Applications open for the Amazon Future Engineer scholarship worth USD 40,000 along with paid internships

Amazon Future Engineer scholarship is an initiative taken by Amazon, one of the big five IT services companies in the U.S., to provide aid to underserved and underrepresented students in the U.S wanting to pursue computer science in their higher education. As a part of this initiative,100 students will be chosen for the grant from all over the country. 

Amazon Future Engineer scholarship will be in the form of a grant worth USD 10,000 per year for four years while pursuing a Computer Science course such as a bachelor’s in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Computer engineering, or other Computer Science-related courses. The student will also be provided with a 12-week internship at Amazon itself after he/she completes their first year of the course. These interns will then be paired up with other interns, managers, and mentors at Amazon. This will provide them with an opportunity to work on Amazon products and customers through projects such as Alexa voice technology, Amazon Web Services (AWS), and its retail platform.

The registrations for the Amazon Future Engineer Scholarship program have begun online on its official website. The last date to apply has been extended from 18 February 2021 to 25 February 2021 (3:00 pm C.T.).

Eligibility criteria for Amazon Future Engineer scholarship program

Students applying for the Amazon Future Engineer scholarship program should: 

• Hold U.S citizenship or permanent residency in the country.
• Be currently enrolled as high school seniors or have completed their high school or college dual degree course with computer science as a subject. Example courses include International Baccalaureate Computer Science Course, Advanced Placement (AP) Computer Science A or Advanced Placement (AP) Computer Science Principles, or Computer Science through a college dual enrollment program or other High School course where only Computer Science is taught.
• Be willing to get a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software engineering, Computer engineering, or other Computer science-related field of study from an accredited 4-year college or from a 2-year college (with the intention of transferring to a 4-year college).
• Have a minimum CGPA of 3.0 out of 4.0 or any other score equivalent to it.

Employees of Amazon and its subsidiaries, along with their immediate family members are not eligible to apply for the Amazon Future Engineer scholarship program. 

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