First official sponsor of Amsterdam ELLIS

The Amsterdam ELLIS unit that was officially launched earlier this year on 15th September has secured a gold sponsorship from Qualcomm Technologies Inc.

The sponsorship money will be used to support travel of talented bachelor, masters and PhD students in AI at the University of Amsterdam, to facilitate visits of talented students to the University of Amsterdam and to support the organisation of workshops about ELLIS related topics. If you are interested in ELLIS Amsterdam and the funding opportunities made possible by Qualcomm, you can have a look at the funding page of the Amsterdam ELLIS website.

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