A new federal education tax credit could return up to $1,700 to eligible Americans. The program is tied to approved education scholarship donations, offering taxpayers a way to reduce taxes while supporting students’ access to school funding. With more states expected to join, the benefit is emerging as a major 2026 tax story for families looking to maximize education-related savings.
The Centre has announced 15,000 scholarships to train young professionals in artificial intelligence for media, entertainment, gaming, and animation. The initiative will build skills in emerging technologies through specialised training in collaboration with IICT, Google, and YouTube. Selected participants will get hands-on experience using AI-enabled creative processes.
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Amazon has expanded its Amazon Future Engineer (AFE) scholarship program in India by adding 500 new scholarships for 2026, supporting 2,000 active scholars overall. Eligible women pursuing B.E./B.Tech in CS or allied branches from low-income backgrounds receive ₹2 lakh over four years, plus a laptop, training, mentorship, webinars, and an eight-week paid internship after their second year.
South Korea’s Ministry of Education has rolled out a permanent online promotion hub along with live admission webinars to draw more international students. The platform consolidates details on universities, scholarships, visas, and post-study employment, shifting outreach away from temporary fairs toward a continuous system connecting students and institutions year round.
Education New Zealand has discontinued the New Zealand Excellence Awards for Indian students, bringing an end to a scholarship that funded study at globally ranked universities. The program focused on practical skills and employability for Indian citizens, but it will not run in the current or even the next financial year—leaving prospective applicants scrambling for alternatives.
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