Data Insight Scholarship for Data Scientist Program

Starting from January 2020, Data Insight will be investing thousands of dollars on the least privileged individuals from anywhere in the world who have defied all odds and shown a great deal of academic excellence. The Data Scientist Program will help to train the next generation of Data Scientists who would otherwise not have the wherewithal to have a fair chance in life especially in a world driven by data.

APPLY for Data Insight Scholarship to participate in the Data Scientist Program.

Program Overview

A Data Scientist employs programming, statistical and machine learning techniques to gain insight from data. Data Insight's Data Scientist Program is a comprehensive data science training that covers all that you need to begin your journey towards becoming a Data Scientist. Over a period of 1 year, you will develop the technical skills to program in Python and learn how to use this powerful tool to collect, analyze and interpret complex data and to build predictive machine learning models.

Courses

Courses in the Data Scientist Program are developed by data science experts in industry and academia. They will help you to develop programming and data science skills.

• Programming in Python

• Python for Data Science

• Shell for Data Science

• Git/GitHub for Data Science

• Data Science Toolbox

• Importing Data in Python

• Cleaning Data in Python

• Pandas Foundations

• Manipulating Data with Pandas

• Analyzing Data in Python

• Visualizing Data in Python

• SQL for Data Science

• Statistical Thinking in Python

• Introduction to Machine Learning

• Supervised Learning in Python

• Unsupervised Learning in Python

• Deep Learning in Python

• Neural Networks in Python

Projects

Projects will equip you with hands-on experience for solving real-world problems while building your data science portfolio.

• 8 Course Projects

• 2 Capstone Projects

Time Commitment

At least 20 hours every week

Program Duration

1 year - January 15 to December 15

Certification

You will be awarded a Certificate in Data Science if and only if you complete ALL program requirements including courses and projects.

Scholarship Requirements

In order to participate in Data Insight's Data Scientist Program you must be a recipient of one of the Data Insight Scholarships.

Currently, there are up to 49 scholarships to be awarded and each scholarship is worth $1000 CAD. To compete for one of these scholarships, you must be able to show in writing and orally that you are interested in data science and that you do not have the financial means to obtain a solid data science education. In addition, you must demonstrate that in spite of  financial constraints in the past, you were able to pull through with excellent academic performance.

APPLY for Data Insight Scholarship to participate in the Data Scientist Program.

Application Deadline

December 15, 2019