What to Build

Build an AI-powered solution that addresses a real social good problem. The theme is intentionally broad, Here are seven areas where AI can genuinely move the needle:

• Immigration and Mobility Tools that help immigrants navigate visa processes, credential recognition, settlement, and integration into US life. AI agents that explain immigration paperwork in plain language, credential translation tools for foreign-trained professionals, community matchmaking for new arrivals.
• Education and Opportunity Personalized learning, skills translation for foreign-trained professionals, accessibility tools, mentorship matching. GRE and GMAT prep adapted for non-native English speakers, AI tutors for first-generation college students, scholarship discovery agents.
• Financial Inclusion Credit access for newcomers, remittance optimization, fraud protection, financial literacy. Alternative credit scoring for thin-file immigrants, AI-driven remittance comparison, financial literacy chatbots in multiple languages.
• Career and Talent AI for workforce inclusion. Resume translation for foreign-trained workers, mock interview agents, AI-powered networking for underrepresented talent.
• Newcomer Settlement Tools that help newly arrived students and professionals land in the US. Housing search agents that understand visa constraints, logistics copilots for international students, neighborhood matching tools.
• Open Track Anything else that meaningfully uses AI to advance social good. Surprise us.

One thing to keep in mind: AI needs to be doing real work in your solution, not just a single API call wrapped in a UI. Judges will look for substantive use of LLMs, agents, RAG, vision, speech, or other AI techniques.

What to Submit

Every submission must be made through this Devpost page by August 20, 2026 at 5:00 PM PT. Late submissions will not be accepted.

Your submission must include:

Project Name Short, descriptive, memorable.

Elevator Pitch (2 to 3 sentences) What does it do? Who is it for?

Full Description

• The problem you are solving and who it affects

• How your solution works

• Which models, APIs, and frameworks you used and what they actually do

• What you built during the hackathon versus what existed before

• Your complete tech stack

• Challenges you ran into

• What is next for the project

Demo Video (3 minutes or under) Hosted on YouTube or Vimeo, public or unlisted. Must show the working product. Polish is not required. Clarity is.

Public Code Repository GitHub or GitLab link with a clear README including setup and usage instructions. If your repo is private, make sure judges have access.

Team Members All team members tagged on the Devpost submission with their roles.

Track Selection Pick the prize track or tracks you are submitting to. You can select multiple if your project qualifies.

Also helpful but not required:

• Screenshots or GIFs of the product in action

• A 3 to 5 slide pitch deck in PDF format

• A live demo URL if your project is deployed