Tag Archives: GLOBAL CHALLENGE

BREAKTHROUGH JUNIOR CHALLENGE

Application Deadline: June 25, 2024 at 11:59 PM PDT

LOCATION: USA

The Breakthrough Junior Challenge is an annual, global science video competition for high-school students. It was founded in 2015 by Julia and Yuri Milner. Applications are now open!

ELIGIBILITY:

No purchase or payment necessary to enter or win. Void where prohibited. Subject to all applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations.

Subject to the limitations set out herein, individuals between the ages of 13 and 18 may participate. You must be 13 years of age by April 1, 2024 at 12:01 AM Pacific Daylight Time (”PDT”) to participate in the Competition, and You cannot be older than 18 years of age (not yet 19) on October 1, 2024 at 11:59 PM PDT. If You are a minor, You must have Your parent’s or legal guardian’s permission to enter and Your parent or legal guardian must agree, on Your behalf and on his or her own behalf, to follow and be bound by these RULES and warrant that You are eligible to participate in the Competition. If you reside in any country or region that is subject to comprehensive U.S. economic sanctions or are otherwise an individual with which U.S. persons cannot transact under U.S. law, you are not eligible to enter the contest. For additional information, please consult: www.treasury.gov/resource-center/sanctions/Programs/Pages/Programs.aspx. Previous Winners of the Competition from prior years or similar competitions sponsored by the Competition Sponsor are not eligible to participate in this Competition.

BENEFIT:

If your video is chosen as the Winner, you will receive:

$250,000Post-secondary scholarship

$50,000Prize for your teacher

$100,000Breakthrough Science Lab

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IBM CALL FOR CODE GLOBAL CHALLENGE

Application Deadline: 17 October, 2024

LOCATION: USA

It’s time! Join this year’s Call for Code Global Challenge now. Build solutions to address equitable access while building your generative AI skills with free watsonx training.

ELIGIBILITY:

For the 2024 Call for Code Global Challenge, they’re calling on students, developers, and problem-solvers from universities and companies around the world to build innovative AI tech solutions with IBM watsonx that address specific challenges of equitable access to essential needs. Help show the world that AI can be trusted and used responsibly.

BENEFIT:

Teams of 1-5 people can compete for the following prizes:

Grand prize: $50,000 USD – Option for solution implementation support from the Call for Code ecosystem and Opportunity for open source support from The Linux Foundation

First runner-up: $25,000 USD – Opportunity for open source support from The Linux Foundation

University grant: $30,000 USD -total to the top scoring university team’s school(s)

Second runner-up: $10,000 USD – Opportunity for open source support from The Linux Foundation

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