The Rewrite AI Summer Challenge is a beginner-level AI learning challenge run by Rewriting the Code (RTC) with IBM SkillsBuild.
Members work online at their own pace over the summer: they finish IBM’s AI Fundamentals pathway, then one guided lab or project. Everyone who completes both before the deadline enters a prize draw.
Benefits & funding
- Free; RTC membership is also free.
- Ten $150 gift cards, drawn at random from finishers.
- The AI Fundamentals pathway takes about 9 hours; labs range from prompt engineering to building an AI agent.
Eligibility
- Applicants must be active RTC members.
- RTC membership covers university students through their first six years working in tech; RTC centres women in tech but membership is open to everyone.
- No nationality or residence rule is published.
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Experience required
≤ 6 yrs
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Application process
- 1Join RTC (free) if not yet a member.
- 2Complete the student or early-career AI Fundamentals pathway on IBM SkillsBuild, registering with your RTC email.
- 3Complete one IBM SkillsBuild lab or project before the entry deadline.
Program timeline
Challenge launches
Jun 22, 2026
Entry deadline
Aug 17, 2026
Winners announced
Aug 21, 2026