Shenzhen FinTech Competition 2026 (FinTechathon) – International Track
Tsinghua University’s PBC School of Finance and WeBank
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About This Scholarship
The Shenzhen FinTech Competition 2026 International Track is a global competition inviting university students to develop AI-powered solutions to real-world financial challenges under the theme ‘AI as a Financial Participant.’ Selected finalists receive international travel, accommodation, and the opportunity to compete for a prize pool of RMB 250,000.
What This Scholarship Covers
- No registration fee
- International round-trip travel and accommodation for invited finalists
- Total prize pool of RMB 250,000 (First Prize: RMB 100,000, Second Prize: RMB 80,000, Third Prize: RMB 50,000, Best Innovation Award: RMB 20,000, and Excellence Awards)
- Career fast-track interview access to WeBank for outstanding teams
Who Can Apply
- 1 Must be a full-time undergraduate, master’s, or PhD student enrolled at an overseas university or research institution outside Mainland China, Hong Kong SAR, Macao SAR, and Chinese Taipei.
- 2 Must form a team of 2 to 5 students.
- 3 At least 60% of team members must be non-Chinese nationals.
- 4 Each participant may join only one team across the competition’s two tracks.
- 5 All submissions, presentations, and reviews must be in English.