstrate motivation and commitment to pursue an academic career.
All applicants must be nationals or permanent residents of an eligible sub-Saharan country.

Each successful candidate will receive a scholarship of up to US$ 63,000: