Google Is Funding 100,000 AI Scholarships, No Dollar Value Given
Google says it is providing 100,000 scholarships for AI training through the AI Skills Coalition, a partner led initiative under the ITU's AI for Good program. The post is co-written by Grow with Google founder Lisa Gevelber and ITU Secretary-General Doreen Bogdan-Martin, so both authors are parties to the announcement.
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Google is providing one hundred thousand AI skills scholarships. Here is what changed.
Google says the scholarships run through the AI Skills Coalition. The coalition operates under a United Nations telecom agency.
Google says the training needs no background in technology. Learners earn a recognized certificate.
The United Nations estimates one point two billion people need basic digital skills. Google and Ipsos say hands-on training makes people up to four times more likely to be confident.
The announcement states no dollar value and no start date. Google published this on its own blog with a United Nations co-author.
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- Google is providing 100,000 scholarships through the AI Skills Coalition, a partner-led initiative under ITU's AI for Good program(Google (blog.google), first party corporate blog post titled "Investing in global talent and AI literacy", dated Sep 22, 2026, co-authored by Lisa Gevelber (Founder, Grow with Google) and Doreen Bogdan-Martin (Secretary-General, International Telecommunication Union), filed under Company News / Outreach and Initiatives / Grow with Google; read from the alert-time snapshot captured 2026-09-22T16:02:10Z and re-verified against the live URL.)
- a partner-led initiative under ITU's AI for Good program that brings together governments, industry, academia, UN organizations and civil society to collectively expand access to AI skills and accelerate inclusive and responsible AI adoption(Google (blog.google), first party corporate blog post titled "Investing in global talent and AI literacy", dated Sep 22, 2026, co-authored by Lisa Gevelber (Founder, Grow with Google) and Doreen Bogdan-Martin (Secretary-General, International Telecommunication Union), filed under Company News / Outreach and Initiatives / Grow with Google; read from the alert-time snapshot captured 2026-09-22T16:02:10Z and re-verified against the live URL.)
- The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) estimates that 1.2 billion people worldwide still need training to acquire basic digital skills(Google (blog.google), first party corporate blog post titled "Investing in global talent and AI literacy", dated Sep 22, 2026, co-authored by Lisa Gevelber (Founder, Grow with Google) and Doreen Bogdan-Martin (Secretary-General, International Telecommunication Union), filed under Company News / Outreach and Initiatives / Grow with Google; read from the alert-time snapshot captured 2026-09-22T16:02:10Z and re-verified against the live URL.)
- Practical, everyday skills: Hands-on practice, requiring zero background in technology.(Google (blog.google), first party corporate blog post titled "Investing in global talent and AI literacy", dated Sep 22, 2026, co-authored by Lisa Gevelber (Founder, Grow with Google) and Doreen Bogdan-Martin (Secretary-General, International Telecommunication Union), filed under Company News / Outreach and Initiatives / Grow with Google; read from the alert-time snapshot captured 2026-09-22T16:02:10Z and re-verified against the live URL.)
- Recognized certificates taught by experts so learners can demonstrate their mastery to employers.(Google (blog.google), first party corporate blog post titled "Investing in global talent and AI literacy", dated Sep 22, 2026, co-authored by Lisa Gevelber (Founder, Grow with Google) and Doreen Bogdan-Martin (Secretary-General, International Telecommunication Union), filed under Company News / Outreach and Initiatives / Grow with Google; read from the alert-time snapshot captured 2026-09-22T16:02:10Z and re-verified against the live URL.)
- Global research from Ipsos and Google shows that hands-on training makes people up to four times more likely to become confident with AI.(Google (blog.google), first party corporate blog post titled "Investing in global talent and AI literacy", dated Sep 22, 2026, co-authored by Lisa Gevelber (Founder, Grow with Google) and Doreen Bogdan-Martin (Secretary-General, International Telecommunication Union), filed under Company News / Outreach and Initiatives / Grow with Google; read from the alert-time snapshot captured 2026-09-22T16:02:10Z and re-verified against the live URL.)
- No dollar value is attached to the 100,000 scholarships anywhere on the page.(Google (blog.google), first party corporate blog post titled "Investing in global talent and AI literacy", dated Sep 22, 2026, co-authored by Lisa Gevelber (Founder, Grow with Google) and Doreen Bogdan-Martin (Secretary-General, International Telecommunication Union), filed under Company News / Outreach and Initiatives / Grow with Google; read from the alert-time snapshot captured 2026-09-22T16:02:10Z and re-verified against the live URL.)
- No start date, no application deadline, no end date for the program.(Google (blog.google), first party corporate blog post titled "Investing in global talent and AI literacy", dated Sep 22, 2026, co-authored by Lisa Gevelber (Founder, Grow with Google) and Doreen Bogdan-Martin (Secretary-General, International Telecommunication Union), filed under Company News / Outreach and Initiatives / Grow with Google; read from the alert-time snapshot captured 2026-09-22T16:02:10Z and re-verified against the live URL.)
- This is Google's own blog. One byline is Google's own Grow with Google founder; the other is the ITU Secretary-General, i.e. the partner organization. Neither author is a neutral observer.(Google (blog.google), first party corporate blog post titled "Investing in global talent and AI literacy", dated Sep 22, 2026, co-authored by Lisa Gevelber (Founder, Grow with Google) and Doreen Bogdan-Martin (Secretary-General, International Telecommunication Union), filed under Company News / Outreach and Initiatives / Grow with Google; read from the alert-time snapshot captured 2026-09-22T16:02:10Z and re-verified against the live URL.)