Original work must be relevant from January 1, 2025– January 1, 2026, and should clearly show the impact of that work on the applicant’s organization, product, or individual performance through concrete measurements and outcomes. Submissions would be advised to focus on:

Effectiveness
A demonstrable track record of improving patient outcomes, reducing medical errors, delivering safe efficiencies, or enhancing the quality of health care.

Communicability
A proven ability to improve communication, transparency, engagement or understanding for health care providers using the tool or system.

Efficiency
Qualified impacts of how an AI solution has enabled operational efficiency, resource utilization, or cost-effectiveness in health care scenarios.

Data Ethics
Easily explainable approaches to data privacy, security, ethics and regulatory compliance.

Scalability
Ability of the AI solution to meet the needs of a variety of health systems, user types or regions, with a proven ability to be used in multiple settings.

Interoperability
Demonstrable capability to work harmoniously with legacy systems, existing technologies, devices or IT infrastructure.

All prices are in United States Dollars (USD)

Judging begins at the end of August

Finalists and winners will be revealed at the AI Impact Health Awards in New York City on September 23, 2026.

Choose a Category (see category list below)

Entry Title: Please assign a name to your project (ex: Newsweek Application for Predictive Analytics)

Objective of Work: Describe the objective of this work and thoroughly outline the intended goal(s) this AI work helped you to achieve.

Strategy and Execution: Describe the plan of action, specific steps you took to bring your AI project to life, any challenges/obstacles you overcame, as well as any distinguishing features to this AI work.

Impact and Outcomes: (The Newsweek AI Impact Health Awards will measure this category most heavily) Please share how you measured results, defined success and shared specific metrics. How has this effort impacted your business? Why do you consider this work successful?

Show Work: (not required but encouraged) Please provide any supporting documentation below to help the judging panel visualize and consider your work to determine its impact.

Supporting Documentation

URL

Video Upload

Picture

Social Links

Team Recognition: Please list names/titles/companies that should appear within publication.

Social Handles: Please list any social handles that we should tag, should we mention you/your work in social media.

Are you entering the right category?
Be sure to read the category description carefully, to ensure you are setting yourself up for success. Does your initiative align with the category you are applying for?

Tell your story
Give a compelling argument with supporting ideas on why you should be chosen. You may include photos, videos, graphics, testimonials, etc. to better tell your story.

Be mindful of wordcount
Show the judges you are an expert in your field. Be direct and keep the wordcount to a minimum.

How do I submit an entry?
Visit the Newsweek AI Impact Health Awards website to start your submission.

Can I enter more than one category?
Yes, you can enter your work in as many categories as you feel appropriate, and the entry will be judged separately for each category it is entered.

Which category(ies) should I enter?
Newsweek AI Impact Health Awards covers several categories, to allow applicants to choose the category(ies) that best fits their work. An entry can be entered in several categories. If work is entered in multiple categories, it is eligible to win multiple times. Newsweek reserves the right to move entries to other categories if appropriate.

What if a juror on the judges panel is from my company?
If there is a juror from your company on the panel, we will recuse them from judging the category you submitted for. You can still apply.

How do I know if I won?
Finalists and winners will receive an email from events@newsweek.com notifying them of their status - and are also likely be connected with Newsweek editorial staff for coverage.

Do you have to be based in the United States to enter?
No, this is a global program and entries from around the world will be considered.

Does the entry need to be in English?
We encourage you to enter an English version of your materials. All materials will be reviewed by an English-speaking judge, who will use Google Translate if necessary, in their decision-making process.

Do you have to pay an entry fee for every submission?
Yes, you will be charged an entry fee for every subcategory submitted. Price will vary based on the date you enter.

What form of payment is accepted?
You can pay via credit card. Visa, Mastercard, American Express and Discover are accepted at checkout. All prices are in United States Dollars (USD).

Additional questions? Send us an email at events@newsweek.com

Eligibility.
Eligible applicants must (a) be at least the age of majority in their country, state, province, or jurisdiction of residence (and at least twenty (20) years old in Taiwan) at the time of submission; (b) not be a resident of any of the following countries; the Balkans, Belarus, Burma, Cote D’ivoire (Ivory Coast), Cuba, Democratic Republic of Congo, Iran, Iraq, Liberia, North Korea, Russia, Sudan, Syria, or Zimbabwe; (c) not be a person or entity under U.S. export controls or sanctions; and (d) have access to the Internet.

An applicant must be the owner of the work or must be authorized by the owner to submit the work.

Employees, interns, contractors, and official office-holders of Newsweek, their respective parent, subsidiaries, affiliates, and their respective directors, officers, employees, advertising and promotion agencies, representatives, and agents (“Search Entities”), and members of the Search Entities and their immediate families (parents, siblings, children, spouses, and life partners of each, regardless of where they live) and members of the households (whether related or not) of such employees, interns, contractors, officers, and directors are ineligible to participate in the AI Impact Health Awards.

