AITEX Summit Fall 2025: does this award count for the talent visa?

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From the organisation's official site

What the organisation itself states on its site aitexsummit.com. Paraphrased, checked Oct 2, 2026.

Organiser: The series is run by the AITEX association (Association of Information Technology Experts); the summit site is part of its initiative.
Frequency: The site describes AITEX Summit as a quarterly online event where participants build AI projects in teams.
Who can enter: Participation is free and open to developers, researchers and designers.
Entry fee: Participation is free; the pages read do not mention paid packages for winners.
How winners are chosen: Prizes go to the three best-performing teams; two special project awards are also given (Innovation Beyond Boundaries, Excellence in User Experience & Business Value).
Jury: Judges apply through a form on the site; the Fall 2025 judges page lists 64 people.
Categories: Four tracks: Open Innovation, Creative AI, AI for Business, AI for Good.
What the winner receives: 1st place: $500, a winner's certificate and a write-up on the AITEX association site; 2nd: $300, 3rd: $200 plus finalist certificates.

All awards are digital; the site calls its trophy images conceptual illustrations only.

Source: the organisation's site aitexsummit.com (pages /fall25, /fall25/Awards), checked Oct 2, 2026; the version on the site applies.

What officers look at: 8 CFR 204.5(h)(3)(i) - who grants it and how winners are selected

AITEX Summit Fall 2025 counts under the awards criterion if it is given for merit in your field, not for participation: the officer looks at selectivity and the awarding body.

The "Awards" criterion: what USCIS requires and how to meet it

Business / entrepreneurship Also criterion: Judging

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