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Build, Ship, Shape: Amazon Developer Hackathon

Hackathon · Amazon Developer; administered by DevpostOnline

Eligibility to be confirmed Open to individuals of local majority age, teams and established organizations, excluding Brazil, Quebec, Russia, Crimea, Cuba, Iran, North Korea and other restricted jurisdictions. Promotion-related personnel and conflicts of interest are restricted. · Developers, Startup teams

Free · Prize: The official overview lists US$138,000 in cash prizes, plus AWS credits and meetings with Amazon's developer team.

Artificial intelligenceWeb development

Submission deadline23/10/2026, 19:00UTC◷ Closes in 6 days

ARC Prize 2026 - ARC-AGI-2

Data science competition · ARC Prize FoundationOnline on Kaggle

Eligibility to be confirmed Individuals or teams of up to 5 may participate. Requires a Kaggle account and the older of 18 or the local age of majority, unless the sponsor agrees with appropriate guardian consent. Residents of Crimea, the so-called DNR or LNR, Cuba, Iran or North Korea, and persons or entity representatives under U.S. export controls or sanctions, cannot enter. Local laws also apply. Competition-entity personnel may participate subject to internal policy but cannot win prizes. · Researchers, Developers, University students

Free · Prize: Up to US$700,000: US$275,000 progress prizes, US$275,000 innovation prize, and a conditional US$150,000 bonus unlocked at at least 85% accuracy.

Artificial intelligenceModel evaluation

Registration deadline26/10/2026, 23:59UTCCloses in 9 days

ARC Prize 2026 - ARC-AGI-3

Data science competition · ARC Prize FoundationOnline on Kaggle

Eligibility to be confirmed Individuals or teams of up to 8 may participate. Requires a Kaggle account and the older of 18 or the local age of majority, unless the sponsor agrees with appropriate guardian consent. Residents of Crimea, the so-called DNR or LNR, Cuba, Iran or North Korea, and persons or entity representatives under U.S. export controls or sanctions, cannot enter. Local laws also apply. Competition-entity personnel may participate subject to internal policy but cannot win prizes. · Researchers, Developers, University students

Free · Prize: Up to US$850,000: US$150,000 in progress prizes (US$75,000 final leaderboard and US$75,000 milestones), plus a US$700,000 bonus unlocked only at 100% accuracy.

Artificial intelligenceModel evaluation

Registration deadline26/10/2026, 23:59UTCCloses in 9 days

AWS CDS Agentic AI Partner Hackathon

Hackathon · Amazon Web Services (hosted on Devpost)Online

Eligibility to be confirmed APN member organizations and their employees · AWS Partner Network (APN) member organizations and their employees

Free · Prize: USD 40,000 prize pool

AI agentsAWSCloud services

Submission deadline28/10/2026, 20:00UTCCloses in 11 days

Nebius x NVIDIA Global AI Hackathon

Hackathon · Nebius B.V.; NVIDIA partner; administered by DevpostOnline; optional Builders & Brews city events

Free · Prize: US$50,000 in cash prizes, including a US$20,000 grand prize, plus NVIDIA hardware and merchandise awards.

Artificial intelligenceLarge language models

Submission deadline30/10/2026, 17:00UTCCloses in 13 days

OpenAtom Competition: Open Source Industry Solution Innovation 2026

Open-source solutions competition · OpenAtom Foundation and Beijing economic/IT authorities; organized by OSChinaHybrid · Online entry/submission; onsite finals in Beijing Yizhuang

Eligibility to be confirmed Organization applications only, no individual entries; up to 8 people with one named lead · Companies, University labs, Research organizations, Open-source community, Industry consortia

Fee unknown · Prize: Advertised RMB 1 million package combining cash, computing, tokens and large-model API resources; cash share is unspecified.

