DeepMind scholarships to encourage wider participation in computer science

Leading British artificial intelligence company DeepMind has made a generous gift in support of graduate students studying computer science at Oxford. The donation will be used by Oxford to launch a new scholarship programme to support and encourage under-represented groups in the field to pursue postgraduate education. In addition to the scholarships, which will be awarded at the discretion of the University, DeepMind will also be working with Oxford to offer mentorship and broader support to enhance the students' studies. During the 2019/20 academic year, four DeepMind Computer Science Scholarships will be awarded to students wishing to pursue a Master's degree in Oxford's Department of Computer Science. They are open to individuals who are ordinarily resident in the UK and who belong to one or more of the following groups: identifying as female, BME, or from households with traditionally low progression to higher education. The scholarship programme will play a key role in enabling Oxford to widen participation in the subject at graduate level. Dr Rebecca Surender, University Advocate for Equality and Diversity, and Pro-Vice-Chancellor, said: 'Encouraging and supporting students from under-represented groups to study STEM subjects at graduate level is a key priority for the University.