The Firebase Studio Championship kicks off for developers with prizes from Google and GDG Cloud Astana

The Firebase Studio Championship is launching in Central Asia — a competition for developers and researchers ready to turn their ideas into real applications and compete for prizes.

The jury will consist of specialists from technology companies in Central Asia and Google employees. Prizes for finalists will be provided by the GDG Cloud Astana community organizers.

Participants will work with Firebase Studio — a powerful platform from Google with AI support for creating web and mobile applications. Finalists will present projects integrated with the Gemini API and will have the chance to win cash prizes and Google Cloud vouchers.

Key dates:

August 26 – September 20: Registration and development. Register individually or as a team of up to three people and start working on your project.

September 20–23: Announcement of finalists from Central Asia.

September 30: Final pitches in Astana, hybrid format: online/offline, location to be confirmed.

September 30: Announcement of the championship winners.

Format: online

Cost: free

Participant requirements:

— be physically located in Central Asia; also open to participants from MENA, Turkey, and Azerbaijan

— the project must be created and deployed using Firebase Studio

— the project must integrate and use the Gemini API

— must have a valid Google Cloud Platform ID.

Prizes and awards: first place: $500, second place: $400, third place: $300, fourth and fifth place: $200, and the top three will receive GCP vouchers worth $1000, $700, and $500. All finalists and top 10 will receive certificates, access to Cloudskillsboost learning resources, and Google Cloud credits.

Evaluation criteria:

Problem-solution fit 20%: relevance and value for the target audience.

Prompting and iteration skills 20%: creative use of AI tools.

Functionality and prototype quality 25%: operability, UI/UX, absence of bugs.

Creativity and uniqueness 20%: innovativeness of the idea.

Pitch and presentation 15%: a three-to-five-minute project presentation at the final event.

Why participate:

— learning: gain practical experience working with advanced Google tools

— portfolio: add an impressive AI project to your resume

— prizes: compete for monetary rewards and recognition

— community: meet other developers and Google experts.

Registration until September 15, 2025 here.