Bertelsmann Technology
Scholarship Program

Over a three-year period, Bertelsmann is investing several million euros in funding as many as 50,000 tech scholarships on the online education platform Udacity to strengthen people’s tech skills. Specifically, the Group is funding 15,000 tech scholarships annually for Challenge Courses in Cloud, Data and AI. In addition, the top 1,600 participants will receive a scholarship for a full Nanodegree in their selected subject area.

The program language for both the Challenge Course and the Udacity Nanodegree program is English. Subtitles are available in English for all three tracks. The scholarship student community will be managed in English.

Intro to ML with Tensor Flow (AI Track) :

Intermediate Python programming knowledge and a basic understanding of probability and statistics.

Cloud Architect using Microsoft Azure (Cloud Track) :

Experience in developing apps or managing cloud infrastructure, familiarity with network concepts, ability to read JSON, understanding of DevOps, and Azure application development and deployment knowledge.

Business Analytics (Data Track) :
None required, aside from basic computer skills

No! The program is completely free to all scholarship recipients. Bertelsmann covers the costs.

Phase 1: Challenge Course

During the first phase of this scholarship, you will work through one of the 3 initial Challenge Courses: “Azure Cloud Architect – Designing Infrastructure and Managing Migration (Cloud Track)", “Introduction to Data (Data Track)” or “Intro to Machine Learning – Supervised Learning (AI Track)” for 2 months. You should be prepared to invest about 2-4 hours per week during this period. Scholarship recipients participating in this initial phase of the program will engage with classmates in a robust, actively managed, student community. Participants will also have to complete a final assessment.

Phase 2: Nanodegree program

The top 1,600 students from the first phase (sum total of 1600 across all tracks) will earn a follow-up scholarship to either the Intro to Machine Learning with Tensor Flow, Cloud Architect using Microsoft Azure or Business Analytics programs. Access to these Nanodegree programs includes expert project reviews, mentorship and community support. These full Nanodegree program scholarships will be awarded in February 2022. Scholars should be prepared to invest about 5–10 hours per week for the 6 months of the program.

The program takes place 100% online. Students can work from wherever they want to, as long as they have a working internet connection.

After class starts, participants can study on their own schedule as long as they complete the course in the predefined time. That is to say, they will have complete access to the course directly in their classroom 24 hours a day. We understand that students have different schedules and will work on their course at different times and on different days. What’s important is that students make constant progress each and every week and get through all the content before the end of the course.

Of the 15,000 Challenge Course recipients, 1600 will be selected for the follow-on Nanodegree program based on:

• 100% Course completion by February 14, 2022. This includes: lessons, videos, and quizzes.

• Score on the Final Assessment.

Though only 1600 learners will earn the full Scholarship, all Challenge Course participants will receive an email notifying them of the selection decision.

The full Terms and Conditions are posted here.