AI STUDENT OUTREACH PROGRAMME
About
AI Singapore (AISG) has launched “AI Student Outreach Programme” which aims to promote AI literacy and proficiency among students from local Secondary Schools, Integrated Programme (IP) Schools, Junior Colleges, Institutes of Technical Education, Polytechnics and Universities. This programme is supported by Singapore’s Ministry of Education (MOE).
Goals
AI Student Outreach Programme has 3 levels to suit every student’s AI learning appetite. Each level of completion offers an industry-recognized certification for students to showcase their achievements. Singapore university and polytechnic students who attained level 3 will have a chance to intern alongside AI Singapore’s AI Engineers and AI Apprentices on real-world projects.

Through the 3 levels, the students will gain:
- Programming skills like Python and/or R;
- Critical thinking skills needed to navigate and adapt to the changing world; and
- Practical experience and knowledge in AI projects.
Level 1 promotes self-directed learning leading to the Literacy in AI Certification.
Literacy in AI Certification
Objective | To introduce learners into the world of Machine Learning and explore the topic of ethics in AI |
Modules | AI Basics (Machine Learning for Everyone), AI Ethics, Hands-on Practice (Orange) |
Estimated duration | 5 hours |
Learning Resources |
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Recommended Pre-Learning | AI for Everyone (AI4E)® |
Certificate issued | AI for Industry (AI4I)® – Literacy in AI Certificate |
Eligibility
- Full-time students currently enrolled in local Secondary Schools, IP Schools, Junior
Colleges, Institutes of Technical Education,
Polytechnics and Universities - Full-time National Servicemen (NSF)
Application
- Applications open all year round.
- Form a student user group (SUG) with a minimum of 10 members from the same institution. New members can be added subsequently.
- Join this student-initiated Telegram Group if you need partners to form an SUG or join an existing one: https://t.me/+hwMBkce1vLs3NWY1.
- Minimum of 70% of members must be Singapore Citizens (SC) and/or Singapore Permanent Residents (SPR).
- For NSF, form a group of at least 10 NSF, of which at least 70% have received an offer letter for the next level of education (from a university, polytechnic, or ITE). Maximum of 30% of the members may provide Letters of Intent in lieu of the offer letters.
- SUG members to sign up for a LearnAI account here.
- SUG leader to register the SUG here.
- SUG leader and members MUST use their school email address.
Note: NSF may use their personal email address.
Benefits
- AISG will provide reimbursement for workshops organized by SUG*. Up to 2 workshops per calendar year and capped at $100 per workshop (inclusive of GST). Please read carefully the list of claimable items, supporting documents and other requirements in the Programme Handbook.
* Subjects to approval.
Find more details in the Programme Handbook.
Level 2 promotes self-directed learning leading to the Foundations in AI Certification.
Foundations in AI Certification
Objective | To help learners understand and use AI appropriately and be able to program basic AI and data applications in Python. |
Modules | Introduction to Python, Libraries and Data Manipulation, Exploratory Data Analysis, Statistical Thinking, Supervised Learning, Unsupervised Learning, Deep Learning, Other Programming Languages and Tools to Learn, and Data Science and AI in the Real World. |
Estimated duration | 140 hours |
Learning Resources |
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Pre-requisite | Literacy in AI Certification (Level 1) |
Certificate issued | AI for Industry (AI4I)® – Foundations in AI Certificate |
Eligibility
- Only for SUG members.
- Must have completed Literacy in AI Certification (Level 1).
Application
- Applications open all year round.
- SUG leader to apply on behalf of the SUG members.
- Minimum of 10 SUG members for the first application. New members can be added subsequently.
- SUG leader will receive a notification that the coupon codes have been distributed to the eligible members. SUG leader to inform eligible members on the availability of the coupon codes on their individual LearnAI accounts. Validity of coupon code is 1 month, starting from the form submission date.
- SUG members will use the 50% discount coupon code to purchase the Foundations in AI course.
- SUG members will get the DataCamp access code in their invoice to upgrade their DataCamp free account to premium account to have access to the content required.
- Skillsfuture credits and PSEA do not apply.
- Click here to proceed to level 2 form.
