Microsoft Imagine Cup Junior
Catalog organization: Microsoft
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What Is Microsoft Imagine Cup Junior?
Microsoft Imagine Cup Junior now operates as ICJ In-a-Box: a free, downloadable curriculum and competition framework that an educator or organization can run in a classroom, school, district, region or country. It includes lessons, educator guidance, student materials, hands-on activities and judging rubrics covering technology concepts including generative AI. The recommended audience is ages 13-18, though Microsoft permits use with other ages. An adult Team Leader age 18 or older facilitates participation.
This is a material change from the centralized global competition last held in 2024. In that historical format, ages 13-18 entered two-to-six-person AI for Good teams, learned about AI, machine learning, cybersecurity and responsible technology, and presented a concept in a PowerPoint deck and short video; no coding was required. Microsoft has since evolved that model into a locally administered resource package.
Microsoft Imagine Cup Junior Key Facts: Cost, Deadline, and Eligibility
| Cost | Free |
|---|---|
| Format | Hybrid |
| Eligibility | Grades 8–12 |
| Application deadline | Not applicable |
| Listing last updated | August 30, 2026 |
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