Application is open for the 2022 Ishango/DataQuest Data Science Scholarship for Young African Women. Here is an opportunity for females in tech to get advanced in the field of Data Science.
In conjunction with DataQuest, Ishango.ai is offering a time-limited fellowship to aspiring African female data scientists to increase their Data Science knowledge and expertise by completing courses on the DataQuest platform.
About Ishango
The Ishango is a robust tech company that’s centered or specialized in data science. The firm is working towards a world where talented African data scientists are not limited by their geographic location.
Its goal is to focus on building the infrastructure and talent pool to enable global companies to work remotely with the best African data science talent. Creating jobs, fuelling business growth, and driving impact.
Dataquest will grant 400 scholarships to Ishango.ai in order to assist the development of data science talent in Africa.
Dataquest data science courses will be available to scholarship beneficiaries from around Africa, preparing them for a career in the data sector. The collaboration with Dataquest will help to advance Ishango.ai’s aim of putting African data science talent on the map and creating data jobs in the region.
Brief Program Details
Sponsor(s): Ishango in Collaboration with DataQuest
Type of Program: Fellowship
Eligible Countries: Africans
Number of Awards: 400
Value of Award: Fully Funded
Eligibility Requirements
- Applicants must be Aspiring African female data scientists.
- Applicants must be from sub-Saharan African country
- Applicants must have excellent academic records