Deadline: March 6, 2026
Applications are open for the AIMS South Africa AI for Science Master’s Program 2026-2027. 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.
A Google DeepMind donation funds 40 scholars per year for the four years starting September 2023. The scholars are Google DeepMind scholars and have opportunities to connect with Google DeepMind’s researchers and engineers for mentoring and support. Beyond scholarships, the program will draw on Google DeepMind’s world-leading expertise in AI for Science.
Scholarship
- The funding covers full scholarships, equipment and computation costs for students.
Eligibility
To be eligible to apply for the AI for Science program, you have to:
- be a resident in Africa at time of application who are passionate about mathematics, artificial intelligence and machine learning;
- 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 2025 (or December 2025 for southern African applicants);
- not have held a previous scholarship to study at an AIMS centre.
Application
Upload the following documents before 11:59 PM on 6 March 2025:
- Your curriculum vitae
- A motivation letter of around 500 words
- Academic transcripts
- Representative examples of work that you’ve done in the mathematical sciences (to be found on the application site)
- Coding problem (to be found on the application site)
For more information, visit AI for Science Master’s Program.