About This Hackathon

RAISE-26, the world’s strongest AI-NLP informatics competition, invites undergraduate and graduate students from all disciplines to explore one of the most urgent questions of our time: Is artificial intelligence (AI) transforming us? This cutting-edge Artificial Intelligence – Informatics – Data Science Competition from the MPI program, Bloustein – Rutgers University, and RAISE Research challenges participants to investigate how AI is shaping human behavior.

STUDENTS – calling all young geniuses, whether you’re an innovator, aspiring leader, ethicist, humanist, artist, scientist or deep thinker — if you’re curious about AI’s influence on humanity, you belong here.
This is your moment! Undergraduate & Graduate Students from ALL disciplines are welcome.

🎓 Who Can Join? Undergrad + Grad students (Master’s/PhD), all disciplines
💡 Theme: AI’s transformative impact on human behavior
🏆 Prizes: Up to $20,000

Bigger, bolder, and more relevant than ever – over 100 teams from national universities participated in
RAISE-25.
This is your chance to showcase your AI-driven problem-solving, informatics, advanced data science, and analytics brilliance!

Priority Registration Deadline: 8th December 2025

Questions? Email us at [email protected]

  Event Dates
Dec. 9, 2025
to April 17, 2026
  Location

Hybrid

  Organizer

Master of Public Informatics Program, Edward J. Bloustein School of Public Planning and Policy, Rutgers University

  Prizes

1st Prize: $1,000 per team member (up to $5,000 per team), 2nd Prize: $350 per team member (up to $1,750 per team, max 2 teams).

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