Data Science Masters/PH.D. Degree Scholarships

New: Mohamedbin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence

All admitted students are granted upon acceptance the privilege to complete their study with a full scholarship, including 100% tuition, a monthly stipend and many more benefits. However, and in order to maintain their scholarships, stipends and other benefits, students are expected to maintain high academic standing, comply with the University code of conduct and fulfill certain requirements during their study tenure.

1. Accenture Data Science Scholarship

The Accenture Data Science Scholarship is offered to one admitted student in the Barcelona GSE Master’s Degree in Data Science.

The scholarship includes:

• All tuition fees for the master program
• Industrial Practicum at the Accenture Analytics Innovation Center during the spring term

Selection criteria:

• Outstanding academic background
• Demonstrated interest in working as a data scientist in a consulting firm

Selection process:

• All Data Science applicants will be considered for the Accenture Data Science Scholarship.
• Finalists will be contacted with detailed instructions regarding additional materials and steps in the scholarship selection process.

2 University of Adelaide Scholarships: Data Science & Software Eng.

The Adelaide Scholarships International is offered by the University of Adelaide to highly talented overseas postgraduate students in areas of Data Science and Software Engineering. This is to support its ongoing broader research efforts.

Coverage Areas of Expenses: Course tuition fees for 2 years for a research Master’s degree and three years for a Doctoral research degree with a annual living stipend of $26,288 in 2018 tax-exempt, for 2 years for a Master’s degree by Research and three years for a Doctoral research degree, in addition to conference and travel awards.

Eligibility Criteria: Candidates must have successfully completed at least the equivalent of an Australian First-Class Honours degree. International applicants must not hold any research qualifications.

Application deadline: 30 April. Every year

3 JAD JMS Scholarship MS Program in DS & Entrepreneurship 2019

The JADS JMJ Scholarship is offered by the Sisters of the Society of Jesus Mary Joseph (JMJ) located in the Netherlands. This Scholarship is intended for international students from outside the EU/EEA area interested in pursuing Master Data Science and Entrepreneurship degree.

Eligibility Criteria: The selection will be based on the student’s academic performance, motivation, and interview. It does not apply for the Pre-Master Data Science and Entrepreneurship.

Coverage Areas of Expenses: Students who are awarded the JADS JMJ Scholarship will receive a tuition fee waiver of €5000, — for the first academic year and €5000, — for the second academic year.

Application deadline: 18th of May

4 Master of Data Science Entry Scholarships for International Students

Australia is offering Data science scholarships for Data Science students, who are international students for the year intake. The Data Science Masters DegreeScholarships are available for high intellectual students commencing in the Masters of Data Science degree program. These scholarships are available to international students from all around the world, who want to study in Australia.

Level/Field of Study: Scholarships are available for pursuing Masters of Data Science degree program in Australia.

Host/Eligibility Nationality: It can only be taken in Australia at the university if Sydney. Open to students from all international countries

Scholarship Worth: The scholarship is meant to fetch the winner $6,000.

Deadline: June 24

5 CA Technologies Fellowship for Women

CA Technologies, a global software firm, has made a gift of $300,000 to the University of Vermont to establish and fund doctoral fellowships in complex systems and data science. The fellowships will provide a competitive tuition and stipend package for up to two Ph.D. students per year for a minimum of three years.

Host/Eligibility Nationality: Can be taken in the University of Vermont, open to international female students

Level/Field of Study: The Data Science Scholarships is Masters Scholarships for Masters degree Students in Data Science

Scholarship Worth: To cover full tuition, not less than$14,670 is Offered.

Deadline: Varies

6 Daniel Larose Scholarship for Data Mining Excellence

This Data Science scholarships are for Data Science Students who must have finished 12+ masters credits, has been graded “B” or even better for Stat 520-Stat 527, reached 3.5GPA and above.

