Bertelsmann and Udacity join forces to provide 50,000 individuals with scholarships in areas such as data analytics and cybersecurity.
In collaboration with Udacity, Bertelsmann is granting scholarships to learners aspiring to acquire the skills essential for launching successful professions in front-end web development, cybersecurity, or data analytics programming.
Over 50,000 scholarships will be distributed through the Tech & Data Scholarship Initiative to individuals globally who seek to enhance their knowledge of cutting-edge technologies in the forthcoming years.
About the Initiative
The technology sector presently offers some of the most rapidly expanding and in-demand employment prospects. Nonetheless, these opportunities have been hindered by disparity and exclusion, especially for individuals residing in specific global communities and regions.
Bertelsmann and Udacity are uniting to instigate transformation. This scholarship initiative aspires to provide learners with the chance to acquire valuable digital skills from anywhere in the world, regardless of their socioeconomic or cultural background.
An additional objective of this initiative is to equip enthusiastic learners for fulfilling careers in technology.
Eligibility Criteria
Anyone aged 18 or above, who can read and write in English, and is eager to acquire job-ready skills in data analytics, cybersecurity, or front-end web development should apply for this scholarship program.
Outline of the Program
The three available paths for program candidates are Front-End Web Developer, Introduction to Cybersecurity, and Programming for Data Analytics.
Phase 1: The initial 17,000 candidates accepted into the program will undertake a rigorous course in their selected track to master the fundamentals of their field. Applicants must pass assessments to prove they fulfill the requirements for the cybersecurity and front-end web development courses.
The data analytics programming track, however, has no prerequisites.
Phase 2: Scholarships for the Nanodegree program will be granted to the top 500 students in each rigorous course. For additional information, please navigate to the relevant program pages.
About Bertelsmann and Udacity
The German private multinational conglomerate Bertelsmann is based in Gütersloh, North Rhine-Westphalia. Operating in approximately 50 nations, the company represents a global media, services, and education enterprise. The business exemplifies entrepreneurship and innovation.
It ranks among the largest media conglomerates worldwide and also engages in services and education. Carl Bertelsmann founded the company in 1835 as a publishing house.
Sebastian Thrun, David Stavens, and Mike Sokolsky founded Udacity, Inc. in 2011 as a for-profit educational entity providing massive open online courses.
