The Global AI Hackathon is a free, virtual hackathon hosted by MIT RAISE and the App Inventor Foundation that encourages people of all ages around the world to build AI apps for a cause. The goal of the competition is to develop an AI app using MIT App Inventor that aligns with the competition’s theme and demonstrates creativity, social impact, design thinking, and technical skill. Winners will receive an all-expenses paid trip to present their projects at the MIT AI & Education Summit in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on July 16-18, 2025.
We encourage participants to utilize Day of AI resources as a starting point for creating their AI apps. You are invited to submit apps developed for class projects, the AP Digital Portfolio, or the Congressional App Challenge. However, please do not re-submit apps that were previously submitted to any official App Inventor competition, such as a prior Global AI Hackathon, Regional Appathon, Summer Appathon, App of the Season, or App of the Month.
This year’s competition theme is the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). According to the United Nations, the 17 SDGs are intended “as a universal call to action to end poverty, protect the planet, and ensure that by 2030 all people enjoy peace and prosperity.” The Global AI Hackathon invites you to think of a cause related to one of the SDGs, and identify a solution that utilizes AI in a responsible and ethical way to address that cause.
There are four award categories in the competition:
- Youth individual (1 member, <18 years old)
- Youth team (2-5 members, <18 years old)
- Adult individual (1 member, 18+ years old)
- All-Ages team (2-5 members, any age)
Below are the key dates for the competition:
- Registration opens: March 3, 2025
- Submissions open: March 17, 2025
- Submissions due: April 14, 2025
- Winners announced: Mid-May
- MIT AI & Education Summit: July 16-18, 2025
For more info and registration use this link https://raise.mit.edu/events/global-ai-hackathon-2025/
