Program Description:

Title: AI4D Scholarships 2nd Call For African Students 2025

Application deadline: 17th January 2025

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.

Please read the details of each category click the link to the category of scholarship you wish to pursue and follow the subsequent application instructions.

Category 1 – Registered PhD Students.

The invitation will target candidates who are already registered for PhD and have finished coursework 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 two years. Selection will be based purely on the quality of the candidates and proposals.

AI4D Scholarships 2nd Call For African Students 2025 Eligibility:

• All applicants must be already registered in an AI study (machine learning, expert system, natural language processing, intelligent robotics, etc.) under a supervisor, and have finished coursework as well as a 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 US $ 27,000 distributed as shown below

• Tuition fees for two years up to $ 4000
• Research activities up to $ 17,000
• Supervisor travel support up to $ 6,000

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