AI for Students

Discover exciting opportunities to get involved in AI at Waikato. Explore student projects, internships, and research initiatives.

Artificial intelligence (AI) is the combination of data, algorithms and computing power that can perform tasks that would require intelligence if they were done by a human. AI is impacting our lives, businesses and environment even more than the advent of the Internet or even electricity, and presents opportunities that were never before possible.

Undergraduate students

Summer Research Scholarship

Summer Research Scholarships support students to embark on a research experience with an industry partner. Recipients of a Summer Research Scholarship must submit a research poster at the conclusion of their Scholarship period

Investment

The industry partner establishes a $6,000 scholarship for a student enrolled in a credit bearing paper.

The University of Waikato has made available a limited number of Summer Research Scholarships each year offering co-funding to provide promising students the opportunity to experience the challenges and rewards of research.

Callaghan Innovation also offers a number of opportunities for potential co-funding.

Timing

Scholarships support a ten-week period of full-time research during C Trimester (November to February).

July / August - Project descriptions due

September - Applications due, Interviews, Assessments & Scholarship Awarded & Accepted

October - Contract & Project Agreement

November - Research begins

February - Research ends

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PhD students

PhDs may be undertaken with a significant portion of the time involving the student being placed with an industry partner. This provides an opportunity for a closer connection between the industry partner and the research opportunity which supports the building off research capability within the organisation as well as enabling the student to complete their academic requirements.

PhDs are completed over a period of three years on a full-time basis. The qualification can be completed on a part-time basis.

The student is supervised by two Senior Researchers, one based at the Artificial Intelligence Institute and one based at the Industry organisation.

Investment

The industry partner establishes a competitive scholarship.

To support excellence in postgraduate research, the University of Waikato has made available a limited number of Doctoral Scholarships each year offering co-funding for high-achieving candidates applying for admission to an approved doctoral qualification at the University of Waikato.

Callaghan Innovation also offers a number of opportunities for potential co-funding.

Timing

PhDs commence on the first day of any month from February to November.

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