🏆 Compete in

The 2025–2026 Global AI Championship

Create an AI-powered solution that helps underserved communities adapt, recover, and thrive — while using AI ethically and responsibly.

Start or Join a STEAM in AI Club to Participate

STEAM in AI at Evergreen Valley High School

About the Championship

The STEAM in AI Global AI Championship is an international competition where middle & high school students, as well as educators, design real-world AI solutions aligned with the U.S. Presidential AI Challenge.

You can enter as:

  • Coder — build custom AI models or applications.

  • Non-Coder — design AI solutions using no-code tools.

  • Educator — create an AI integration project for your classroom.

How to Compete

1️⃣ Start or Join a STEAM in AI Club

  • Club Leaders apply to start a club at their school/organization.

  • Members register online for $25/year.

2️⃣ Work on Your AI Project

  • Meet weekly during the school year with your club.

  • Access our free AI Resource Directory and optional bootcamps, town halls, events.

  • Develop a project that matches this year’s theme: Empowering Communities with Ethical AI.

3️⃣ Submit Your Project

  • Teams: max 5 members.

  • Submission Fee: $10/student.

  • Clubs may submit multiple teams.

  • Cost per Student: $35 ($25 Yearly Club fee + $10 Championship fee).

4️⃣ Advance Through Rounds

  • Regional → National → Global rounds held virtually.

  • Winners get global recognition, certificates, and publication in the STEAM in AI Journal.

STEAM in AI in person AI Ethics Challenge at a local high school
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Why Compete?

  • Recognition — Certificates for all verified members & leaders.

  • Leadership — Opportunities for top students to join the AI Youth Council.

  • Networking — Connect with peers and mentors worldwide.

  • Impact — Build solutions that address real-world community challenges.

  • Prestige — Winning projects receive Global recognition.

Timeline

  • Now – Aug 2025: Start/join a club & register members.

  • Sept – Feb: Weekly club meetings & project work.

  • Mar 2026: Regional Championship (virtual).

  • Apr 2026: National/Global Finals (virtual).

  • May 2026: Global AI Impact Awards Ceremony.

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High School Students presenting their STEAM in AI Ethics Challenge for the Workshop

Fees

Club Membership: $25/Student/Year

Competition Submission: $10/Team Member

Cost per Student: $35 ($25 Yearly Club fee + $10 Championship fee)

 

Set Up Fee:

  • For Clubs < 10 members: $199 set up fee.
  • For Clubs > 10 members: Set up fee is waived.
  • Early Bird Club Bonus: Setup fee waived for any size club if they apply before September 30, 2025.
  • Equity Waivers: Automatically waive for Title I schools, nonprofits, or underserved regions.

 

Apply to Start a STEAM in AI Club!!

Registrations for Season 2025-2026 are now closed!

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