AI for Humanity Prize
Funds AI innovation projects in climate, health, learning, and opportunity through the Patrick J. McGovern Foundation.
The AI for Humanity Prize is a $200,000 award funded by the Patrick J. McGovern Foundation and administered through the MIT Solve open-challenge platform. PJMF, which has distributed approximately $500 million in grants over the past decade and committed $75.8 million in 2025, designed the prize to recognise innovators and organisations using artificial intelligence to achieve measurable social im…
Awards $200,000 to innovators or organizations using AI to achieve measurable social impact in climate, health, learning, or economic opportunity, administered through the MIT Solve open-challenge platform.
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