The OpenAI Scholars⁠ program provides stipends and mentorship to individuals from underrepresented groups to study deep learning and open-source a project.

Our Scholars have demonstrated core technical skills across various expert domains and self-motivation—critical competencies for a self-directed program like this one. They each entered the field of machine learning as relative newcomers, and we hope their progress shows how accessible machine learning is.

Diversity is core to AI having a positive effect on the world—it’s necessary to ensure the advanced AI systems in the future are built to benefit everyone⁠.

If you’re excited to begin your own journey into ML, check out some of our educational materials⁠. More information about the next class of scholars and how to apply will be announced this fall. Stay tuned!