| |
Building on our collective efforts with partner organizations over the past few years, Amazon is investing up to $100 million in cloud technology and technical expertise to help existing, dedicated learning institutions reach more learners through innovative digital learning solutions.
AWS and Amazon have consistently demonstrated a deep commitment to ongoing learning and professional development throughout their history. Here’s a sampling of what we’ve already finished.
The program has thus far awarded a substantial sum of $28 million in scholarships to approximately 6,000 deserving college students.
MLU offers a complimentary program catering to local schools and historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs), empowering educators to develop expertise in knowledge management, artificial intelligence, and machine learning concepts. This system is designed to bridge alternative gaps by providing support to traditionally underserved and underrepresented college students in technology fields.
Since its inception in 2021, the program has awarded a staggering total of $46 million in scholarships to an impressive 1,150 college students. Through a range of Amazon philanthropic education initiatives in the United States, more than 2.1 million college students have gained access to over 17 million hours of STEM instruction, literacy development, and career exploration opportunities within the past 12 months alone. I had previously been able to engage in conversations lasting up to one hour over the past year, which was a truly remarkable experience.
By the end of 2020, our ambitious goal was established: to empower a staggering 29 million individuals to enhance their technical proficiency through complimentary cloud computing training by 2025. We diligently worked towards our goal and achieved a remarkable one-year head start.
Despite the efforts and advancements made thus far, more remains to be accomplished. While the long-term vision may not be uniformly accessible, there remain significant barriers to reaching approximately 500 million college students who cannot currently engage in digital learning.
As we envision it, Generative AI has the potential to augment the excellent efforts of socially-conscious edtech entities, non-governmental organizations, and governments, fostering even greater positive impact. Our mission is to equip educators with the tools and expertise needed to create innovative digital learning strategies, amplifying their impact and enabling them to reach a wider audience.
To facilitate the next generation of technology innovators, the AWS Training Fairness Initiative aims to empower them to build powerful tools, train large-scale models, and develop AI-driven teaching assistants.
We are investing up to $100 million in cloud expertise and comprehensive technical guidance over a period of five years. Awardees gain access to a comprehensive portfolio of Amazon Web Services (AWS) providers, as well as valuable technical expertise, empowering them to develop and scale innovative educational administration systems, mobile applications, chatbots, and other cutting-edge digital learning tools. Candidates are expected to demonstrate the ways in which their proposed solutions will positively impact students from historically marginalized and underresourced communities, ultimately contributing to a more inclusive and equitable educational environment.
Our partners have been accomplishing commendable efforts within this realm. For instance:
Has successfully leveraged AWS to scale its free PC science curriculum to tens of millions of students across more than 100 countries. Through this initiative, educators will streamline their workflow by leveraging AI-driven evaluations to assess pupil projects, thereby freeing up instructors’ time to focus on personalized coaching and individualized learning experiences.
Fostering a Strong Foundation: Early Childhood Education in India Must Prioritize Quality and Equity? Amazon will leverage its QuickSight analytics tool, Amazon Q, to enhance learning outcomes for more than 3 million students.
I’m incredibly enthusiastic about this initiative and eagerly anticipate its potential to empower and educate the next generation of technological innovators.
— ;
