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Columbia Global Innovation Awards: 2026 Projects

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Note: The application period for the 2026 Columbia Global Innovation Awards has closed.

The 2026 winners of Tier 1 seed Columbia Global Innovation Awards offer promising, inventive ideas to pursue how AI can be incorporated into complex fields and across disciplines — from economics and public policy to the humanities and the arts — transforming how knowledge is produced, culture is expressed, and institutions function.

With some projects focused on the New York City community around Columbia University's campus, and others set to work in partnership with Columbia Global Centers around the world, this diverse cohort of research and activities will benefit from Columbia Global's expansive networks of support.

AI and Education: Safety, Sense-Making, and Resilience in Schools

AI and Frontline Health Workers in Rural India: Mapping Use, Potential, and Ethical Considerations

AI for Rare-Disease Inclusion: Mapping Expertise, Building Trust, and Convening Health Innovation in China

AI, Entertainment, and the Formation of Social and Political Norms in India

AI-Ready Preparedness: Human-Centered Design Convening and Playbook

Bridging the Gap: Clinically-Informed AI Safety and Youth Mental Health

Problematic Chatbot Use and its Mental Health Implications

Teaching with AI, Learning with AI: Closing the AI Tutor Trust Gap

What the Algorithm Cannot See: AI, Extractive Agriculture and the Limits of Computational Knowledge

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