{"id":1205,"date":"2026-03-20T13:28:07","date_gmt":"2026-03-20T07:58:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/internshala.com\/competitions\/?p=1205"},"modified":"2026-03-20T13:28:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T07:58:09","slug":"games-for-change-g4c-student-challenge-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/internshala.com\/competitions\/games-for-change-g4c-student-challenge-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Games for Change (G4C) Student Challenge 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>\ud83d\udccc <strong>About the Event<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The G4C Student Challenge is an international game design competition inviting young people aged 10 to 25 to create digital games inspired by the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Organised by Games for Change (G4C), New York, the program transforms youth passion for video games into a force for real-world impact. Now in its eleventh year, the Student Challenge has reached more than 70,000 students and almost 2,000 educators across 600 cities in 91 countries, inspiring over 6,600 original student-designed games. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-background is-style-default\" style=\"background-color:#f0f0f0;color:#f0f0f0\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2139\ufe0f <strong>Event Details<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Category:<\/strong> Game Design, Coding, STEAM, Social Impact, Digital Storytelling<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Organizer:<\/strong> Games for Change (G4C), New York, supported by Take-Two Interactive, Endless, Unity, Verizon, World Food Program USA, and Global Game Jam<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Eligibility:<\/strong> Young people aged 10 to 25 from any country, including India<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Open To:<\/strong> Global including India<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Team Size:<\/strong> Individual or teams of 2 to 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