The Carnegie Corporation of New York In partnership with the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS), the Quantum Leap Africa Research Centre is inviting African PhD students who are at an advanced stage of their research, and scientists with no less than a PhD capability in the field of information science and its related fields, to apply for the AIMS-Carnegie Small Research Grants in Data Science and its Applications.

The call says that energetic and exceptionally motivated researchers are welcome to apply for the grants to do research in the fields of information science and its related “controls”.

According to Quantum Leap Africa portal, this year, projects which can be undertaken within periods of between 6 – 12 months will be funded to a tune of US$12 000 for every recipient.

This Small Research Grants Program is made available by a grant from the Carnegie Corporation of New York and the government of Rwanda and is administered by Quantum Leap Africa (QLA) at AIMS.

Ideal applicants should be of African descent but could be residing anywhere in the world, PhD students who have made significant progress in their research, but must hold a PhD degree in data science or related disciplines that contribute to the field of data science quantum, data engineering, mathematics, statistics, computing, big data and artificial intelligence.

They should also demonstrate evidence of research in data science and its related disciplines with applications of mathematical concepts, or in mathematical sciences with practical applications to data science and its related disciplines among other requirements.

The deadline for applications is 17 March 2019.

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Story compiled by Carolyne Nyokabi

The Invitation; https://quantumleapafrica.org/career/small-research-grants-in-data-science/?fbclid=IwAR0W3kJS2pFWmajvZps-MEk48INMzlmPCJdUP0OKbPzH4p8ovpCM8_8gYeA