Data Science MSc scholarships for underrepresented groups

Work with us Sign up to our events Home Data Science MSc scholarships for underrepresented groups Data Science MSc scholarships for underrepresented groups Office for Students (OfS) Artificial intelligence (AI) and data science postgraduate conversion course scholarship funding Coordinated by the Leeds Institute for Data Analytics, the University of Leeds has been awarded OfS scholarships in partnership with industry, for admission to three of our Data Science related MSc programmes in September 2024. Please see the individual programme pages below for further information on programme content: Data Science and Analytics Precision Medicine: Genomic Data Science Urban Data Science and Analytics Each scholarship is worth £10k which can be put towards course costs or living costs incurred while studying. Please read the notes below before submitting your scholarship application. THE APPLICATION WINDOW IS NOW CLOSED FOR THE NEXT ACADEMIC YEAR Eligibility To be eligible for scholarship funding students must meet the nationality or residency status criteria to qualify for the postgraduate masters’ loan . The OfS scholarships aim to increase the diversity of students studying AI and data science postgraduate conversion courses. To be eligible for an OfS award, students must be from at least one of the following underrepresented groups, with priority being given to the first four groups: women black students students registered disabled students from low socioeconomic background (Index of Multiple Disadvantage quintiles 1 and 2, low household income) care experienced students estranged students Gypsy, Roma and Traveller students refugees children from military families, veterans and partners of military personnel. The scholarships further aim to increase the supply of digitally skilled workers with priority given to applicants who did not study a closely related Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) undergraduate degree subject (such as Medical or Biological Sciences). However, please note that STEM graduates from the above 9 groups are also eligible and welcome to apply for an OfS award. Students who do not already hold a masters degree and also meet the financial criteria for a Leeds Masters Scholarship (LMS) (worth a further £7k towards course costs or living costs) are strongly encouraged to simultaneously apply for both an LMS and OfS award giving a total financial package of £17k. However, please note students who do not meet the LMS criteria are welcome to apply for solely an OfS award. Please note, in addition to applying for either or both scholarship awards, students must apply separately for admission to the above MSc programmes and meet their admissions criteria. Timescales Applications for LMS and OfS scholarships open 12 noon 6 th March 2024 and close 12 noon on Monday 10 th June 2024. Students from a non-STEM background may be contacted in late-June / early-July to arrange a short video call to discuss the information they have provided on their application form about their academic background and prior experience of Data Science. Students will be notified of initial application results during the week commencing 15 th July 2024 and asked to provide further evidence e.g. relating to income, care experience, estranged and refugee status as appropriate to their application. The deadline for receipt of evidence will be mid-August as communicated as part of their initial result. Pre-sessional and on-course support Scholarship students will be provided with a dedicated support package both prior to them commencing their chosen MSc programme and during their studies. Pre-sessional learning will be a mixture of face-to-face and online training. It is anticipated students will need to be available for face-to-face learning from the week beginning Monday 9 th September 2024. The pre-sessional learning will cover the fundamental concepts and techniques of the rapidly growing fields of data science and AI, providin…