2026 CIE/USA-DFW Student Engineering & Creativity Convention – AI Generated Content Challenge

🏆 2026 SECC-AIGC Challenge Winner Announcement 🏆

A heartfelt thank you to all participating students for your creativity, passion, and inspiring work in this year’s AIGC Challenge. The competition was extremely strong, with many outstanding submissions demonstrating both technical innovation and meaningful community impact.

We would also like to express our deepest appreciation to our judges for their tremendous dedication and professionalism. Over the past week, including during the Memorial Day holiday, our judges carefully reviewed every submission based on the established judging criteria to ensure fairness and consistency for every contestant. Because the competition was so close, the judges conducted additional review discussions and comparisons among top entries to carefully differentiate the finalists while staying aligned with the scoring standards.

🏅 2026 SECC-AIGC Challenge Winners

We sincerely appreciate everyone’s patience and support throughout this process. Our goal has always been to provide a fair, thoughtful, and encouraging experience for all participants while promoting STEM education and AI creativity together.

CIE/USA-DFW is proud to present videos from students who participated in the 2026 Student Engineering & Creativity Convention (SECC-AIGC). In these projects, students share how they leveraged AI to support their communities, showcase their volunteer efforts through AI-generated storytelling, or, in some cases, thoughtfully blend both approaches. Their work shines as a testament to what is possible when AI meets compassion to inspire hope and build a brighter future for all.

In addition, we will soon begin the selection process for the Most Impactful Award.
The Most Impactful Award recognizes the project that demonstrates the greatest positive influence, inspiration, and potential impact on the community. The recipient will be selected through a comprehensive evaluation process that includes:
–    – Public engagement and support (including likes and community response): 25%
–    – Judges’ evaluations based on the official judging criteria: 50%
–    – Sponsor evaluation and input: 25%
The final selection reflects a balanced assessment of community engagement, creative excellence, meaningful impact.

Thank you again to all students, parents, teachers, sponsors, and judges for making our first SECC-AIGC Challenge such a meaningful success! We look forward to celebrating this achievement together on June 6, 2026. See you all at the award ceremony!

I. Competition Overview

● Theme: Small Acts, Big Impact

● Competition Key Dates

Submission Deadline: May 15, 2026 (11:59 PM CDT)
Finalists Announced: May 24, 2026
Awards Ceremony (In Person): June 6, 2026

II. Eligibility

Students currently enrolled in Grades 1–12 (Spring 2026) are eligible to participate.
Participants may register:
–  Individually, or
–  As a team of up to 3 students
Students are encouraged to collaborate in teams to develop teamwork skills and share responsibilities.

III. Registration

Registration Fee: $15 per person. The registration fee is non-refundable.
Please click the “Get Tickets” button above to complete the registration process.

IV. Workshops

V. Submission

Submit 2-3 minutes video here.

If you have any question, please email: secc-aigc@cie-dfw.org

VI. Official Rules

●  Authenticity Requirement:

All stories must be based on the participant’s real volunteer or community service experience. Purely fictional stories are not allowed.

●  Originality & Rights:

Participants must own the rights to present their work. Submissions must not contain any copyright infringement or inappropriate content.

VII. Judging & Evaluation

● Judging Rubric (Total: 100 Points)

Category                                                         Weight
Creativity & Originality                                 30%
Theme Expression & Storytelling                25%
Technical Execution (AI Usage)                   20%
Community Impact                                        15%
Overall Production Quality                           10%
* Rubric by Age Group is available for Judges.

● Rubric by Age Group

–   Division A: Elementary (Grades 1–5)
–   Division B: Middle School (Grades 6–8)
–   Division C: High School (Grades 9–12)
Please check out Student Guide by Grade Level before submission

VIII. Awards & Recognition

● Distinguished Awards

– Most Impactful Award (Sponsored by GenAI Kids)

– Innovation & Artistry Award (Sponsored by Bloomway AI)

● Core Awards (by Division)

– First Place

– Second Place

– Third Place

IX. Q and A

● About Bloomway AI software

● Link to second workshop