The Free Global Education Library
A living, curated index of 104+ tuition-free universities, open courseware vaults, MOOC platforms, certifications, and bootcamps from around the world — all accessible through NAT-CAT Consulting Inc.'s Education Wrap-Around Services. Search, filter, and start learning today.
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University of the People
Tuition-free, accredited online university offering associate, bachelor's and master's degrees in business, CS, health science, and education.
- Deadline
- 5 terms/year — apply ~6 weeks before term start. See uopeople.edu/admissions.
- Eligibility
- Age 16+, proof of English proficiency, high-school diploma or equivalent (or take Foundations courses).
- Official link
- www.uopeople.edu
University of Hagen (FernUni)
Germany's public distance-learning university — nominal fees, full degree programs in English/German.
- Deadline
- Rolling or term-based — see admissions page.
- Eligibility
- Adult learners; some programs require a high-school diploma or equivalent. Verify per program.
- Official link
- www.fernuni-hagen.de/english
Open University UK
UK's largest university; free OpenLearn courses plus paid degrees. 1000+ free courses.
- Deadline
- Rolling or term-based — see admissions page.
- Eligibility
- Adult learners; some programs require a high-school diploma or equivalent. Verify per program.
- Official link
- www.open.ac.uk
OpenLearn (Open University)
Free courses with statements of participation from The Open University.
- Deadline
- Rolling — enroll anytime (no application deadline).
- Eligibility
- Open to anyone, anywhere. Free account may be required.
- Official link
- www.open.edu/openlearn
Tsinghua University (XuetangX)
China's largest MOOC platform with free university-level courses.
- Deadline
- Rolling — enroll anytime (no application deadline).
- Eligibility
- Open to anyone, anywhere. Free account may be required.
- Official link
- www.xuetangx.com
Nelson Mandela African Institute (free MOOCs)
Pan-African STI institute publishing free open courses.
- Deadline
- Rolling or term-based — see admissions page.
- Eligibility
- Adult learners; some programs require a high-school diploma or equivalent. Verify per program.
- Official link
- www.nm-aist.ac.tz
Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU)
World's largest open university — extremely low-cost degrees globally accessible.
- Deadline
- Rolling or term-based — see admissions page.
- Eligibility
- Adult learners; some programs require a high-school diploma or equivalent. Verify per program.
- Official link
- www.ignou.ac.in
African Virtual University
Pan-African open university offering free OER and degree pathways across 27+ countries.
- Deadline
- Rolling or term-based — see admissions page.
- Eligibility
- Adult learners; some programs require a high-school diploma or equivalent. Verify per program.
- Official link
- www.avu.org
Coursera (Audit Free)
7000+ courses from Stanford, Yale, Google, IBM. Audit most courses for free.
- Deadline
- Rolling — enroll anytime (no application deadline).
- Eligibility
- Open to anyone, anywhere. Free account may be required.
- Official link
- www.coursera.org
edX
Harvard/MIT founded. Free audit of 4000+ university courses.
- Deadline
- Rolling — enroll anytime (no application deadline).
- Eligibility
- Open to anyone, anywhere. Free account may be required.
- Official link
- www.edx.org
FutureLearn
Free short courses from UK and global universities.
- Deadline
- Rolling — enroll anytime (no application deadline).
- Eligibility
- Open to anyone, anywhere. Free account may be required.
- Official link
- www.futurelearn.com
Class Central
Search engine for 200,000+ free online courses from 1000+ providers.
- Deadline
- Rolling — enroll anytime (no application deadline).
- Eligibility
- Open to anyone, anywhere. Free account may be required.
- Official link
- www.classcentral.com
Khan Academy
Free world-class K-12, AP, SAT/MCAT prep, economics, computing.
- Deadline
- Rolling — enroll anytime (no application deadline).
- Eligibility
- Open to anyone, anywhere. Free account may be required.
- Official link
- www.khanacademy.org
Alison
5000+ free courses with free CPD-style certificates and diplomas.
- Deadline
- Rolling — enroll anytime (no application deadline).
- Eligibility
- Open to anyone, anywhere. Free account may be required.
- Official link
- alison.com
OpenLearning
Free and paid courses with micro-credentials from APAC universities.
- Deadline
- Rolling — enroll anytime (no application deadline).
