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

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 eligible master's programmes within the Department of Computing, beginning in autumn 2025. The scholarship provides a £10,000 cash bursary to one successful applicant. Applicants are ranked based on academic merit, familiarity with AI and how it may be used to benefit developing countries, and financial need.