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student Devs: Build AI Agents & Compete for $55K in Prizes ๐Ÿš€

๐Ÿš€ Student Developers, this opportunity is HUGE.

If you're interested in:
๐Ÿค– AI Agents
๐Ÿง  Agentic AI
๐Ÿ’ป GitHub Copilot
โ˜๏ธ Microsoft AI tooling
โ€ฆthen you should definitely check this out.

๐ŸŽฎ Agents League โ€” part of Microsoft AI Skills Fest โ€” is a global AI hackathon running from June 4โ€“14, 2026, with a massive $55,000 prize pool across multiple challenge tracks.

Participants will get the chance to build:
โœ… AI-powered applications
โœ… Reasoning agents
โœ… Enterprise AI solutions using Microsoft tools

What makes this especially exciting is the focus on real-world AI development using:

  • GitHub Copilot
  • Microsoft Foundry
  • Copilot Studio
  • Microsoft 365 integrations
  • GitHub workflows

This is a great opportunity for:
๐ŸŽ“ Beginners entering AI
๐Ÿ› ๏ธ Developers building portfolios
๐Ÿš€ Students looking for hands-on experience with agentic AI

๐Ÿ“š Read more and get started here:
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/educatordeveloperblog/student-devs-build-ai-agents-compete-for-55k-in-prizes/4521764?wt.mc_id=studentamb_513536

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