The 2027 Tools Competition is now open!
Awarding $4.5M+ to evidence-based #EdTech tools.
Four Tracks:
📓 Assessment
🍎 Teaching
🎓 Postsecondary Learning & Work
📊 Datasets
⏰ Due Oct 13, 11:59 PM ET
👉 Learn more & apply: tools-competition.org/27-ove…
Better education tools need better data.
The Building Better Datasets track seeks high-quality education datasets to help researchers and developers build better evidence-based tools.
Have data that could move the field forward? Submit your abstract: tools-competition.org/27-dat…
The Navigating Postsecondary Learning & Work track is seeking tools that help learners build the skills, connections, and support to successfully navigate learning and work in an increasingly AI-driven world.
Apply by October 13: tools-competition.org/27-pos…
What if technology could make teaching more effective and sustainable?
The Strengthening Teaching track seeks tools that help educators make better instructional decisions, personalize learning, and reduce workload.
Submit an abstract by Oct. 13:tools-competition.org/27-tea…
Assessment shouldn’t just measure learning. It should show where to go next.
The Reimagining K-12 Assessment track seeks tools that make assessment and feedback more continuous, actionable, and inclusive.
Submit an abstract by Oct. 13: tools-competition.org/27-ass…
Meet the first cohort of the AI Talent Accelerator, an ambitious pilot providing custom technical partnership to help mission-driven organizations better harness AI.
More here: renaissancephilanthropy.org/…
What does it take to build education tools that are practical, trustworthy, and designed for real learner needs?
Hear @RenPhilanthropy President @KumarAGarg on why the Tools Competition matters and what this cycle seeks.
Submit an abstract by Oct. 13: tools-competition.org/27-ove…
Thinking about applying to the 2027 Tools Competition?
Join us tomorrow, Sept. 15, from 12–1 PM ET to learn more and see if your tool is a fit.
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$4.5M+ in prizes. Abstracts due Oct. 13.
Have questions about the 2027 Tools Competition?
Join us Sept. 15 from 12–1 PM ET for an info session on the competition process and tracks, followed by a Q&A with competition organizers. Register here: toolscompetition.fillout.com…
$4.5M+ in prizes. Abstracts due Oct. 13.
📣 DON’T MISS IT! The #ToolsCompetition Launch Event is this week. Join us Sept. 10 at 12pm ET to hear what’s new, explore this year’s priorities, and get insights from sponsors and past winners. See how you can make your solution stand out: tools-competition.org/27-lau…
Hear from SkillFlix, a #ToolsCompetition winner using AI to help autistic young adults build social-emotional skills, at the Tools Competition Launch Event.
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What are the biggest challenges facing learning today? Join us virtually on Sept. 10 at 12PM ET for a closer look at this year’s tracks and the needs the competition is calling on competitors to address. tools-competition.org/27-lau…
The Tools Competition is back on Sept 10, awarding millions in funding to breakthrough #EdTech solutions. Learn what’s new this cycle and discover how your idea could fit. Join our virtual Launch Event: tools-competition.org/27-lau…
How do we ensure that AI complements the learning experience rather than becoming the focus of it? Our latest blog explores three 2026 Tools Competition winners using AI to support youth-driven inquiry, curiosity, and deeper thinking in science learning. tools-competition.org/ai-cur…
Want to strengthen your #ToolsCompetition submission? Join our virtual Launch Event on September 10 to hear from competition sponsors and past winners and learn what makes a compelling submission.
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Have an idea that could help learners thrive? The Tools Competition awards millions to innovators at every stage of development, supporting solutions that improve learning experiences worldwide.
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Join us for the virtual kickoff of the next #ToolsCompetition cycle on September 10 at 12 PM ET!
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