About Imagine Cup

Why Compete

The Imagine Cup is more than just a technology competition. Over the past 20 years, more than two million student competitors have signed up to build and learn together, make a difference in their communities, and innovate for impact. Develop your own skills as part of the journey to help prepare you – and the world – for the future.

Shape our world

Gather and build together to reimagine technology solutions in a competition designed to help you make a difference. With four competition categories—Earth, Education, Health, and Lifestyle—there’s even more opportunity to share your tech ideas for some of today’s most pressing global challenges. What could you create next?

Build your skills

This is your chance to make something that matters and develop your skills with support from Microsoft professionals. We have the tools, training materials, and mentors to help you bring your project to life. Connect with a virtual community on Discord, participate in the Epic Challenge to ideate solutions , access curated training, and gather together with thousands of other like-minded students. Plus, use your project as a portfolio centerpiece as you move forward in your career.

Realize your passion

Transform your ideas into action with a purpose-driven application using Microsoft Azure technology. You have the opportunity to unlock mentorship from Microsoft experts and the chance to showcase your work on a global stage, plus win other great prizes. Whatever your motivation, the Imagine Cup will support your journey in developing tech skills for your future, creating lasting impact, and joining a like-minded community of passionate students who are ready to grow together.

Utilize free learning paths and tutorials in Azure Cognitive Services, Big Data, Bots, and more.

Verified students have access to USD100 cloud credit plus free downloadable developer tools to use in your project with Azure for Students.

Watch past teams’ project pitches and relive their competition journey