The Tarapada and Nirmala Basu Scholarship for the Use of AI to Benefit Developing Countries

Applicants shall be required to submit two written statements as part of their application:

A statement on their familiarity with, and interest in, AI to benefit developing countries
A statement attesting to their financial need

To apply for this scholarship, applicants need to complete the application form and have an offer to study an eligible programme

Applicants who meet the above conditions will be ranked based on the criteria above.

Eligibility criteria

Imperial College London is pleased to announce The Tarapada and Nirmala Basu Scholarship for Research on the Use of AI to Benefit Developing Countries for the 2025/26 academic year.

Established in 2024 by Imperial alumnus Professor Amiya Basu (PhD Civil Engineering, Class of 1964), The Tarapada and Nirmala Basu Scholarship was named in honour of his parents and seeks to support a student with an interest in harnessing the potential of Artificial Intelligence to benefit developing countries.

This scholarship is available for Home and Overseas students who have an offer to study one of the following programmes within the Department of Computing, beginning in autumn 2025:

MSc Artificial Intelligence
MRes Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
MSc Computing

Applicants shall be ranked on the following basis:

Academic merit (using your College application)
Familiarity with AI and how it may be used to benefit developing countries
Financial need