拢10,000.00 (US$ 12,914)
Cash
27 March 2025
Postgraduate
Imperial College London
1 per year (avg)
UK , All International
Applicable to all genders
All types of delivery mode
Only selective applicants are considered
Full Time
All intakes
Academic excellence
Eligibility criteria
Imperial College London is pleased to announce The Tarapada and Nirmala Basu Scholarship for Research on the Use of AI to Benefit Developing Countries for the 2025/26 academic year.
Established in 2024 by Imperial alumnus Professor Amiya Basu (PhD Civil Engineering, Class of 1964), The Tarapada and Nirmala Basu Scholarship was named in honour of his parents and seeks to support a student with an interest in harnessing the potential of Artificial Intelligence to benefit developing countries.
This scholarship is available for Home and Overseas students who have an offer to study one of the following programmes within the Department of Computing, beginning in autumn 2025:
MSc Artificial Intelligence;
MRes Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning;
MSc Computing
Applicants shall be ranked on the following basis:
Academic merit (using your College application)
Familiarity with AI and how it may be used to benefit developing countries
Financial need
Students are shortlisted based on their
The successful candidate will be notified by email no later than 31st July 2025. If you have not heard from us by this date, please assume you have been unsuccessful in your application.
The successful scholar may be expected to meet informally with the donors on occasions, participate in events surrounding this scholarship, or be required to submit a short statement of progress that will be shared with the donors.
This award is for students starting in the academic year 2025-26 and cannot be deferred. All scholarships are awarded subject to students accepting award Terms and Conditions.
You need to apply separately for this scholarship
Applicants are required to complete the scholarship application form. Applicants will be assessed on academic merit or potential through the standard admission process. Through the scholarship application form, applicants will be required to successfully demonstrate their familiarity and interest in AI and how it may be used to benefit developing countries. In addition to this, applicants will be required to demonstrate that they come from a financially disadvantaged background and this will be assessed through the information provided on the scholarship application.
Applicants shall be required to submit two written statements as part of their application:
A statement on their familiarity with, and interest in, AI to benefit developing countries;
A statement attesting to their financial need
To apply for this scholarship, applicants need to complete the application form and have an offer to study an eligible programme by 11:59 pm (UK local time), Thursday 27th March 2025.
Applicants who meet the above conditions will be ranked based on the criteria above. The successful candidates shall be notified by 31st July 2025.
27 March 2025
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