- Eligibility
- Open to anyone, anywhere. Free account may be required.
- Official link
- www.openlearning.com
Saylor Academy
Free college-credit courses — ACE recommended, transferable to US universities.
- Deadline
- Rolling — enroll anytime; final exams scheduled on demand.
- Eligibility
- Open to anyone 13+. Free account required. Proctored final exam needed for college-credit recommendation.
- Official link
- www.saylor.org
Canvas Network
Free open courses from institutions using the Canvas LMS.
- Deadline
- Rolling — enroll anytime (no application deadline).
- Eligibility
- Open to anyone, anywhere. Free account may be required.
- Official link
- www.canvas.net
Stepik
Free interactive courses, strong in CS and data.
- Deadline
- Rolling — enroll anytime (no application deadline).
- Eligibility
- Open to anyone, anywhere. Free account may be required.
- Official link
- stepik.org
Iversity
European MOOC provider with free + paid professional courses.
- Deadline
- Rolling — enroll anytime (no application deadline).
- Eligibility
- Open to anyone, anywhere. Free account may be required.
- Official link
- iversity.org
France Université Numérique (FUN)
France's national MOOC platform — free university courses (mostly French).
- Deadline
- Rolling — enroll anytime (no application deadline).
- Eligibility
- Open to anyone, anywhere. Free account may be required.
- Official link
- www.fun-mooc.fr
Edraak
Arabic-language MOOC platform from the Queen Rania Foundation.
- Deadline
- Rolling — enroll anytime (no application deadline).
- Eligibility
- Open to anyone, anywhere. Free account may be required.
- Official link
- www.edraak.org
Swayam
Government of India's MOOC platform with free credit-bearing courses from IITs and central universities.
- Deadline
- Rolling — enroll anytime (no application deadline).
- Eligibility
- Open to anyone, anywhere. Free account may be required.
- Official link
- swayam.gov.in
NPTEL
Free engineering and science video courses from IITs and IISc.
- Deadline
- Rolling — enroll anytime (no application deadline).
- Eligibility
- Open to anyone, anywhere. Free account may be required.
- Official link
- nptel.ac.in
K-MOOC
Korean national MOOC platform with free university courses.
- Deadline
- Rolling — enroll anytime (no application deadline).
- Eligibility
- Open to anyone, anywhere. Free account may be required.
- Official link
- www.kmooc.kr
JMOOC
Japan's MOOC platform — free university-level courses.
- Deadline
- Rolling — enroll anytime (no application deadline).
- Eligibility
- Open to anyone, anywhere. Free account may be required.
- Official link
- www.jmooc.jp
MéxicoX
Mexican government MOOC platform with free courses in Spanish.
- Deadline
- Rolling — enroll anytime (no application deadline).
- Eligibility
- Open to anyone, anywhere. Free account may be required.
- Official link
- mexicox.gob.mx
Miríadax
Largest Spanish-language MOOC network.
- Deadline
- Rolling — enroll anytime (no application deadline).
- Eligibility
- Open to anyone, anywhere. Free account may be required.
- Official link
- miriadax.net
MIT OpenCourseWare
2500+ MIT courses with lectures, notes, exams — totally free.
- Deadline
- Rolling — enroll anytime (no application deadline).
- Eligibility
- Open to anyone, anywhere. Free account may be required.
- Official link
- ocw.mit.edu
Harvard Online — Free Courses
Harvard's catalog of free online courses across all schools.
- Deadline
- Rolling — enroll anytime (no application deadline).
- Eligibility
- Open to anyone, anywhere. Free account may be required.
- Official link
- pll.harvard.edu/catalog/free
Stanford Online
Free Stanford courses including CS, AI, medicine, business.
- Deadline
- Rolling — enroll anytime (no application deadline).
- Eligibility
- Open to anyone, anywhere. Free account may be required.
- Official link
- online.stanford.edu/free-courses
Yale Open Courses
Free full Yale lecture courses in humanities, sciences, and social sciences.
- Deadline
- Rolling — enroll anytime (no application deadline).
- Eligibility
- Open to anyone, anywhere. Free account may be required.
- Official link
- oyc.yale.edu
UC Berkeley — bCourses & YouTube
Free full-length Berkeley course recordings.
