Apply Now: $150,000 Artificial Intelligence Award for Humanity

The AI ​​gap is widening, not narrowing. As of June 2025, high-income countries accounted for 77% of the world’s colocation data center capacity, while low-income countries accounted for less than 0.1%. Microsoft found that generative AI adoption in the Global North is currently roughly twice as high as in the Global South, and that gap will widen by 2025.

$150,000 in artificial intelligence funding

The AI ​​for Humanity Prize awards up to 150,000 in unrestricted funding to one team that uses data science, artificial intelligence, and machine learning to create a solution that advances an equitable and sustainable future across health, climate, learning, economic opportunity, or Indigenous community priorities.

Most AI grants are for early-stage prototypes. This is not the case. The winning team will focus on:

• Technology-based social impact ventures using AI, ML, or data science
• The solution is already on the market and attracting real users and attention

MIT Solve specifically looks for solutions that are already operational at scale – solutions that can demonstrate unit economics, customer acquisition paths, and real outcomes. Projects in the pilot stage will be screened.

Apply now: Deadline is May 21, 2026

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