Host/Eligibility Nationality: Local and international students at Central Connecticut University in the US

Level/Field of Study: Masters degree Students in Data Science

Scholarship Worth: $4,000 annually, or $2,000 per semester

Deadline: April 2nd

7 International Full Tuition Waiver for Masters Students

The Barcelona Graduate School of Economics is offering Data Science scholarships as tuition waivers and fully-funded international scholarships based on academic merit. Scholarships are open for Masters’s degree students to earn one of three master’s degrees: In Finance & Economics, Specialized Economic Analysis, or Data Science.

Host/Eligibility Nationality: this is an international Scholarships, open to International Students in Spain. Hosted in
Spain.

Level/Field of Study: Open to Data Science students, Economics, Specialized or Economic Analysis,

Scholarship Worth: Fully funded and partial Masters scholarships

Deadline: June 25th

8 ACM SIGHPC and The Intel Computational and Data Science Scholarships

ACM SIGHPC and Intel have partnered to create Computational and Data Science Fellowships, a 5-year program to increase the diversity of students pursuing graduate degrees in data science and computational science. Specifically targeted at women or students from racial/ethnic backgrounds that have not traditionally participated in the computing field, the program is open to students pursuing degrees at institutions anywhere in the world. The 2018 cohort of students will be the third cohort of students.

• Nominations open: March 15 every year
• Nominations close: April 30
• Winners announced: by July 3

Eligibility Nationality: open to international students or students from developing countries, or minority group. Can be taken in US Universities

Level/Field of Study: Master degree students in Data Science.

Scholarship Worth: worth $15,000 annually to masters international students.

9 Fisher Family Fund Fellowship

This scholarship was established to provide financial assistance to students pursuing Data Science and Business Analytics graduate study within the College of Computing and Informatics.

This scholarship was made possible by the generous contribution of Tom and Judy Fisher.Typical Award Amount*: $2,000

*Typical Award amount listed represents the amount intended to award, but may vary based on the availability of funds.Application Deadline Date: April 1 every year

Scholarship Criteria

• Major(s): Data Science and Business Analytics
• Demonstrated financial need as determined by the Office of Financial Aid
• Masters or Certificate
• College GPA = 3.75–4.00
• U.S. citizen or U.S. permanent resident
• Permanent resident of Charlotte, NC

10. MinneAnalytics Data Science Scholarship

MinneAnalytics, a Minnesota nonprofit organization housing more than 10,000 members, awards the Data Science Scholarships, for Data science students. Given by the Minnesota High Tech Association Foundation, the big data scholarships suit masters students, and undergraduate students at accredited in-state universities who are seeking analytics careers with community service, and lots of engagements.

Host/Eligibility Nationality: This Masters Scholarships is open to Local and International students in in-state Universities in the US

Level/Field of Study: Masters degree students in Data Science.

Scholarship Worth: $1,000 Will be offer before selecting a grand prize winner of $5,000 in December.

Deadline: Varies

11 William “Bill” Inmon Scholarship for Data Analytics

Merge by Dr. Kewal Dhariwal and Wade Walker, the William “Bill” local, and international Scholarships for Data Science students who are from the Institute for Certification of Computing Professionals. Three Data Science students of these renewable Masters scholarships will be chosen for excellence in data science, data mining, and data at the University of Calgary.

Host/Eligibility Nationality: the University of Calgary in the US, open to local and international students

Level/Field of Study: The Masters’s Scholarship is for Masters students in Data Science.

Scholarship Worth: $2,000 each year will be offered

Deadline: April 28th

12 Skoltech Msc Full Tuition Scholarships For International Students

The Institute of Science and Technology(Skolkovo) is now inviting international students for Masters scholarships to pursue Master Programmes for a local as well as International students are eligible to apply for this Data Science scholarship program.

Host/Eligibility Nationality: To be taken in Russia, open to local and international students.

