# ITU and Google announce 100,000 AI skills scholarships

> The ITU and Google announced a commitment to provide 100,000 scholarships for online certificates, in support of the ITU-UNICEF Giga initiative.

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- Published: 2026-10-06T08:59:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-07T05:58:01+03:00
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The announcement was made at Digital@UNGA during the United Nations General Assembly week in New York. The scholarships will support Giga, an ITU-UNICEF initiative to connect schools to the internet, in coordination with national governments.

The ITU describes Digital@UNGA as a multistakeholder platform for digital cooperation held annually as the General Assembly opens. The announcement gives the scholarship commitment but does not specify participating countries, an application timetable or a number of recipients already enrolled.

## Data

### Online learning scholarship commitment

Online certificate scholarship commitment announced by ITU and Google.

Methodology: The source dated 22 September reports a commitment of 100,000 scholarships; period is the announcement date. This is not a count of scholarships delivered or enrolled recipients.

| label | value | unit | period | basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Committed online certificate scholarships | 100000 | scholarships | 2026-09-22 | target |

Sources: <https://www.itu.int/en/mediacentre/Pages/PR-2026-09-22-Digital-UNGA.aspx> · Download data: [JSON](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/itu-google-ai-skills-scholarships-september-2026/data/scholarship-commitment?lang=en&format=json) · [CSV](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/itu-google-ai-skills-scholarships-september-2026/data/scholarship-commitment?lang=en&format=csv)

## Sources

- [International Telecommunication Union](<https://www.itu.int/en/mediacentre/Pages/PR-2026-09-22-Digital-UNGA.aspx>) (Source checked: 2026-10-06; Published: 2026-09-22)

## Correction history

- 2026-10-07T00:56:23+03:00: German and Portuguese editions and translations of the data and correction explanations have been added to this article.
- 2026-10-07T05:58:01+03:00: Data classification added: each figure now carries a measure identifier with its unit, geography, frequency and type. No figure, unit or date changed.

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