Newsweek may require an applicant to provide additional information and documentation or to execute certain waivers or releases confirming eligibility. Newsweek reserves the right to disqualify from participation any applicant who fails to provide the requested proof of eligibility.

Content of Entries.
Entries must be for original work completed between 1 January 2025 – 1 January 2026, and should clearly show the impact of that work on the applicant’s organization, product, or individual performance through concrete measurements and outcomes. 

All entries submitted to Newsweek for consideration must be truthful, original to the applicant, and complete. An entry should not contain any material that is offensive, disparaging, violent, pornographic or hateful or that violates the rights of any third-party (including any intellectual property rights or rights to privacy).

Any proprietary or sensitive business information included in or submitted with an entry should be cleared for Newsweek’s use in connection with the AI Impact Health Awards (which may include publication and distribution of the entry in any media throughout the world, including via Newsweek’s website, social media channels and print magazine). Any personal data (such as an applicant’s name and contact information) shall be collected and shared in compliance with Newsweek’s privacy policy, except that Newsweek may publish, publicly display or distribute the name and/or workplace of a winning or short-listed applicant.

Upon submission, all entries become the property of Newsweek and will not be acknowledged or returned. Newsweek reserves the right to move any entry to another category at Newsweek’s sole discretion and/or disqualify any entry from consideration for failure to meet the eligibility requirements described herein or because Newsweek has reasonably determined that the entry is inappropriate for consideration.

Payment of Entrance Fee.
To be eligible for consideration, each entry must be submitted with an entry fee as outlined on the event web-site. All expiration dates and times are based on EST. An entry will not be judged unless the fee has been paid in full by the entry deadline. The fee may be paid by using a credit card via the event site. [A work may be submitted to more than one category, but a separate entry fee must be paid for each category entered.]

Newsweek is not responsible for any stolen, misdirected, lost, late, damaged or returned payment.

Entry Review and Selection by Newsweek.
Entries that meet the eligibility requirements, deadlines and payment of the entry fees will be reviewed by our panel of judges and considered for recognition.

The panel shall consist of a panel of expert judges that cover a variety of industries and are hand picked by the Newsweek editorial team. The panel shall select award recipients based on the entrant’s ability to clearly show and communicate how they have used AI technology to solve critical business problems in different industry segments, or significantly advance capabilities and can show measurable impact on business operations.

Finalists and Winners will be announced in May 2026 and will be published on Newsweek.com. Winners will be invited (one complimentary Summit ticket – travel and hotel NOT included) to attend the AI Impact Summit on September 9-10, 2026 as a guest of Newsweek.

If an entry is selected by our panel of judges to be recognized, the additional medium and details of announcing this recognition will be determined by Newsweek. Applicant acknowledges that such recognition may not be given or broadcast in the same way for every selected applicant.

All Newsweek’s decisions with respect to eligibility and award-selection are final and all entrance fees are non-refundable.

Representations & Warranties.
By submitting an entry, an applicant represents and warrants that (a) the applicant has reached the age of majority in their place of residence and is bound by these terms and conditions, (b) the applicant, the entry submitted and the work it concerns are in compliance with all eligibility criteria described herein and (c) the reproduction, publication, display, and/or other use of the entry by Newsweek in connection with the AI Impact Health Awards, and their promotion and marketing, in any media, worldwide and in perpetuity, will not infringe on the rights of any third-parties or violate any applicable law.

Release & Indemnity.
Each applicant agrees to release Newsweek, its employees, officers and directors, representatives, affiliates, agents, independent contracts and promotional partners (the “Released Parties”) from any and all claims arising from the promotion and administration of the AI Impact Health Awards and the administration, collection and use of any award. Each applicant further agrees to defend, indemnify and hold the Released Parties harmless from and against all liability that may occur, directly or indirectly, whether caused by negligence or not, from such applicant’s participation in the AI Impact Health Awards and his or her use or publication of any award received.

Force Majeure.
The failure of Newsweek to comply with any provision of these terms and conditions due to an act of God, hurricane, war, fire, riot, earthquake, terrorism, pandemic or epidemic, act of public enemies, actions of governmental authorities or other “force majeure” event outside of the control of Newsweek will not be considered a breach of these terms and conditions.

Jurisdiction and Dispute Resolution.
Each applicant agrees that any dispute, controversy, or claim arising out of or relating to the AI Impact Health Awards, including with respect to the breach, termination, or validity these terms and conditions, shall be finally resolved by arbitration administered by the American Arbitration Association in accordance with its Commercial Arbitration Rules. The arbitration shall be conducted in New York, New York, USA in English. The number of arbitrators shall be one (1). The arbitrator shall have the authority to award any relief that would be available in a court of law or equity, and such award (a) shall be final and binding upon the parties and (b) may be entered in any court of competent jurisdiction.

The Newsweek AI Impact Health Awards are the exclusive property of Newsweek Publishing LLC.