Level/Field of Study: Masters degree programs in the following fields are eligible:
Energy Systems
Data Science
Computational Science and Engineering
Statistical Learning Theory
Photonics and Quantum Materials
Biotechnology

Scholarship Worth: Not less than 40.000 RUR /month will be offered, other benefits are also in stock

Deadline: July 16th every year

13 Acxiom Corporation Diversity Scholarship

• This scholarship program, now going on it’s 7th year awards a number of $5,000 awards to underrepresented people groups in information technology related fields including data science.
• Amount: 5000
• Special Demographics: Diverse Backgrounds
• Degree Level: Undergraduate, Graduate

14 HIMSS Minnesota Graduate Health IT Scholarship

• The HIMSS (Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society) offers annual scholarships to students in health care informatics fields. Awarded based on academic merit and leadership capabilities. Awards are available to associates through doctoral students.
• Amount: Varies
• Special Demographics: Minnesota or Neighboring State
• Degree Level: Undergraduate, Graduate

15 Milliman Opportunity Scholarship Fund

• This scholarship is for students pursuing degrees in data science, statistics, and actuarial fields and who are from people groups historically underrepresented in those fields. No GPA required, for current or future students.
• Amount: 5000
• Special Demographics: Underepresented Fields
• Degree Level: Undergraduate

16 Remote DBA Experts to Students Scholarship

• This scholarship is available to graduating high school students as well as current students wishing to pursue a degree in or career in data science-related fields. Successful applicants must submit an essay.
• Amount: 1000
• Special Demographics: None
• Degree Level: Undergraduate

17 INFORMS Analytics Society Student Scholarship

• This scholarship provides round trip airfare, admission, and other amenities for an annual SAS/Analytics Society conference. Students must submit a statement of work as well as supporting documents.
• Amount: Varies
• Special Demographics: None
• Degree Level: Undergraduate, Graduate

18 Portland DPMA Chapter Scholarships

• This scholarship for $1,000 is renewable for $500 and offered to graduate seniors in Portland (Oregon) high schools who are pursuing information technology degrees including data science.
• Amount: 1000
• Special Demographics: Portland
• Degree Level: Undergraduate

19 UNCF/Alliance Data Scholarship and Internship

• This scholarship and internship program is offered to minority students with a preference given to those who study at historically black universities. Students will receive $5,000 in tuition assistance as well as airfare and housing during a summer internship program.
• Amount: 5000
• Special Demographics: Minority/ Underrepresented Students
• Degree Level: Undergraduate

20 Open Data Science Conference Scholarship

• This scholarship is offered to over 30 students and practitioners of data science including minorities, female data scientists, the unemployed, students, and start-up founders. Scholarship features free and discounted passes to the open data science conference.
• Amount: Conference Passes
• Special Demographics: Mintory / Underrepresented
• Degree Level: Students, Practitioners

21 Springboard

• Springboard’s data science career track Bootcamp offers $500 scholarship opportunities to both women and veteran applicants. This Bootcamp has provided a solid background in data science for close to 800 graduates and links many promising students up with hiring partners.
• Amount: 500
• Special Demographics: Women / Veterans
• Degree Level: None

23 Insight Data Science

• This free program is available to Ph.D. recipients in a variety of quantitative disciplines and seeks to provide a bridge program between quantitative academics and data science jobs. The program lasts 7 weeks, is free, and has a 100% job acceptance rate.
• Amount: Free
• Special Demographics: None
• Degree Level: Graduate

24 Metis Data Science

• This program offers a number of scholarships for underrepresented, women, LGBTQ, and Veteran students. The Bootcamp lasts 12 weeks and prepares graduates for the job market through 5 data science projects.
• Amount: 3000
• Special Demographics: Women / Underrepresented / LGBTQ / Veterans
• Degree Level: None

25 RSquareEdge Women Scholarship

• All women applying to RSquareEdge’s CDAP program will be considered for a 100% scholarship. One scholarship winner will be announced per cohort. The Certified Data Analytics Practitioner (CDAP) program is an industry-standard certification program in data analytics.
• Amount: Tuition to CDAP
• Special Demographics: Women
• Degree Level: None

26 Upgrade Online Scholarship

• Upgrade Online offers a range of bootcamps related to data science and analytics. Each offers scholarship opportunity is based on merit, need, and ambition. Applicants must hold a bachelor’s degree, one year of work experience, and be a citizen of India among other criteria.
• Amount: Varies
• Special Demographics: Residents of India
• Degree Level: Graduate

27. GAANN PhD Fellowship in Big Data Computing Research

Worcester Polytechnic Institute utilizes the U.S. Department of Education’s Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need (GAANN) Grant to deliver six PhD Fellowships in Big Data Computing Research each year with full tuition coverage and $34,000 stipends. Recipients must pursue the Doctor of Philosophy in Data Science full-time, be federal aid eligible under 34 CFR75.60, present exceptional academic records, have financial need, and possess data analytics skills.

