Amazon announced new commitments to support the White House’s Pledge to America’s Youth, aiming to expand artificial intelligence (AI) education and training across the United States. The company outlined plans to provide AI skills training for 4 million U.S. learners and enable AI curricula for 10,000 educators by 2028.
As part of this initiative, Amazon will offer up to $30 million in AWS promotional credits to eligible organizations that are developing or scaling digital educational solutions. These credits are intended to help build AI-powered tools such as chatbots, teaching assistants, and lesson plan generators aimed at improving access to education.
Amazon is also supporting the Presidential AI Challenge with a contribution of up to $200,000 in AWS credits and $1.5 million in cash prizes.
The company’s efforts include both direct offerings and partnerships with organizations serving students of all ages. Amazon Web Services (AWS) operates digital learning centers that provide more than 135 free and low-cost courses on AI and machine learning through AWS Educate and AWS Skill Builder. Machine Learning University, originally designed for Amazon employees, is now available externally as a professional development program for higher education educators. This program helps integrate open-source content into curricula using AWS services like Amazon SageMaker and Amazon Bedrock.
Through AWS Academy, educators have access to generative AI curriculum designed to help them teach emerging technology concepts quickly. The academy offers higher education institutions free cloud computing and AI curriculum that prepares students for industry-recognized AWS Certifications.
Amazon Future Engineer (AFE), the company’s global philanthropic initiative, focuses on increasing student access to computer science education and AI through project-based modules. According to Amazon, AFE has supported over 2.1 million students who have received more than 17 million hours of computer science instruction.
“By 2028, Amazon will support AI skills training for 4 million U.S. learners, enable AI curricula for 10,000 U.S. educators, and provide up to $30 million in credits for eligible organizations to use cloud and AI technology to support students and educators in the U.S. In addition, Amazon will support the Presidential AI Challenge.”
“We’ll achieve these goals both via our direct offerings and our partnership with a range of organizations that work with students of all ages.”
“Our digital learning centers, run by Amazon’s cloud business, Amazon Web Services (AWS), offer more than 135 free and low-cost AI and machine learning (ML) courses and resources via AWS Educate and AWS Skill Builder. Amazon’s Machine Learning University was originally designed to train Amazon employees in AI and ML, and is now available externally, providing a professional development program for educators in higher education. It helps integrate open-sourced content into curricula and research using AWS services such as Amazon SageMaker and Amazon Bedrock.”
“Through the AWS Academy, educators have access to new generative AI curriculum, empowering them to quickly teach students the latest concepts in this emerging technology. The AWS Academy provides higher education institutions with free, ready-to-teach cloud computing and AI curriculum that prepares students to pursue industry-recognized AWS Certifications and sought-after technology jobs.”
“A $30 million commitment of AWS promotional credits will support organizations in the U.S. that are creating or scaling digital solutions. This investment is part of an AWS global initiative to help eligible organizations build AI-powered innovations, such as chatbots, teaching assistants, and lesson plan generators to improve educational access.”
“Amazon Future Engineer (AFE), our global philanthropic education initiative, aims to increase student access to computer science education and AI. Through project-based learning modules, we’ve supported more than 2.1 million students receiving over 17 million hours of computer science education, including introductory skill building and interdisciplinary exploration of AI. AFE Career Tours bring role models directly to classrooms, helping students explore computer science and AI applications through real-world experiences.”
