University of Bristol UK AI Scholarships for Under Spärck Programme

The Spärck AI Scholarships are a scholarship programme announced by the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT). The programme provides full funding for master’s degrees at nine leading UK universities specialising in artificial intelligence and STEM subjects.

The University of Bristol describes the programme as covering master’s-level students from the UK and abroad, with participating universities including Oxford, Cambridge, Imperial College London, UCL, Southampton, Edinburgh, Newcastle, Manchester and Bristol. University of Bristol MSc programmes named in the release include MSc in Artificial Intelligence and related AI-focused options.

The release describes opportunities linked to industry partnerships, work placements and mentorship, including in the UK’s AI Security Institute and companies such as Darktrace, Faculty and Quantexa.

The scholarship is described as covering both tuition and living expenses. The release states that applications will open in Spring and the first cohort will begin studies in October. The release does not describe any obligation after the award or the duration beyond master’s study.

• Applicants may be from the UK and abroad.
• Applicants are applying for master’s-level study in artificial intelligence and/or STEM subjects (as described for the master’s degrees covered by the programme).

• Full funding for master’s degrees.
• Tuition.
• Living expenses.

1. Apply when applications open in Spring.
2. Attend the programme if selected, with the first cohort beginning studies in October.