GATE Institute at Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”, with the Faculty of Mathematics and Informatics (FMI), awards Google DeepMind AI Masters Scholarships for the 2026–2027 academic year. This cycle offers two awards, up from one last year.
Scholars study in Sofia on one of three FMI master’s programmes: Artificial Intelligence, Information Retrieval and Knowledge Discovery, or Big Data Technologies.
Benefits & funding
- Indicative total of US$28,695.06 per scholar, across the full 18-month programme
- Covers tuition fees, housing and living costs, relocation, equipment and academic travel
- Access to AI-related academic conferences
Eligibility
- Ordinarily resident in an EU member state: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain or Sweden; no nationality is named
- Bachelor’s degree with an overall grade of at least 4.50
- Admission-exam result of at least 4.50
- Applied to and admitted to one of the three eligible FMI master’s programmes for 2026–2027
- Household income per member below Bulgaria’s minimum wage as of 1 January 2026
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Austria · Belgium · Bulgaria · Croatia · Cyprus · Czechia · Denmark · Estonia · Finland · France · Germany · Greece
+ 15 more
Hungary · Ireland · Italy · Latvia · Lithuania · Luxembourg · Malta · Netherlands · Poland · Portugal · Romania · Slovakia · Slovenia · Spain · Sweden
Education required
Bachelor
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Application process
- 1Apply to an eligible FMI master’s programme; admission exams are announced on the FMI site.
- 2By 9 October 2026, submit the online form with a CV, motivation letter, diploma or academic records, income documents and proof of master’s application or admission.
- 3A panel of FMI professors and GATE representatives reviews applications and nominates scholars by 31 October 2026.
Program timeline
Applications open
7 July 2026
Application deadline
9 October 2026
Final selection and nomination
By 31 October 2026
Academic year begins
October 2026