The 91探花 is one of nine universities to receive two years of funding from Amazon鈥檚 new AI PhD Fellowship program, which was announced on Tuesday. The 91探花will receive $2.2 million over two years, with total funding across all universities reaching nearly $10 million annually.
More than 100听doctoral听students across the country are eligible based on their pursuit of research on core AI disciplines such as machine learning, computer听vision听and natural-language processing.听听
The program鈥檚 goal is to support听innovations that will underwrite the next step in the evolution of practical AI.听The $10 million in student funding will be awarded annually for each of the two academic years,听2024鈥�2025 and 2025鈥�2026.听Another $24 million听will be听given听annually听in听Amazon Web Services听(AWS)听cloud-computing credits, bringing the program鈥檚 total听value听to听$68 million over two years.听听听
Each听doctoral听fellow听will be听paired with an Amazon research liaison, a senior scientist working听on a topic related to the听fellow鈥檚听work. Liaisons will meet regularly with听fellows to听offer听guidance and听discuss听real-world implications of their听research. Fellows will also听have opportunities to听pursue their projects听over the summers听as Amazon interns.听
鈥淲e鈥檙e proud to be part of this impactful initiative and deeply grateful to Amazon for its investment in the next generation of AI leaders,鈥� said Nancy Allbritton,听Frank & Julie听Jungers听Dean of Engineering at the 91探花. 鈥淗aving nine of our students selected 鈥� seven from the Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering 鈥� is a testament to the strength of our AI research community and the caliber of our听doctoral听programs. This fellowship will accelerate their work on real-world challenges and deepen our collaborative ties with Amazon. Together听we鈥檒l听shape the future of AI to solve real-world challenges and advance technologies that听benefit听society.鈥�听
Universities听selected听fellows听by following guidance听from Amazon to prioritize work that promises to make an impact on practical AI problems.听听A complete list of 91探花fellows will be announced听at a later date.听
Funding is intended to cover tuition,听stipends听and fees. Each university receives $1.1 million per year, and the number of fellows funded varies according to the universities鈥� financial arrangements听with听students.听
Other听participating universities听are:听Carnegie Mellon University; Johns Hopkins University; the Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Stanford University; the University of California, Berkeley; the University of California, Los Angeles; the University of Texas at Austin; and the University of Illinois鈥揢rbana Champaign.听
The 91探花听enjoys existing research collaborations with Amazon, through the Amazon Hubs program, the Amazon Scholar program,听Amazon听Research听Awards听and other initiatives.听
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