- Deadline
- Rolling — enroll anytime (no application deadline).
- Eligibility
- Open to anyone, anywhere. Free account may be required.
- Official link
- www.youtube.com/user/UCBerkeley
Carnegie Mellon Open Learning
Free adaptive courseware from Carnegie Mellon.
- Deadline
- Rolling — enroll anytime (no application deadline).
- Eligibility
- Open to anyone, anywhere. Free account may be required.
- Official link
- www.cmu.edu/oli
Open Yale Courses
Free introductory Yale courses with video, transcripts, and assignments.
- Deadline
- Rolling — enroll anytime (no application deadline).
- Eligibility
- Open to anyone, anywhere. Free account may be required.
- Official link
- oyc.yale.edu/courses
Oxford Podcasts
Free Oxford University lectures and seminars.
- Deadline
- Rolling — enroll anytime (no application deadline).
- Eligibility
- Open to anyone, anywhere. Free account may be required.
- Official link
- podcasts.ox.ac.uk
Cambridge — Open Resources
Free open lectures, courses, and public events from Cambridge.
- Deadline
- Rolling — enroll anytime (no application deadline).
- Eligibility
- Open to anyone, anywhere. Free account may be required.
- Official link
- www.cam.ac.uk/about-the-university/term-dates-and-calendars/open-cambridge
OpenStax (Rice University)
Free, peer-reviewed, openly licensed college textbooks.
- Deadline
- Rolling — enroll anytime (no application deadline).
- Eligibility
- Open to anyone, anywhere. Free account may be required.
- Official link
- openstax.org
LibreTexts
Largest open-access textbook library — STEM, social sciences, humanities.
- Deadline
- Rolling — enroll anytime (no application deadline).
- Eligibility
- Open to anyone, anywhere. Free account may be required.
- Official link
- libretexts.org
OER Commons
Public digital library of open educational resources across all levels.
- Deadline
- Rolling — enroll anytime (no application deadline).
- Eligibility
- Open to anyone, anywhere. Free account may be required.
- Official link
- www.oercommons.org
MERLOT
Curated open learning materials peer-reviewed by educators.
- Deadline
- Rolling — enroll anytime (no application deadline).
- Eligibility
- Open to anyone, anywhere. Free account may be required.
- Official link
- www.merlot.org
freeCodeCamp
10,000+ hours of free coding curriculum with certifications in web dev, data, ML.
- Deadline
- Rolling — enroll anytime (no application deadline).
- Eligibility
- Open to anyone, anywhere. Free account may be required.
- Official link
- www.freecodecamp.org
The Odin Project
Free full-stack web development curriculum, project-based.
- Deadline
- Cohort-based — check site for next intake.
- Eligibility
- Open to anyone, anywhere. Free account may be required.
- Official link
- www.theodinproject.com
CS50 (Harvard)
Harvard's intro to computer science — free, with free verified certificate option.
- Deadline
- Rolling — enroll anytime (no application deadline).
- Eligibility
- Open to anyone, anywhere. Free account may be required.
- Official link
- cs50.harvard.edu/x
Codecademy (Free Tier)
Free interactive coding lessons across many languages.
- Deadline
- Rolling — enroll anytime (no application deadline).
- Eligibility
- Open to anyone, anywhere. Free account may be required.
- Official link
- www.codecademy.com
Kaggle Learn
Free micro-courses in Python, SQL, ML, deep learning with certificates.
- Deadline
- Rolling — enroll anytime (no application deadline).
- Eligibility
- Open to anyone, anywhere. Free account may be required.
- Official link
- www.kaggle.com/learn
Google Digital Garage / Skillshop
Free Google certifications: Ads, Analytics, Marketing.
- Deadline
- Rolling — enroll anytime (no application deadline).
- Eligibility
- Open to anyone, anywhere. Free account may be required.
- Official link
- skillshop.exceedlms.com
Google AI / ML Crash Course
Google's free machine learning crash course.
- Deadline
- Rolling — enroll anytime (no application deadline).
- Eligibility
- Open to anyone, anywhere. Free account may be required.
- Official link
- developers.google.com/machine-learning/crash-course
Microsoft Learn
Free Microsoft training and certification prep across Azure, AI, Power Platform, .NET.
- Deadline
- Rolling — enroll anytime (no application deadline).
