Inaugurated by Geoffrey Hinton in March 2021.
6-12 week, prestigious Scholar and Fellow programs for accomplished students and working professionals to advance their learning and careers.
The Hinton Scholars program is for students and early-career professionals who have a track record of high achievement.
The Hinton Fellows program is for working professionals with 5-10 years of experience. Hinton Fellows are expected to mentor Hinton Scholars while learning alongside with them.
Both programs are invitation-only, however, you can request an invitation to apply by filling out the request form.
The Data Science Scholars Program
Go from an absolute beginner to a proficient entry level data scientist.
NLP, GANs-RL, MLOps Scholars/Fellows
Learn or polish your skills in one of the following-
Duration
6 weeks
Courses
AI-3 (NLP), AI-4 (GANS/RL), AI-5 (MLOps)
(only one of the above)
Particulars
Part time, evenings only
For each edition of these programs, the top scoring Scholar will get ₹20,000* in cash as well as a Distinguished Scholar of the Award.
*This amount inclusive of TDS deductions.
One of our goals is to provide exceptional scholars and fellows access to top career opportunities, in-person and remote, around the world. Through the duration of these programs, we learn more about you as well as your career aspirations. Upon completion with high grades (B+ or higher), we will (at your request) begin matching you with premier career opportunities.
Hinton fellows and Scholars are welcomed into the program every 6 weeks. Applications are by invitation-only. We reach out to you through your colleges and alumnus groups. To request an invitation please write to us.
All Scholars and Fellows will be required to required to pay a non-refundable fee of ₹1500 in platform fees (we use edstem, which costs us $20/₹1500 per candidate in fees, we pass this through to all candidates) + a fully refundable seat reservation fee of ₹3500. This fee is to ensure that you do not hold a seat that could be given to another deserving candidate.
Please fill up the request for invitation. We will send you the application form based on your profile and interest.