The 2023 Udacity/Access Bank Advance Africa Scholarship Program for African Students

Apply now for the 2023 Udacity/Access Bank Advance Africa Scholarship Program for African Students on Truesport your best worldwide scholarship website on the internet. Udacity is teaming up with Access Bank, a multinational commercial bank, to empower people in Africa who are passionate about learning tech-forward skills to kick-start careers.

Udacity is happy to provide hands-on learning opportunities in fields such as Business Analytics, Programming, Data Science, Product Management, and Digital Marketing. Scholarship beneficiaries will complete a portfolio of real-world projects that show mastery of highly sought-after tech skills.

As the earth becomes increasingly dependent on digital tools, the need for tech-fluent talent grows as well-making this your chance to begin a long-term career.

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Udacity and Access Bank are devoted to closing the gap between the number of tech jobs available and the number of Africans working in tech by granting opportunities to those who would not otherwise have them. It starts with providing a robust pipeline of trained, talented tech professionals. Together, we are offering:

• 2,000 Nanodegree program scholarships for Africans to build practical, in-demand, cutting-edge tech skills.
• Engagement with classmates in a robust, actively managed, student community.
• Subject matter experts and on-demand tutors.

The scholarship will initiate upskilling opportunities for individuals and provide them with the skills required in the digital world. In fact, the tech industry includes some of the highest growth, most in-demand careers today.

Eligibility Requirements for the 2023 Udacity/Access Bank Advance Africa Scholarship Program

• Recent graduates from School/University or early career professionals are strongly preferred.
• Anyone 20 years of age and above is encouraged to apply.
• Scholarship recipients should be prepared to invest about 5–10 hours per week during the Nanodegree programs.
• STEM graduate or demonstrated evidence of strong interest in pursuing an IT and Digital career.
• Consistent access to a laptop.
• Consistent access to a strong data network and power supply.
• Commitment to the time required for the program.
• Must give pre-consent during application for Udacity to share data with the bank.
• Applicants based in Africa are strongly preferred

Benefits

• The program is completely free to all scholarship recipients. Access Bank covers the costs.

Scholarship Timeline

• May 9, 2023 – June 13, 2023: Applications Accepted
• June 19, 2023: Challenge Winners Announced
• June 22, 2023 – August 3, 2023: Challenge Course
• August 13, 2023: Nanodegree Winners Announced
• August 17, 2023: Nanodegree Begins

The 2023 Udacity/Access Bank Advance Africa Scholarship Program for African Students