Fusemachines AI Fellowship 2024 Applications Now Open in Nepal

Fusemachines Inc., a decade-old AI company with the mission to #DemocratizeAI has announced its flagship AI Fellowship 2024 – Nepal cohort on February 12, 2024.

The company is headquartered in New York City and provides AI products and solutions to companies as well as AI education in underserved communities.

Fusemachines AI Fellowship 2024 is designed by leading US university faculties and AI industry experts.

The program is a full scholarship 6-month course, targeted for both students and professionals. The objective is providing hands-on experience and real-world AI applications to help them upskill as an AI and data scientists.

Talking about the brief history of this program, the Fusemachines AI Fellowship Program was first initiated in 2017. Since then, the program has trained over 800 fellows across 12 countries.

“Each year, we continue to be pleasantly surprised by the growing enthusiasm for our Fellowship program expressed by applicants from across regions,” said Sameer Maskey, CEO and Founder, Fusemachines.

“This year, we are looking to further nurture and propel this enthusiasm by providing unmatched training and upskilling opportunities for promising careers in data science and AI. By offering top-tier training, we are forging a future where Nepal stands as a beacon of AI excellence on the global stage.”

The training will be offered to machine learning engineers, IT students, and graduates with backgrounds in programming, mathematics, and computer science. The candidates will go through a multi-stage selection procedure, and those who qualify will be given a full scholarship to take the courses.

“Our AI Fellowship Program has long represented our spirit of innovation and our commitment to make AI accessible through quality training opportunities,” said Parag Shrestha, Head of Strategy & MD- South Asia, Fusemachines.

“With industries pivoting towards AI-driven solutions, we are strategically positioned to nurture the next generation of AI pioneers, while directly creating tangible socio-economic impact in our country.”

Courses

The Fusemachines AI Fellowship 2024 program includes Fusemachines’ proprietary program: the Microdegree in Artificial Intelligence.

The course this year consists of subjects Generative AI, Machine Learning, Computer Vision, Natural Language Processing, Neural Network and Deep Learning, and MLOPs.

The program will employ a blended learning method featuring weekly, live online classes conducted by highly regarded academics and industry experts, programming assignments, group projects, and examinations. Additionally, most of the content will be available online for students to peruse at their own pace.

The deadline for the application is March 10 and the classes begin on April 8.

READ NEXT: Nepali-led Fusemachines to be Listed on the American Stock Exchange