{"id":1819,"date":"2025-01-15T09:24:06","date_gmt":"2025-01-15T09:24:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/airlab.local\/?page_id=1819"},"modified":"2026-09-28T08:59:59","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T08:59:59","slug":"internships","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/air.ug\/?page_id=1819","title":{"rendered":"Internships"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1819\" class=\"elementor elementor-1819\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af7463b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"af7463b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d296147 e-con-full elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d296147\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d727c1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5d727c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"415\" src=\"https:\/\/air.ug\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/3d-material-02-768x415.webp\" class=\"elementor-animation-grow attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-2128\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/air.ug\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/3d-material-02-768x415.webp 768w, https:\/\/air.ug\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/3d-material-02-300x162.webp 300w, https:\/\/air.ug\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/3d-material-02-1024x554.webp 1024w, https:\/\/air.ug\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/3d-material-02-1536x830.webp 1536w, https:\/\/air.ug\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/3d-material-02-2048x1107.webp 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d0c453 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2d0c453\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7cc29c6 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7cc29c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Internships<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-745acb4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"745acb4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>No Internship Opportunities Currently Available<br \/>Thank you for your interest in joining our team! We are not currently accepting applications for internship positions. We encourage you to check this page periodically for future openings and updates.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-735de72 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"735de72\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c08b31 e-con-full elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0c08b31\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c40f84 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0c40f84\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d8de6a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9d8de6a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Call for Applications: Mak-AI Research &amp; Innovation Mentorship Program<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30e01df e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"30e01df\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cca04c5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cca04c5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58a2f04 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"58a2f04\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Cohort Duration:<\/strong> 2 Months (Full-time \/ Intensive Track)<br \/><strong>Location:<\/strong> Makerere Centre for Artificial Intelligence (MAK-AI)<br \/><strong>Nature of work:<\/strong> Hybrid (In-person lab access + remote execution)<br \/><strong>Target Audience:<\/strong> Final-year Undergraduate and Graduate (Master&#8217;s) Students in Computing, Data Science, Engineering, Mathematics, and related domains.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f51adb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9f51adb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d4a6239 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d4a6239\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Important dates<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f88b49 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4f88b49\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>\u25cf Applications open:<\/strong> September 21, 2026 &#8211; Application deadline: September 26, 2026<br \/><strong>\u25cf Technical interviews:<\/strong> September 28, 2026 &#8211; October 2, 2026<br \/><strong>\u25cf Shortlisting &amp;feedback:<\/strong> October 6, 2026<br \/><strong>\u25cf Program commencement:<\/strong> October 12, 2026<br \/><strong>\u25cf Program conclusion:<\/strong> December 11, 2026 (2 months duration)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60810b1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"60810b1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bbbffef elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bbbffef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Program Overview<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d539706 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d539706\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Makerere University Artificial Intelligence Lab (MAK AI) invites motivated undergraduate and graduate students to apply for our intensive 2 months Research &amp; 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Participants will work directly with research scientists, software engineers to tackle pressing societal challenges in sectors such as agriculture, public health, and language. 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