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SIMMONS UNIVERSITY DISTINGUISHED UNDERGRADUATE SCHOLAR AWARD

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Application Deadline: December 1, 2026

LOCATION: USA

This is a prestigious and competitive Simmons scholarship offered to students with exceptional academic achievements, a strong commitment to their community, and a passion for creating positive change in society. Scholars become part of a dynamic campus community that offers a multitude of opportunities for personal and intellectual growth, cultural exploration, and social engagement.

ELIGIBILITY:

Students applying for the Simmons Distinguished Scholar Award must meet the following criteria:

Apply as a first-year student for the fall semester

A minimum GPA of 3.50

A record of taking college prep, AP, honors, or IB Courses

English proficiency is required for non-native English speakers.

Standardized test scores (optional) of 28+ ACT or 1300+ SAT

Community Involvement: Applicants should showcase a history of active engagement in their community through volunteer work, leadership roles, or other forms.

Passion for the Field: Applicants should demonstrate a passion for their chosen field of study. This passion should be evident in their academic achievements, extracurricular activities, and resume.

Students who meet the criteria above are often also interested in the Honors Program at Simmons.

The application consists of a formal essay in response to the essay prompt. Students should submit their essay through the Common Application or in PDF or Word Doc via email with the subject line “Simmons Distinguished Scholar Award application” by December 1. Each page of the document should include the student’s full name and date of birth.

Essay Prompt: Formal Essay (of no more than 300-500 words): Write an essay in which you describe your leadership style, giving specific examples to show what kinds of experiences have crafted you as a leader and what kind of leader you think you will become at Simmons.

Finalists for scholarship consideration will be notified by the end of January and will be required to complete an interview in February. Recipients will be notified by March 1.

BENEFIT:

This scholarship covers full tuition, mandatory fees (except health insurance), room & board for four years, and supersedes any previous merit scholarship.

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BUILD SMALL HACKATHON

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Application Deadline: Monday, June 15, 2026

LOCATION: USA

The pace of AI over the last year has been anxiety-inducing. Labs release larger and larger models that do more of the things that make us feel human—writing, drawing, speaking, and coding. Register through the app below and join the org. 

ELIGIBILITY:

Chapter One

Backyard AI: Solve a real problem for someone you actually know. Pick a person—a neighbor, a parent, a small-business owner on your street—and build something that makes their day measurably better.

Judged on:

The problem is specific and real

The person actually used it

Honest fit between problem and the small-model constraint

Polish of the Gradio app

Chapter Two:

An Adventure in Thousand Token Wood: Build something delightful that wouldn’t exist without AI. Wander somewhere weirder. A toy, a tiny game, a strange interactive story, an art experiment that surprises you. The AI should be doing the fun thing—not just helping you build it. Strange is good. Joyful is the bar.

Judged on:

Genuinely delightful (would you show a friend?)

AI is load-bearing for the experience

Originality of concept

Polish of the Gradio app

The Constraints—Three rules of the trail:

Small Models Only: Total parameters must be ≤ 32 billion. The model fits on a laptop. So should your ambition.

Built on Gradio: Your app must be a Gradio app, hosted as a Hugging Face Space. That’s the canvas.

Show, Don’t Tell: A short demo video and a social media post are part of the submission. Make it sing.

To Participate:

Register: Join this org on Hugging Face. Register on the app.

Find your people: Hop into the Gradio Discord. AMAs. Connect with Gradio and HF folks. Potential teammates live there.

Build & ship: Build your Gradio app and host it as a Space under this org.

Submit: Drop your Space link, a short demo video, and a social post by the deadline.

→   Register on Hugging Face

BENEFIT:

Total Prize Pool: $40,000+ in cash & physical prizes across both tracks

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