We are thrilled to announce 54 finalists for the 2025 Tools Competition, which will award more than $3 million this year! This year’s Tools Competition saw more than 1,000 submissions targeting pressing issues for K-12 through post-secondary learners, educators, and systems.
Access the links below to learn more about the finalists:
Proposals showcased the vast potential of technologists, researchers, educators, and entrepreneurs to improve learning outcomes, while advancing learning engineering as a whole.
Finalists’ tools address declines in academic progress and opportunity gaps in education—presenting innovative approaches to leveraging advanced AI and large language models—to accelerate K-12 learning outcomes, enhance post-secondary learning outcomes and connections to career success, and develop robust education-focused datasets to support research and development. Across all opportunities, many tools also generate public assets to accelerate the development of AI.
The Tools Competition has three phases and multiple prize levels to help winners create or enhance their tools at all phases of development. As they enter the third and final phase, track finalists will pitch their tool before a panel of judges who will nominate winners of the competition.
The Tools Competition has previously named 130 winners from 44 countries—projected to impact 131+ million learners worldwide, from early childhood to adulthood. Winners for all opportunities in the 2025 competition cycle will be announced in summer 2025.
The 2025 Tools Competition is a program of Renaissance Philanthropy and is supported by: Schmidt Futures, Griffin Catalyst, Walton Family Foundation, Axim Collaborative, Oak Foundation, and Calbright College.
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