Thailand Creativity and Innovation Award 2027
Choose your competition category
What is TCIA?
A competition for primary and secondary students to use AI and creativity to solve real-world problems, with Floaino as their main platform.
Develop an innovative concept or a working prototype, from the regional round to the National Final.
- 1–3 members per team
- Ages 9–18
- Registration: 15 Nov – 31 Dec 2026
Choose your category
Two ways to turn AI and creativity into real-world impact.
Working prototype
Innovation Award
Develop and demonstrate an AI prototype with evidence of testing and impact.
- Build a working or demonstrable prototype
- Show testing and evaluation results
- Explain the benefits and impact of your solution
Online & OnsiteExplore Award
Idea & concept
Innovation Challenge
Investigate a real problem, design an AI solution and test your initial concept.
- Investigate a problem with supporting evidence
- Design a creative solution using AI
- Test your concept; a complete prototype is not required
Online & OnsiteExplore Challenge
Two main competition rounds
Round 1 · Regional
10–28 Feb 2027
5-minute presentation + 5-minute Q&A
Round 2 · National Final
Sat 20 Mar 2027
7-minute presentation + 5-minute Q&A
Only teams that qualify in the regional round and confirm their place advance to the National Final.
Road Map · Schedule
From registration to the final · Thailand time
Registration15 Nov – 31 Dec 2026
- Enter team details and each member’s date of birth.
- Choose your participation format, category, age level and region.
- For Onsite, specify your kit for your age division and the equipment you will use.
- Submit your information and payment evidence through the organizer’s confirmed channels.
Online training17 Dec 2026 and 21 Jan 2027
- Both participation formats include 3 hours of online training and online mentoring clinics.
- Session times and joining instructions will be announced.
Video SubmissionDeadline: 31 Jan 2027 · 23:59
- English presentation video: maximum 3 minutes.
- English Project Summary: maximum 3 pages, plus evidence of Floaino use and project development.
Document screening1–7 Feb 2027
- Review of project documents and videos.
- The organizer may request additional English captions.
Regional round10–28 Feb 2027
- 5-minute presentation and 5-minute Q&A.
- Online presents online; Onsite brings working hardware to demonstrate at the venue.
- Identity and technical checks take place in advance. The same criteria apply within each category and age level.
Finalists announced1 Mar 2027
- Target: 48 national finalists, or 12 teams per region.
- Format quotas and Wild Card criteria will be announced before registration opens.
Finalists confirmationBy 10 Mar 2027
- Finalists must confirm their place by 10 March 2027.
- Unconfirmed places may be offered to reserve teams in score order.
National finalSat 20 Mar 2027
- 7-minute presentation and demonstration, followed by 5-minute Q&A.
- Keep original experiment and test evidence available for inspection.
- Online competes online; Onsite brings working hardware for a demonstration at the venue.
