To improve the quality of project submissions to the Presidential AI Challenge, OSU will host a merit-based competition that is separate from the official Presidential AI Challenge. We will give out mini-grants to top-performing teams (regardless of Tracks and Category Groups) after the Tier I deadline (Jan 20, 2026).

Oklahoma teams that successfully submitted to the Presidential AI Challenge will be eligible for our mini-grants if:

1. You share your full deliverable package (a single PDF file) with us.

2. You provide a budget on how you plan to spend the mini-grant to continue to work on or improve your project.

Use this Google form to submit your package and budget by Jan 21, 2026, 11:59 pm.

You can also listen to our latest Podcast about the Presidential AI Challenge on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5fK8yq18hkHIYpLoJxlZ9R?si=f0VqUJaYT9yHoISAjkwwBw or wherever you get your podcast.

• Show Name: Chip Talk

• Episode: The Presidential AI Challenge for Oklahoma