IIT Madras to offer AI research fellowship exclusively for women

IIT Madras Robert Bosch Centre for Data Science and Artificial Intelligence (RBCDSAI) has started applications for the Post Baccalaureate Fellowship.

“The Post Baccalaureate fellows are expected to undertake independent research under the mentorship of a Faculty member at RBCDSAI. They can work with various research teams, and establish collaborations with the numerous visitors and affiliates of the Centre,” said Professor B= Ravindran, Head, RBCDSAI.

RBCSDAI is an interdisciplinary Research Centre for Data Science and AI in India known for its research in artificial intelligence and data science. The Centre has the largest network analytics, deep reinforcement learning, and the most active natural language processing and deep learning groups.

Exceptional women graduates and postgraduates, under the age of 28 years as of 31 March, 2022, are encouraged to apply for the 2 year research fellowship in AI and data science.

The fellowship will provide an opportunity to attend talks and interact with top scientists from around the world. Their work may get published in in top journals and A* conference. They may  join leading companies in Data Science and AI or pursue future research in top universities.

The fellows will get support to attend Women in Tech events like ACM-W, Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing, etc and a chance to be paired with a woman mentor from the academia or the industry.

The fellowship offers an initial stipend amount of  Rs 40,000 per month and  depending on the experience and qualification of the candidate it could be revised.  Also, based on the candidate’s performance during their work period, the faculty may provide a letter of reference that will add value to the candidate’s profile in their future endeavors - both in academia and industry.

To apply, click here.