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
9 Dec 2025
to 17 Apr 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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