- Eligibility
- Open to anyone, anywhere. Free account may be required.
- Official link
- learn.microsoft.com
AWS Skill Builder (Free Tier)
Hundreds of free AWS cloud training courses and learning plans.
- Deadline
- Rolling — enroll anytime (no application deadline).
- Eligibility
- Open to anyone, anywhere. Free account may be required.
- Official link
- skillbuilder.aws
IBM SkillsBuild
Free IBM courses + digital credentials in AI, cybersecurity, cloud, data.
- Deadline
- Rolling — enroll anytime (no application deadline).
- Eligibility
- Open to anyone, anywhere. Free account may be required.
- Official link
- skillsbuild.org
Meta Blueprint
Free social media marketing courses from Meta.
- Deadline
- Rolling — enroll anytime (no application deadline).
- Eligibility
- Open to anyone, anywhere. Free account may be required.
- Official link
- www.facebook.com/business/learn
HubSpot Academy
Free certifications in inbound marketing, sales, content, SEO.
- Deadline
- Rolling — enroll anytime (no application deadline).
- Eligibility
- Open to anyone, anywhere. Free account may be required.
- Official link
- academy.hubspot.com
Salesforce Trailhead
Free gamified Salesforce, AI, admin, and developer training with badges.
- Deadline
- Rolling — enroll anytime (no application deadline).
- Eligibility
- Open to anyone, anywhere. Free account may be required.
- Official link
- trailhead.salesforce.com
Cisco Networking Academy
Free Cisco courses in networking, cybersecurity, Python, IoT.
- Deadline
- Rolling — enroll anytime (no application deadline).
- Eligibility
- Open to anyone, anywhere. Free account may be required.
- Official link
- www.netacad.com
Hack The Box Academy (Free)
Free interactive cybersecurity modules.
- Deadline
- Rolling — enroll anytime (no application deadline).
- Eligibility
- Open to anyone, anywhere. Free account may be required.
- Official link
- academy.hackthebox.com
TryHackMe (Free Tier)
Hands-on cybersecurity learning paths — extensive free content.
- Deadline
- Rolling — enroll anytime (no application deadline).
- Eligibility
- Open to anyone, anywhere. Free account may be required.
- Official link
- tryhackme.com
DataCamp (Free Week / Donates)
Free DataCamp access for students, NGOs, and DataCamp Donates programs.
- Deadline
- Rolling — enroll anytime (no application deadline).
- Eligibility
- Open to anyone, anywhere. Free account may be required.
- Official link
- www.datacamp.com/donates
fast.ai
World-class free practical deep learning courses.
- Deadline
- Rolling — enroll anytime (no application deadline).
- Eligibility
- Open to anyone, anywhere. Free account may be required.
- Official link
- www.fast.ai
DeepLearning.AI Short Courses
Free short courses on LLMs, GenAI, prompt engineering by Andrew Ng's team.
- Deadline
- Rolling — enroll anytime (no application deadline).
- Eligibility
- Open to anyone, anywhere. Free account may be required.
- Official link
- www.deeplearning.ai/short-courses
Hugging Face Learn
Free NLP, deep RL, and audio courses from Hugging Face.
- Deadline
- Rolling — enroll anytime (no application deadline).
- Eligibility
- Open to anyone, anywhere. Free account may be required.
- Official link
- huggingface.co/learn
OpenLearn Business
Free Open University business and finance courses.
- Deadline
- Rolling — enroll anytime (no application deadline).
- Eligibility
- Open to anyone, anywhere. Free account may be required.
- Official link
- www.open.edu/openlearn/money-business
Wharton Online (Free Courses)
Free Wharton business foundations courses on Coursera audit.
- Deadline
- Rolling — enroll anytime (no application deadline).
- Eligibility
- Open to anyone, anywhere. Free account may be required.
- Official link
- online.wharton.upenn.edu
Yale School of Management — Free Courses
Free Yale SOM courses via Coursera audit.
- Deadline
- Rolling — enroll anytime (no application deadline).
- Eligibility
- Open to anyone, anywhere. Free account may be required.
- Official link
- som.yale.edu
LinkedIn Learning (Free via Libraries)
Free with most US/UK/CA public library cards.
- Deadline
- Rolling — enroll anytime (no application deadline).
