Hackathons & Competitions

Hackathons, coding contests, case and design competitions for university students, online and on-site. Every listing links to the official source. Always confirm deadlines and eligibility there before applying.

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73 listings.

Closes in 3 days
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Learn AR with SPECS Hackathon (Snap / Devpost)

Snap / Devpost · Online · Remote

International, online. Build augmented-reality experiences for Snap Spectacles with Lens Studio; prize pool about $2,500. Suitable for beginners and design or A...

09 Nov 2026 Details
Deadline 20 Dec 2026
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Arbiter Hacks V1 (Devpost)

Arbiter Hacks / Devpost · Online · Remote

International, online, beginner friendly. Open-ended AI and web hackathon with general, social-impact and best-pitch prizes (about $7,800 total). Teams of 1 to...

20 Dec 2026 Details
Closes in 9 days
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UGREEN Hackathon 2026 on AI NAS (Devpost)

UGREEN / Devpost · Online · Remote

International, online. Build AI projects on UGREEN NAS hardware and software; prize pool about $46,000 with a preliminary round and a final round. Teams of up t...

15 Nov 2026 Details
Deadline 14 Jan 2027
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Syntax Summit hackathon

Student Organization (Devpost) · Online · Remote

International, online. Open online hackathon on DevOps, machine learning and automation themes with non-cash prizes. Confirm the deadline and eligibility on the...

14 Jan 2027 Details
Closes in 6 days
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PayPal AI Hackathon on Devpost

PayPal · Online · Remote

International, online, 1 Oct-12 Nov 2026, with $67,500 in prizes for AI, web and low-code projects. Confirm the deadline on the official site.

12 Nov 2026 Details
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HackaTUM 2026 - Technical University of Munich Hackathon

TUM School of Computation, Information and Technology · Garching near Munich, Germany · On-site

International, on-site, 27-29 November 2026. TUM's annual three-day hackathon with industry partners, coding challenges, workshops and networking. Confirm the d...

Rolling / see official site Details
Deadline 21 Dec 2026
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Arbiter Hacks V1

Arbiter Hacks · Online · Remote

International, online hackathon on Devpost with US$7,800 in prizes; beginner friendly. Build and submit a project before the deadline.

21 Dec 2026 Details
Closes in 12 days
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Meta VR Start Developer Competition 2026

Meta · Online · Remote

International, online hackathon on Devpost with prizes up to US$1,000,000 in total. Build and submit a project before the deadline.

18 Nov 2026 Details
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hackaTUM 2026

TUM (Technical University of Munich) · Garching, Munich, Germany · On-site

International, on-site. A three-day student hackathon for computer science and innovation on 27-29 November 2026, with industry partners and an awards ceremony.

Rolling / see official site Details
Closes in 3 days
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Learn AR with SPECS, Snap Devpost challenge

Devpost (SPECS) · Online · Remote

International, online. A beginner-friendly challenge to learn designing Lenses for AR glasses using a coding agent, with about USD 2,500 in prizes.

09 Nov 2026 Details
Closes tomorrow
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GreatUniHack 2026, University of Manchester

GreatUniHack · Manchester, UK · United Kingdom · On-site

National, on-site 24-hour student hackathon on 7-8 November 2026 with free entry and food; prizes supported by sponsors. Confirm the deadline on the official si...

07 Nov 2026 Details
Deadline 21 Nov 2026
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HackKings 2026, King's College London Hackathon

King's College London Tech Society · London, UK · United Kingdom · On-site

On-site student hackathon at Bush House, London, 21-22 November 2026; teams of up to four or solo entries, free, judged on technical merit, originality and exec...

21 Nov 2026 Details
Closes in 6 days
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PayPal AI Hackathon (online)

PayPal (Devpost) · Online · Remote

International, online. Build AI-powered commerce and payments projects for a $67,500 prize pool.

12 Nov 2026 Details
Deadline 20 Dec 2026
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Arbiter Hacks V1 online hackathon

Arbiter (Devpost) · Online · Remote

International, online. Beginner-friendly hackathon with a general track and a second track, over USD 7,800 in cash prizes; submissions close 20 Dec 2026.

20 Dec 2026 Details
Deadline 27 Nov 2026
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hackaTUM 2026 hackathon, Technical University of Munich

Department of Computer Science, TUM · Garching near Munich, Germany · On-site

National-scale, on-site. Three-day hackathon on 27-29 Nov 2026 with industry challenges, workshops and awards. Free to join; apply individually through the form...

27 Nov 2026 Details
Deadline 08 Jan 2027
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Microsoft Imagine Cup 2027

Microsoft · Online · Remote

International, online then final. Student teams build AI-powered solutions on the Launch or Scale track; the World Championship is in May 2027. Registration and...

08 Jan 2027 Details
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hackaTUM 2026 (Technical University of Munich)

TUM Department of Informatics · Garching near Munich, Germany · On-site

International, on-site, 27-29 November 2026. Three-day hackathon with industry challenges, workshops and awards; free to attend and held in English.

Rolling / see official site Details

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