Showcasing Agentic AI Systems & Transforming Higher Education
Used AI in your work?
You might already have a winning idea.
Be part of the Agentic Innovation Challenge, show your work, take the stage as a finalist, and compete to win.
What this is
The Agentic Innovation Awards recognise practical, thoughtful, and genuinely useful applications of AI in higher education. This is not a prize for hype, jargon, or polished nonsense. It is for work that does something real.
We are looking for agentic AI systems, simulations, workflows, and experiments that show how AI can play a meaningful, repeatable role in teaching, assessment, support, operations, or creative academic practice.
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How to submit
We’re looking for practical, real examples of how AI is being used in higher education. That could be an agent, a simulation, or a workflow where AI plays a meaningful, repeatable role in your work. If it’s something you’ve actually tried, built, or used, it’s worth submitting.
To enter, you’ll complete the submission form below and provide two things:
1. Short video
Up to 3 minutes. Show us what you’ve created and how it works. Keep it clear and focused. It does not need to be polished.
2. Design brief
A one-page summary of your idea, how AI is involved, and why it matters. Format it however makes sense. Just make it useful.
That’s the whole submission.
Below you’ll find an example video and design brief to give you a sense of what this can look like.
Example video
Example design brief
If you’re unsure about anything, you can download the full guidelines at the bottom of the page.
Categories
Submissions are grouped into four categories to help organise the work and make it easier to explore. If your work crosses boundaries, choose the closest fit. We can sort out the taxonomy later.
Teaching and Assessment
AI supporting teaching, learning, feedback, assessment, or course design.
Simulation and Experiential Learning
AI used to create interactive, scenario-based, or role-play experiences.
Institutional and Operational Innovation
AI embedded into administrative, support, or operational workflows.
Creative or Experimental Practice
Exploratory, unconventional, or emerging uses of AI in higher education.
Submission form
Complete the form below and upload your short video and one-page design brief. You can also access the form via this link: Submission form
Submission showcase
As entries come in, they’ll be showcased here by category.
What you get
Submit a valid entry
- 25% off your conference registration
- Your work showcased on the AIHE website
Make it to the finalists
- An additional 25% off, 50% total
- Take the stage at the AIHE conference
- Present your work and join the live panel
Win the challenge
- A 3-month Claude Max subscription
- Recognition as the overall winner
- The spotlight at AIHE
Beyond that
- Get your work seen
- See what others are building
- Be part of something genuinely exciting
Timeline
- Submission deadline — TBD, likely four weeks before conference
- Judging period — TBD, likely two to three weeks
- Finalists announced — TBD
- Conference showcase and awards — TBD
Note: The conference discount mechanics still need to be clarified. Once confirmed, this section will update.
Guidelines
Questions about eligibility, submission format, judging criteria, or category fit should be covered in the full guidelines.