- Eligibility
- Open to anyone, anywhere. Free account may be required.
- Official link
- www.linkedin.com/learning
Duolingo
Free language learning in 40+ languages.
- Deadline
- Rolling — enroll anytime (no application deadline).
- Eligibility
- Open to anyone, anywhere. Free account may be required.
- Official link
- www.duolingo.com
Memrise
Free tier language courses with native speaker video.
- Deadline
- Rolling — enroll anytime (no application deadline).
- Eligibility
- Open to anyone, anywhere. Free account may be required.
- Official link
- www.memrise.com
BBC Languages
Free BBC language learning archive.
- Deadline
- Rolling — enroll anytime (no application deadline).
- Eligibility
- Open to anyone, anywhere. Free account may be required.
- Official link
- www.bbc.co.uk/languages
CK-12 Foundation
Free K-12 textbooks, flexbooks, simulations, and adaptive practice.
- Deadline
- Rolling — enroll anytime (no application deadline).
- Eligibility
- Open to K-12 students, parents, and educators worldwide.
- Official link
- www.ck12.org
PBS LearningMedia
Free PBS classroom-ready videos and lesson plans.
- Deadline
- Rolling — enroll anytime (no application deadline).
- Eligibility
- Open to K-12 students, parents, and educators worldwide.
- Official link
- www.pbslearningmedia.org
OpenSciEd
Free, openly licensed middle and high school science curriculum.
- Deadline
- Rolling — enroll anytime (no application deadline).
- Eligibility
- Open to K-12 students, parents, and educators worldwide.
- Official link
- www.openscied.org
Lecturio (Free Library)
Free medical lectures and USMLE-aligned content (limited tier).
- Deadline
- Rolling — enroll anytime (no application deadline).
- Eligibility
- Open to anyone, anywhere. Free account may be required.
- Official link
- www.lecturio.com
OpenWHO
Free World Health Organization courses with certificates.
- Deadline
- Rolling — enroll anytime (no application deadline).
- Eligibility
- Open to anyone, anywhere. Free account may be required.
- Official link
- openwho.org
Johns Hopkins — Coursera Free Audit
Free Johns Hopkins courses including pandemic & data science via audit.
- Deadline
- Rolling — enroll anytime (no application deadline).
- Eligibility
- Open to anyone, anywhere. Free account may be required.
- Official link
- www.coursera.org/jhu
Domestika (Free Courses)
Selected free creative courses in design, illustration, photography.
- Deadline
- Rolling — enroll anytime (no application deadline).
- Eligibility
- Open to anyone, anywhere. Free account may be required.
- Official link
- www.domestika.org/en/courses/free
Skillshare (Free Trial / Free Classes)
Curated free Skillshare classes.
- Deadline
- Rolling — enroll anytime (no application deadline).
- Eligibility
- Open to anyone, anywhere. Free account may be required.
- Official link
- www.skillshare.com/browse/free-classes
Adobe Education Exchange
Free Adobe certifications and creative tutorials for educators.
- Deadline
- Rolling — enroll anytime (no application deadline).
- Eligibility
- Open to anyone, anywhere. Free account may be required.
- Official link
- edex.adobe.com
Canva Design School
Free Canva design and branding tutorials.
- Deadline
- Rolling — enroll anytime (no application deadline).
- Eligibility
- Open to anyone, anywhere. Free account may be required.
- Official link
- www.canva.com/designschool
Blender Studio Training
Free and open Blender training from Blender's official studio.
- Deadline
- Rolling — enroll anytime (no application deadline).
- Eligibility
- Open to anyone, anywhere. Free account may be required.
- Official link
- studio.blender.org/training
Mike Holt's Free NEC Training
Free National Electrical Code training videos and resources.
- Deadline
- Rolling — enroll anytime (no application deadline).
- Eligibility
- Open to anyone, anywhere. Free account may be required.
- Official link
- www.mikeholt.com
OSHA Outreach (Free Modules)
Free OSHA safety training resources (paid for official 10/30-hr cards).
- Deadline
- Rolling — enroll anytime (no application deadline).
- Eligibility
- Open to anyone, anywhere. Free account may be required.
