Qualcomm AI Program for Innovators 2026 Application & Selection

Qualcomm AI Program for Innovators 2026 - APAC is open for registration from now until 30 April 2026.

Application

The process of applying is simple. Just fill out the registration form with all the required information, read and accept the official rules for Qualcomm AI Program for Innovators 2026, and submit your proposal along with all required information. There is no entry fee or additional step needed to apply.

Eligibility

The program is open to any startup company incorporated and registered in Japan, Singapore, or South Korea.

Selection Criteria

Qualcomm Technologies will consider every proposal based on its merits, weighing a variety of factors such as innovative use cases of Edge AI technologies, relevance to regional needs, social or practical impacts of the proposed solution and business potential.  The full criteria used to evaluate each proposal is outlined in the official rules.

Qualcomm relentlessly innovates to deliver intelligent computing everywhere, helping the world tackle some of its most important challenges. Our leading-edge AI, high performance, low-power computing, and unrivaled connectivity deliver proven solutions that transform major industries. At Qualcomm, we are engineering human progress.

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