Benefits
- Each SUG member will be eligible for a discounted Foundations in AI course fee worth S$105 + prevailing GST to enroll in Foundations in AI course.
- Each SUG member will get 100% reimbursement of the course fee if he/she completes the Foundations in AI course within 160 days from the date of using the coupon code.
Find more details in the Programme Handbook.
Level 3 promotes self-directed learning leading to the Google Professional Machine Learning Engineer Certification.
Google Professional Machine Learning Engineer Certification
Objective | Google Professional ML Engineer exam assesses student’s ability to:
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Learning Resources |
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Estimated duration | Refer to Google’s cloud.google.com/certification/machine-learning-engineer |
Pre-requisite | Foundations in AI Certification (Level 2) |
Certificate issued | Google Professional Machine Learning Engineer Certificate |
Eligibility
- SUG members currently enrolled in local Secondary Schools, IP Schools, JCs, ITE, Polytechnics and Universities.
- Non-SUG Singaporean/Singapore Permanent Resident full-time students from local Secondary Schools, IP Schools, JCs, ITE, Polytechnics and Universities.
- NSF with an offer letter for the next level of education (from a university, polytechnic or ITE).
- Must have completed Foundations in AI Certification (Level 2).
Application
- Students to fill-up Level 3 Eligibility Form for eligibility check. There are 2 application periods every year:
- 1 January to 31 January
- 1 August to 31 August
- Successful applicants will be notified via email.
- Students to complete Google Professional Machine Learning Engineer Certification and reimburse a one-time exam fee*, within 365 days from the acceptance email date. AISG will only reimburse the first 500 successful applicants per year.
- Students may also claim reimbursement for the 1-year subscription fee to Google Cloud Skills Boost and Qwiklabs credits* as long as the receipt dates are within 365 days from the acceptance email date.
*The maximum amount for the exam fee and 1-year subscription fee to Google Cloud Skills Boost and Qwiklabs credits that each student can claim will be SGD 885.60 (including 8% GST). - Students must have an active LinkedIn account. Successful applicants will be invited to and must join AISG AI Student Outreach Programme LinkedIn Group.
- Click here to proceed to level 3 eligibility form.
Benefits
- 1-year subscription to Google Cloud Skills Boost and Qwiklabs credits* to accumulate the required knowledge and skills to undertake the Google Professional Machine Learning Engineer Certification.
- Upon completion of Google Professional Machine Learning Engineer Certification and proof of certification, students will be reimbursed for a one-time exam fee*.
*The maximum amount for the exam fee and 1-year subscription fee to Google Cloud Skills Boost and Qwiklabs credits that each student can claim will be SGD 885.60 (including 8% GST).
Find more details in the Programme Handbook.
3 to 6 months paid internship with AISG in collaboration with sponsoring partners where successful applicants will work alongside AISG’s AI engineers and AI apprentices on real-world industry projects with deployment deliverables.
Internship opportunities are subjected to the availability of sponsoring partners.
Eligibility
- Must have completed both Foundations in AI Certification and Google Professional Machine Learning Engineer Certification.
- Only for Singapore Citizen and Singapore Permanent Resident students* enrolled in Singapore autonomous universities and polytechnics.
* Sponsoring partners may impose further Terms and Conditions as part of stipend allowance criteria (such as citizen requirements, education levels etc).
Application
- Application period will be announced on AISG website and via emails to eligible students.
- Students will submit the application form with their CV and supporting documents.
- Successful applicants will be shortlisted for interviews with AISG and sponsoring partners.
Benefits
- Interns will be paid up to S$2,000 monthly stipends, subjected to sponsoring partners’ terms and conditions.
Find more details in the Programme Handbook.
National AI Student Challenge
The annual challenge brings together SUG members and full-time students from local schools to come up with new and innovative uses of Artificial Intelligence. Participation is optional and does not affect the eligibility of students applying for Level 2 and 3 and the AI Internship Program.
Through this event, we hope to encourage:
- Critical and creative thinking skills needed to navigate and adapt to the changing world
- Increase the awareness of current and possible future issues of the use of AI
- Increase applications of AI technology
- Active involvement in shaping their future using AI technology
The winning teams will receive prizes from AI Singapore.
More details will be announced nearer to the date of the challenge.
Find more details in the Programme Handbook.