- Official link
- www.osha.gov/training
Maestro (AI-Native University)
World's first AI-native accredited university. Free Open tier (certificate courses) + Pro last-dollar scholarship covering full tuition for eligible degree students.
- Deadline
- Rolling intake windows (e.g. Spring); Pro Scholarship reviewed per enrollment cycle.
- Eligibility
- Open tier: anyone, free. Pro Scholarship: US students with completed FAFSA whose federal/state grants don't fully cover tuition — need-based, last-dollar.
- Official link
- maestro.org
Elements of AI (Helsinki)
100% free intro to AI from University of Helsinki + MinnaLearn. Free certificate. Translated into 20+ languages.
- Deadline
- Rolling — start anytime, work at your own pace.
- Eligibility
- Open to anyone, no prior background required. Free account.
- Official link
- www.elementsofai.com
AI4ALL Open Learning
Free AI curriculum for high school & college students — focused on ethics, social impact, and underrepresented groups in AI.
- Deadline
- Open Learning: rolling. AI4ALL Summer Programs: applications typically open Dec–Feb each year.
- Eligibility
- Open Learning: free to anyone. Summer programs: high-school students from groups underrepresented in AI.
- Official link
- ai-4-all.org/open-learning
AWS AI & ML Scholarship (Udacity)
Free AWS-funded Udacity Nanodegree scholarships in AI/ML for underrepresented learners 16+.
- Deadline
- Annual cohort — applications typically open mid-year; check site for current window.
- Eligibility
- Age 16+, from an underrepresented or underserved community, basic Python helpful. Free with selection.
- Official link
- www.udacity.com/scholarships/aws-ai-ml-scholarship
Google AI Essentials
Google's foundational generative AI course on Coursera — financial aid available; free via Grow with Google partner scholarships.
- Deadline
- Rolling on Coursera. Scholarship cohorts via partners (Merit America, Per Scholas, etc.) open periodically.
- Eligibility
- Open to anyone; Coursera financial aid available to all. Partner scholarships often prioritize career-changers and underserved learners.
- Official link
- grow.google/ai-essentials
Microsoft AI Skills Navigator
Free guided AI learning paths from Microsoft for beginners, developers, business leaders, and educators.
- Deadline
- Rolling — enroll anytime.
- Eligibility
- Open to anyone. Free Microsoft Learn account.
- Official link
- aiskillsnavigator.microsoft.com
NVIDIA Deep Learning Institute (Free)
Free self-paced NVIDIA DLI courses on generative AI, LLMs, and accelerated computing — many with certificates.
- Deadline
- Rolling — free courses available year-round; paid instructor-led workshops scheduled separately.
- Eligibility
- Open to anyone with a free NVIDIA developer account. Some advanced labs assume Python/CUDA basics.
- Official link
- www.nvidia.com/en-us/training
MIT 6.S191 — Intro to Deep Learning
MIT's fully free intro to deep learning bootcamp — annual updated lectures, labs, and code.
- Deadline
- Live bootcamp runs each January at MIT; all materials free year-round.
- Eligibility
- Open to anyone. Calculus, linear algebra, and Python recommended.
- Official link
- introtodeeplearning.com
Stanford CS229 / CS231n / CS224n
Free Stanford ML, computer vision (CS231n), and NLP (CS224n) lectures and notes on YouTube.
- Deadline
- No application — all course videos, notes, and assignments are publicly available.
- Eligibility
- Open to anyone. Strong math (linear algebra, probability) and Python background recommended.
- Official link
- cs229.stanford.edu
Anthropic AI Fluency Course
Free Anthropic course teaching how to work effectively with Claude and other AI systems.
- Deadline
- Rolling — self-paced.
- Eligibility
- Open to anyone. No prior AI experience required.
- Official link
- www.anthropic.com/ai-fluency
OpenAI Academy
Free OpenAI Academy courses and workshops on ChatGPT, GPT models, and applied AI for educators, nonprofits, and developers.
- Deadline
- Self-paced courses always open; live workshops scheduled monthly.
- Eligibility
- Open to anyone. Some tracks tailored to educators, nonprofits, small businesses, or developers.
- Official link
- academy.openai.com
Cohere LLM University
Free comprehensive LLM curriculum from Cohere — embeddings, RAG, agents, fine-tuning.
- Deadline
- Rolling — fully self-paced.
