Deadline Date: March 15, 2026
The AI for Good Impact Awards honor innovative AI solutions that create meaningful, measurable benefits for people, the planet, and prosperity.
The awards feature three main categories: AI for People, AI for Planet, and AI for Prosperity. AI for People recognizes projects that empower individuals and communities, improving human well-being and expanding digital participation. AI for Planet honors initiatives that harness AI to protect the environment, promote climate resilience, and support responsible resource use. AI for Prosperity celebrates AI applications that build resilient and innovative economies, strengthen governance systems, and modernize industries.
Focus areas include health and well-being through AI for diagnosis, accessibility, and assistive technologies; education and lifelong learning with personalized learning, language inclusion, and teacher support; digital inclusion and equality for gender, disability, and vulnerable populations with connectivity access; poverty reduction and food security via agricultural optimization and resource access; climate change mitigation and adaptation; biodiversity conservation and ecosystem protection; water management, circular economy, and pollution reduction; sustainable cities and infrastructure; economic growth; industry and infrastructure innovation including smart manufacturing, logistics, and energy efficiency; and governance, justice, and peacebuilding through data-driven insight.
Eligibility for the awards is open to small and medium enterprises, large corporations, non-profit organizations, academic and research institutions, government bodies, and individual contributors, while startups are invited to participate in the AI for Good Innovation Factory startup competition. Each project submitted demonstrates how AI can create measurable benefits, drive sustainable progress, and address pressing global challenges.
For more information, visit AI for Good.
