Meta & Bodyswaps announce grant to revolutionise healthcare education with AI & XR

London, UK – January 30, 2025 – Bodyswaps, in collaboration with Meta, is excited to announce a fully-funded grant opportunity aimed at transforming healthcare education through the integration of AI-powered immersive learning experiences. This grant offers a unique opportunity for educational institutions to lead the way in integrating artificial intelligence and virtual reality technologies into their curricula to enhance the development of essential soft skills among healthcare students and better prepare them for their future careers. 

The objective

2025 promises to bring lots of exciting developments for VR and AI in education. With the help of successful applicants on this grant, Bodyswaps and Meta intend to discove how educators and facilitators plan and deploy the integration of immersive learning into healthcare curricula.

With the combined power of AI & XR learning and dedicated support, this fully funded grant gives 100 eligible institutions the opportunity to access transformative educational technologies at no cost to them.

The benefits

Institutions awarded the grant will receive resources to enhance their healthcare programs and comprehensive support. Benefits include:

• Meta Quest 3S headsets – Each selected institution will receive two Meta Quest 3 headsets with accessories, enabling students to experience cutting-edge VR-based training.
• Free full access to the Bodyswaps platform – Institutions will gain free access to a suite of immersive healthcare-specific modules and AI-driven roleplays, available across VR, PC, and mobile devices.
• Dedicated onboarding & analytics tools – Participants will benefit from live onboarding sessions, tailored educational resources, and powerful analytics dashboards to track student engagement and measure learning outcomes.

This initiative ensures that institutions have the tools and support needed to integrate AI and VR into their healthcare curricula, providing students with an innovative, hands-on learning experience in a safe environment.

Eligibility and application process

Institutions offering healthcare education programs are encouraged to apply. Applicants should demonstrate a strong commitment to educational innovation and the integration of artificial intelligence and virtual reality tools into their programs to enhance student learning outcomes.

Applications are open until March 3rd 2025.