Deadline: Varies

30. Jack Larson Data for Public Good Fellowship

Started in January 2017, the Jack Larson Data for Public Good Fellowship is awarded by the School of Information at the University of California-Berkeley to honor the Haas Hall of Famer who received Ernst & Young’s Entrepreneur of the Year Service Award. The program will select six students pursuing the Master of Information and Data Science (MIDS) degree for the $8,500 scholarships annually. Preference is given to post-grads using big data to benefit human life.

Deadline: Varies

31. Lilly Endowment Scholarship for Data Science

At Saint Mary’s College, the Lilly Endowment Scholarship provides $1,000 per term for $5,000 total to outstanding male or female post-grads who are pursuing the mathematically rigorous M.S. in Data Science program. Qualified recipients must legally reside in Indiana, have graduated from an accredited Indiana college within the last 12 months, have completed two semesters of calculus, maintain a 3.0 GPA or better, and exhibit computer programming experience.

Deadline: June 15th every year

32. Portland DPMA Chapter Scholarships

Organized in the late 1990s, the Data Processing Management Association’s (DPMA) Portland Chapter lets college-bound high school seniors compete for one $1,000 and one $500 scholarship annually to reduce tuition at four-year Oregon or Washington institutions. Acceptable IT majors include data science, data analytics, management information systems, and computer science. Applications mailed from Oregon or Clark County are reviewed for academic merit, career potential, financial need, and recommendations.

Deadline: May 31st every year

33. Russ Peterson Technology Scholarship

The CUNY School of Professional Studies in Manhattan awards nearly $400,000 yearly through financial aid, including the Russ Peterson Technology Scholarship. This merit-based program supports full-time students with big data career goals who are within 30 credits of completing the B.S. in Information Systems, B.S. in Health Information Management, or M.S. in Data Analytics with a cumulative GPA above 3.0. Other options include the Eugene Walters Scholarship and Bob Martin Memorial Scholarship.

Deadline: February 28th every year

34. Strong Analytics Data Science Scholarship

Co-founded by Northwestern PhD grads Brock Ferguson and Jacob Zweig, Strong Analytics is a Chicago-based big data company that promotes a $1,000 Data Science Scholarship each year to post-secondary students pursuing data science careers. Applicants must use publicly available datasets to choose research questions, code analysis, and create PDF presentations of under 20 slides that visualize their data findings. Projects will be judged on creativity, rigor, clarity, reproducibility, and methodology.

Deadline: June 1st every year

35 City, University Of London, Data Science PhD Studentships in UK.

For this academic year, City University of London is giving out two full-time, PhD students data science scholarships, for data science PhD students, at the Department of Computer Science in the institution.

This PhD scholarships are available for all students, both local and international students(graduates) wishing to pursue research in Data Science at the said institution.

Deadline: 28 April every year: A full tuition fee for UK and EU students.

Host/Eligibility Nationality: Hosted in the UK, and open to local and international students.

Level/Field of Study: PhD students, in Data Science.

Scholarship Worth: A PhD scholarship will provide:

An annual bursary of £16,000

36 ASPIRE Full-Tuition Scholarships

At New York University the ASPIRE Full-Tuition Cybersecurity and Data science Scholarships for Ph.D. students are awarded annually to provide three years of tuition funding for cybersecurity, and data science students enrolled within the School who demonstrate a passion for cyber and information security and Data Science. Eligible candidates should be pursuing a Ph.D. degree in Data Science, cybersecurity, and other related disciplines.

Deadline: January 1st Annually

Host/Eligibility Nationality: hosted in the united states, and open to local, and international students

Level/Field of Study: Ph.D. students in Cybersecurity, and Data Science.

Scholarship Worth: The Ph.D. scholarships will fund the student for 3 years.

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