AI for Science is a new stream in AIMS South Africa‘s Master’s degree in Mathematical Science, made possible through a partnership with DeepMind. The program sits at the exciting intersection of AI and the Sciences. It is a fully residential one-year taught master’s with a research component. Applications are open to students from across Africa who are passionate about mathematics, artificial intelligence and machine learning. We are looking for students who gaze at the stars and the world around them in wonder, and who want to use their talents to accelerate scientific discovery.
ELIGIBILITY
To be eligible to apply for the AI for Science program, you have to:
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be a resident in Africa at the time of application,
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be a citizen of any country in Africa,
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have completed a four-year undergraduate degree or a three-year undergraduate degree with an honours year by August 2023 (or December 2023 for southern African applicants; see FAQ).
Your undergraduate degree could be in physics, mathematics, statistics, computer science, engineering or any other discipline with a strong computational and mathematical component.
The requirement having completed either a four-year undergraduate degree or a three-year undergraduate degree with an additional honours year is a requirement for enrolling as a Master’s degree student in South Africa.
Applications and selection will happen in three rounds:
Online selection round
Register at apply.aims.ac.za and upload the following documents there before 11:59 PM on 8 April:
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Your curriculum vitae
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A motivation letter of around 500 words
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Academic transcripts
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Written mathematics questions (to be found on the application site)
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Coding problem (to be found on the application site)
The online application includes a dozen short mathematics questions and one coding problem. It’s not an exam, but the questions give the selection panel some insight into how you approach problems. A full application can’t be completed at the last minute, and we encourage prospective DeepMind Scholars at AIMS South Africa to start applying early!
Online quiz
A shortlisted selection of candidates will be invited to participate in the second round. The round is an online quiz that contains a short selection of mathematics and coding problems, similar to what applicants submitted in the first round. The quiz only covers the mathematical tools that are required to start an advanced AI degree.
Africa is a vast continent with many universities that present an array of different curricula through different teaching systems, all evaluated in different ways. This round gives all applicants a chance to face the same problems at the same time.
The online quiz round is scheduled for Friday 28 April, from 10 am to 2 pm SAST.
Interviews
The final round consists of short online interviews in early May.
Ends On: 8th April 2023
