The 2026 Presidential AI Challenge is here—open to all K–12 students nationwide! National Champions win $10,000 per team, official certificates, and exclusive resources. With NAVI’s end-to-end support, you’ll be ready to compete at the highest level.
Key Dates:
Open Now → Registration
Jan 20, 2026 → Submission deadline
Spring, 2026 → State & Regional Championship
Jun 7–10, 2026 → National Finals & WhiteHouse showcase
No matter your future major, this competition is the perfect stage to show initiative, creativity, leadership, and community impact:
- STEM → problem-solving with AI tools
- Humanities & Social Sciences → tackling community issues
- Arts & Creativity → blending AI with imagination
- Business, Law, Medicine → showcasing vision and applied innovation
- Elementary (K–5): Groups/classrooms led by educators or community leaders (with adult supervision).
- Middle School (6–8): Teams of 1–4 students + one Supervising Adult.
- High School (9–12): Teams of 1–4 students + one Supervising Adult.
- All submissions: Presidential Certificate of Participation
- State Champions: Certificate + AI resources (cloud credits, web tools)
- Regional Champions: Same as above + eligibility for White House showcase
- National Champions: Certificate + resources + $10,000 per student/educator team member, or $10,000 to schools/community groups (Elementary)
- Expert coaches across AI, project design, mentoring, and college consulting
- End-to-end support: team formation, topic selection, AI tools, project build, presentation skills
- Flexible mentorship: join as a team or solo—we’ll tailor the approach
- College application know-how: learn how to frame your project for essays and applications
- 10 weeks | ~15 hours total (weekday evenings)
- Starting October 2025
- Open to Elementary, Middle, and High School students
- Guided project development: from idea to polished submission
Would you want to make an unforgettable speech at the white house? CALL NAVI today—we’ll guide you every step of the way!