Annual video contest scholarship. 1st place wins $1,000 and 2nd place wins $500. Submissions open July 1 through October 31, 2026; winners announced December 16. Students submit a 1–1:30 min original video on one of three assigned topics: 'When everyone has AI, what makes a student's work truly stand out?', 'Career planning in the age of AI: How should students prepare today?', or 'If AI were your classmate, what could it teach you – and what would it never understand?'. Videos are evaluated on content usefulness, engagement, creativity, and production, then opened to YouTube public voting.
Current high school, college, or university students from any country. Proof of academic enrollment required to claim prize.
Video must be original, copyright-free, in English, 1–1:30 minutes, in .MOV, .MPEG4, .MP4, or .AVI format with widescreen aspect ratio, feature IvyPanda logo throughout, and cover one of three assigned AI topics. Participants must subscribe to IvyPanda YouTube channels, like and share contest video on social media, and submit via email with video link, YouTube subscription screenshots, social media share screenshot, video title, and answer to 'Where did you find out about the contest?'. Only one submission per participant.
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