Udacity and Blacks In Technology, in collaboration with corporate and government partners, will fund 1,000+ Nanodegree scholarships to members of the Black community interested in transitioning to or furthering their careers in tech in 2021.
Application Deadline: 13th April 2021
About the Award: Blacks In Technology and Udacity have teamed up to solve a critical problem: Black people are dramatically underrepresented in the tech industry, which comprises some of the highest growth, most in-demand careers. The statistics are sobering:
In the first cohort, we will be awarding 150 full Nanodegree scholarships to empower individuals to learn in-demand tech skills in Programming for Data Science with Python, Product Management or Cloud DevOps Engineering.
Scholarship recipients will complete a portfolio of real-world projects that demonstrate mastery of highly sought-after skills. Plus, they will have the opportunity to engage with Blacks In Technology’s network of Black tech professionals and participate in a vibrant Udacity student community.
Type: Training
Eligibility: Anyone 18 years of age and above is encouraged to apply. Scholarship recipients should be prepared to invest about 3-5 hours per week during the Challenge Course and about 5–10 hours per week during the Nanodegree programs.
Prerequisites
Additional for Cloud DevOps Engineer:
In some programming language, you should feel comfortable doing the following:
Defining functions
Using loops and conditional statements
Working with various data structures
In the Command Line, you should feel comfortable:
Navigating through folders and files
Running scripts from the command line
Installing packages
In Github, you should feel comfortable:
Creating and cloning repositories
Making commits to a repository
Eligible Countries: Young, Black students of any nationality
To be Taken at (Country): Online
Number of Awards: 150
Value of Award: dacity and Blacks In Technology are committed to closing the divide between the numbers of tech jobs available and the number of Black people working in tech. That starts with ensuring a robust pipeline of trained, talented Black tech professionals. Together, we are offering:
Duration of Award: July 15th, 2021 – December 8th, 2021
How to Apply:
Visit Award Webpage for Details