Archive · 11 Sep 2026
Indian-Origin Couple Gives $20 Million to UNT AI College
Anuradha and Vikas Sinha gave $20 million to the University of North Texas.
The money will help students and teachers study artificial intelligence and advanced analytics.
UNT will name a new college after the couple.
The college will offer scholarships and support professors, research and new businesses.
It will also study areas such as cybersecurity, data science and health informatics.
One division will build intelligent computer systems, while another will study how those systems work with people and organizations.
A new institute will connect AI research and education across the university.
Vikas said the couple wants to help students who come to the United States seeking educational opportunities.
UNT President Harrison Keller said the gift will help prepare students for jobs shaped by AI and data.
Anuradha and Vikas Sinha donated $20 million to the University of North Texas for artificial intelligence and advanced analytics.
UNT will establish the Anuradha and Vikas Sinha College of Artificial Intelligence and Advanced Analytics.
The gift will fund six permanent endowments for leadership, scholarships, professorships, entrepreneurship, research and emerging technologies.
The college will have two academic divisions and house the Applied Artificial Intelligence and Data Science Institute.
The Sinhas previously supported UNT through a data science department and the Sinha Innovation Lab for Data Science.
- Who
- University of North Texas alumni Anuradha and Vikas Sinha made the donation.
- What
- They donated $20 million to establish a college focused on artificial intelligence and advanced analytics.
- When
- UNT said it will hold an event later this year to celebrate the college's naming.
- Where
- The initiative will be based at the University of North Texas campuses in Denton and Frisco, Texas.
- Why
- The gift is intended to expand scholarships, research, faculty opportunities, entrepreneurship and responsible AI education.
- Donation
- $20 million
- Recipient
- University of North Texas
- New college
- Anuradha and Vikas Sinha College of Artificial Intelligence and Advanced Analytics
- Endowments
- Six permanent endowments
- Research institute
- Applied Artificial Intelligence and Data Science Institute
- Earlier support
- The Sinhas established a data science department in 2024 and the Sinha Innovation Lab for Data Science in 2025
- University scale
- Nearly 44,000 students, 230 degree programs and more than 13,000 degrees awarded last year
Sources
Indian-origin couple gifts $20 million to Texas university for AI, advanced analytics
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