- Eligibility
- Open to anyone. Python and basic ML helpful for hands-on modules.
- Official link
- docs.cohere.com/docs/llmu
LangChain Academy
Free LangChain Academy courses on building LLM apps, agents, and LangGraph workflows.
- Deadline
- Rolling — self-paced.
- Eligibility
- Open to anyone. Python required for hands-on labs.
- Official link
- academy.langchain.com
BlueDot Impact — AI Safety Fundamentals
Free cohort-based AI safety and governance courses; competitive — fully funded for accepted applicants.
- Deadline
- Multiple cohorts per year — applications typically open ~6 weeks before each cohort start. See site for current dates.
- Eligibility
- Open globally. Competitive admissions; technical track expects ML background, governance track expects policy/research experience.
- Official link
- aisafetyfundamentals.com
ARENA (AI Alignment Research)
Free intensive AI alignment research bootcamp — stipend & housing covered for selected fellows.
- Deadline
- Cohorts in London ~3–4×/year; applications close ~2 months before each program.
- Eligibility
- Competitive. Strong Python + PyTorch, ML fundamentals, and demonstrated interest in AI safety research.
- Official link
- www.arena.education
Intel AI for Youth / AI for Workforce
Free Intel AI curriculum for high schools and community colleges worldwide.
- Deadline
- Delivered through partner institutions — enrollment via your school or college calendar.
- Eligibility
- High-school and community-college students at participating institutions. Free.
- Official link
- www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/corporate-responsibility/ai-for-youth-program.html
Kaggle Learn — AI & ML Tracks
Free micro-courses + certificates in Python, ML, deep learning, computer vision, NLP, and generative AI.
- Deadline
- Rolling — fully self-paced.
- Eligibility
- Open to anyone with a free Kaggle account.
- Official link
- www.kaggle.com/learn
DeepLearning.AI Coursera Scholarships
Andrew Ng's full DeepLearning.AI specializations — free via Coursera financial aid (typically approved in 15 days).
- Deadline
- Rolling — apply for financial aid on each course; review takes up to 15 days.
- Eligibility
- Open globally via Coursera financial aid. Application essay required showing need and learning goals.
- Official link
- www.deeplearning.ai/courses
MLSS — Machine Learning Summer School
Annual free/funded ML summer schools hosted by top universities — travel grants for accepted students.
- Deadline
- Each MLSS host sets its own deadline — typically applications open Jan–Mar for summer programs.
- Eligibility
- Graduate students, postdocs, and advanced undergraduates in ML/AI. Competitive selection.
- Official link
- mlss.cc
Khan Academy — AI for Education (Khanmigo)
Free Khan Academy resources on AI literacy, plus Khanmigo AI tutor (free for teachers in many regions).
- Deadline
- Rolling — sign up anytime.
- Eligibility
- Open to all learners. Khanmigo teacher access free for verified K-12 educators in supported regions.
- Official link
- www.khanacademy.org/khan-labs
Generative AI for Beginners (Microsoft)
Free 21-lesson Microsoft curriculum on building with generative AI — code + video for every lesson.
- Deadline
- Rolling — open-source on GitHub, work at your own pace.
- Eligibility
- Open to anyone. Basic Python and a GitHub account recommended for hands-on lessons.
- Official link
- github.com/microsoft/generative-ai-for-beginners
ML for Beginners (Microsoft)
Free 12-week, 26-lesson Microsoft curriculum covering classic machine learning fundamentals.
- Deadline
- Rolling — open-source on GitHub.
- Eligibility
- Open to anyone. Basic Python recommended.
- Official link
- github.com/microsoft/ML-For-Beginners
EdX MicroBachelors / MicroMasters
Stackable, credit-bearing pathways toward full degrees.
- Deadline
- Most programs are self-paced or have multiple yearly start dates — check each program page.
- Eligibility
- Open globally. Some MicroMasters require prior coursework or English proficiency.
- Official link
- www.edx.org/masters
Coursera Plus / Financial Aid
Free certificates via Coursera financial aid program.
- Deadline
- Rolling — apply for aid on any course; decisions in up to 15 days.
- Eligibility
- Open globally. Aid application requires short essays about your background, goals, and financial need.
- Official link
- learner.coursera.help/hc/en-us/articles/209819033
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