We’re providing 6–10 stipends and mentorship to individuals from underrepresented groups to study deep learning full-time for 3 months and open-source a project.
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This is a remote program and is open to anyone with US work authorization located in US timezones (we’re happy to provide a desk in our San Francisco office if you happen to be located in the Bay Area). In return, we ask that you document your experiences studying deep learning and hopefully inspire others to do the same.
## Why we’re doing this
Diversity is core to AI having a positive effect on the world—it’s necessary to ensure the advanced AI systems in the future are built to benefit everyone. While we hope that some of the scholars will join OpenAI (where we are actively working on internal diversity & inclusion initiatives), we want this program to improve diversity in the field at large.
Once you’ve decided to join the field, there are many programs (such as ourFellowship(opens in a new window)orany(opens in a new window)number(opens in a new window)of(opens in a new window)residencies(opens in a new window)) which can help you develop your skills. But these require a longer commitment and some existing machine learning experience, and for many people with families or other obligations it’s not possible to simply pack up and come to the Bay Area.
## Resources we’ll provide
We’ve lined up the following mentors from OpenAI and the community. AWS is donating$25,000 worth of credits to each community mentor.
## What we’re looking for
You are eligible to apply if:
We’re open to all experience levels and backgrounds that meet the above criteria—it’s a common myth that you need a PhD to work in AI (many OpenAI employees don’t have one).
We’ll use these criteria for selection:
Questions? [email protected].
Applications are open starting immediately, and starting March 14th we will begin reviewing applications, contacting people for follow-up, and filling positions on a rolling basis. Applications will close no later than 11:59pm PT on March 31st, with decision sent no later than April 16th.Apply(opens in a new window)now!
_Update: Applications for the Summer 2018 Scholars cohort are now closed. We will be reaching out to applicants regarding their admissions status by April 16th._
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