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African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS) AI for Science Master’s Program 2025

African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS) AI for Science Master’s Program 2025

AI for Science is a stream in AIMS South Africa's Master’s degree in Mathematical Science, made possible through a partnership with Google DeepMind. The program sits at the exciting intersection of AI and the Sciences. This exciting program started with its first intake of students in September 2023. It is a fully residential one-year taught masters with a research component. Applications are open to students from across Africa who are passionate about mathematics, artificial intelligence and machine learning. We are looking for students who gaze at the stars and the world around them in wonder, and who want to use their talents to accelerate scientific discovery.

About African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS)

The African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS) is a pan-African network of centres of excellence enabling talented students to become innovators driving the continent’s scientific, educational and economic self-sufficiency.The African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS) initiated AIMS Structured Master’s Program, 2021 runs over three semesters. The requisite skills phase of the AIMS course builds a standard core set of problem-solving skills: estimation, computation, approximation, modelling, data analysis and statistics. The elective review phase allows st... continue reading

African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS)


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AIMS AI for Science Master’s Program

Application Deadline21 Mar 2025
Country to studySouth Africa
School to studyAfrican Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS)
TypeMasters
SponsorAfrican Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS)
GenderMen and Women

Aim and Benefits of AIMS AI for Science Master’s Program

The funding covers full scholarships, equipment and computation costs for students.


Requirements for AIMS AI for Science Master’s Program Qualification

To be eligible to apply for the AI for Science program, you have to:

  • Be a resident in Africa at time of application*,
  • Be a citizen of any country in Africa,
  • Have completed a four-year undergraduate degree or a three-year undergraduate degree with an honours year by August 2025 (or December 2025 for southern African applicants; see FAQ),
  • Not have held a previous scholarship to study at an AIMS centre.

Interview date, Process and Venue for AIMS AI for Science Master’s Program

The online application includes a dozen short mathematics questions and one coding problem. It’s not an exam, but the questions give the selection panel some insight into how you approach problems. A full application can’t be completed at the last minute, and we encourage prospective Google DeepMind Scholars at AIMS South Africa to start applying early!

Interviews

The final round consists of short online interviews in May 2025.


Documents Required for Application

  • Your curriculum vitae
  • A motivation letter of around 500 words
  • Academic transcripts
  • Written mathematics questions (to be found on the application site)
  • Coding problem (to be found on the application site)


Application Deadline

March 21, 2025

How to Apply

Interested and qualified? Go to African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS) on ai.aims.ac.za to apply

For more details,visit AIMS website

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