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The UAE's innovation challenge platform

A smart approach for delivering short, focused technology challenges that tap into global expertise to tackle pressing operational needs and stimulate young talent in the UAE.

Live Student Challenges

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Sparking the next generation of UAE innovators.

From kindergarten classrooms to university research labs, our student challenges nurture curiosity, creativity, and critical thinking through hands-on competition at a national scale.

Emirates Young Scientist Competition 2026
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UAE Ministry of Education & ATRC Emirates Young Scientist Competition 2026
The competition invites UAE students from Grade 5 to Grade 12 to present their scientific projects across 4 categories with finals at NSTI Festival
in 28 days
Junior Innovators Challenge 2026
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UAE Ministry of Education & ATRC Junior Innovators Challenge 2026
The competition invites young learners from KG 1 to Grade 4 in AY 2026/27 to showcase their creativity, imagination, critical thinking, teamwork, and communication
in 3 months

Live Professional Challenges

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Solving real operational problems with global expertise.

Open invitations to innovators, researchers, startups, and labs worldwide to tackle high-stakes technical problems for UAE entities. Short cycles, real prize pools, and a direct path from prototype to deployment.

TII OrbitSight Challenge
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Technology Innovation Institute (TII) TII OrbitSight Challenge
TII invites proposals for a model that processes raw neuromorphic vision sensor (NVS) data, from input through to resident space object detection, tracking, and visualisation
in 3 months
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ChallengeON is the Abu Dhabi Government's Advanced Technology Research Council (ATRC)'s innovation platform. Professional challenges are powered by ASPIRE, while student challenges are powered by ATRC.

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Student challenges

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Professional challenges

challenges@aspireuae.ae