The Tarapada and Nirmala Basu Scholarship for the Use of AI to Benefit Developing Countries

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Greater London, United Kingdom
Fees

Award value

£10,000.00 (Rs10,89,562)

Fees

Funding type

Cash

Fees

Deadline

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Fees

Study level

Postgraduate

About this scholarship

Awarding Institution

Imperial College London

Number of awards

1 per year (avg)

What does this scholarship cover?

  • Tuition fees

More details on the scholarship

£10,000 cash bursary

Entry requirements

Nationality

UK , All International

Gender

Applicable to all genders

Delivery mode

All types of delivery mode

Selection approach

Only selective applicants are considered

Study mode

Full Time

Intake year

All intakes

Other criteria

Academic excellence

Course subject and study level you are applying for

Subject area(s)*

Computer Science and IT

Study level

Postgraduate

Other eligibility requirements

Eligibility criteria

Imperial College London is pleased to announce The Tarapada and Nirmala Basu Scholarship for Research on the Use of AI to Benefit Developing Countries for the 2025/26 academic year. 

Established in 2024 by Imperial alumnus Professor Amiya Basu (PhD Civil Engineering, Class of 1964), The Tarapada and Nirmala Basu Scholarship was named in honour of his parents and seeks to support a student with an interest in harnessing the potential of Artificial Intelligence to benefit developing countries.

This scholarship is available for Home and Overseas students who have an offer to study one of the following programmes within the Department of Computing, beginning in autumn 2025:

MSc Artificial Intelligence;
MRes Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning;
MSc Computing

Applicants shall be ranked on the following basis:

Academic merit (using your College application)
Familiarity with AI and how it may be used to benefit developing countries
Financial need 

Selection basis

Students are shortlisted based on their

  • Academic excellence
  • Financial need/hardship

How to apply

Application process

You need to apply separately for this scholarship

Application details (from the awarding institution)

Applicants are required to complete the scholarship application form. Applicants will be assessed on academic merit or potential through the standard admission process. Through the scholarship application form, applicants will be required to successfully demonstrate their familiarity and interest in AI and how it may be used to benefit developing countries. In addition to this, applicants will be required to demonstrate that they come from a financially disadvantaged background and this will be assessed through the information provided on the scholarship application.

Application requirements

    Applicants shall be required to submit two written statements as part of their application:

    A statement on their familiarity with, and interest in, AI to benefit developing countries;
    A statement attesting to their financial need

    To apply for this scholarship, applicants need to complete the application form and have an offer to study an eligible programme

    Applicants who meet the above conditions will be ranked based on the criteria above.

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