Open sourceAI agentsSmart hardwareAIGC

Entry and submission deadline31/10/2026, 16:00UTCCloses in 14 days

Predicting Airline Satisfaction - Kaggle October Playground

Algorithm competition · Kaggle / Google LLCOnline; subject to official territorial and legal restrictions

Eligibility to be confirmed Individuals or teams of up to 3; up to 10 submissions per day · Developers, Data scientists, Researchers

Free · Prize: Kaggle merchandise for first, second and third place; no cash prize. Merchandise is awarded only once per person in this series.

Machine learningTabular dataClassification prediction

Registration deadline31/10/2026, 23:59UTCCloses in 14 days

YouCam API Skin AI & eCommerce VTO Hackathon 2026

AI application hackathon · Perfect Mobile Corp. (Perfect Corp.)Online; residents/entities in China and other excluded territories are ineligible

Eligibility to be confirmed Individuals, teams or organizations; teams appoint a representative; size limit unspecified · Individuals of legal adult age in their place of residence, eligible teams or organizations; China and other excluded territories are ineligible

Free · Prize: USD 6,000 cash prize pool

Skin AIVirtual try-onE-commerce AIAI API

Registration and project submission deadline02/11/2026, 16:45UTCCloses in 16 days

ARC Prize 2026 - Paper Track

AI competition · ARC Prize FoundationOnline

Eligibility to be confirmed Individual or team of up to 8 · ARC participants, AI researchers

Free · Prize: USD 75,000 base pool: 50,000 / 20,000 / 5,000. An additional USD 375,000 pool is conditional on papers scoring above 4.5/5 and is shared among qualifying papers, subject to sponsor judging and rules.

AGIPapersReasoning

Paper submission deadline09/11/2026, 23:59UTCCloses in 23 days

Google - The Gemma 4 Developer Agent Paper Track

AI / Machine Learning · Google DeepMindOnline · Pending verification

Eligibility to be confirmed Maximum team size: 5 · Pending verification

Fee unknown · Prize: 35000 USD

Final submission12/11/2026, 23:59UTCCloses in 26 days

Jingrui AI Creation Competition 2026

AI film and television creation competition · Hujing Entertainment GroupHybrid · Online submission; top 25 attend judging at Alibaba Beijing entertainment campus

Eligibility to be confirmed Individual or team; team representative must satisfy identity/contact conditions, size limit unspecified · AI video creators, Film and television teams

Fee unknown · Prize: RMB 10 million pre-tax across 265 awards, top award RMB 2 million. Team awards are per work, not per member. Compliant payment, identity and tax documentation is required.

AIGCVideo creationFilm and television

Submission deadline22/11/2026, 15:59UTCCloses in 36 days

Google - The Gemma 4 Developer Agent Competition

AI / Machine Learning · Google DeepMindOnline · Pending verification

Eligibility to be confirmed Maximum team size: 5 · Pending verification

Fee unknown · Prize: 65000 USD 1st Place - $37,000 2nd Place - $18,000 3rd Place - $10,000

Final submission02/12/2026, 23:59UTCCloses in 46 days

The Pokémon Company - PTCG AI Battle Challenge Playground

Algorithm competition · The Pokémon CompanyOnline; subject to official territorial and legal restrictions

Eligibility to be confirmed Individuals or teams of up to 5; up to 5 submissions per day · Developers, Data scientists, Researchers

Free · Prize: Choice of Kaggle merchandise per member of each of the top five teams. No cash prize in this Playground.

Artificial intelligenceAI agentsReinforcement learning

Registration deadline01/01/2027, 23:59UTCCloses in 76 days

NFL Big Data Bowl 2027

AI competition · National Football LeagueOnline; invited finalists may present at the NFL Scouting Combine

Eligibility to be confirmed Individual or team of up to 5 · Data science developers, Sports analytics researchers

Free · Prize: USD 100,000 total: Open USD 45,000, University USD 45,000, and a USD 10,000 Combine presentation award restricted to invited finalists.

Sports analyticsTracking dataData science

Writeup submission deadline06/01/2027, 23:59UTCCloses in 81 days

Date to be confirmed

Google Cloud AI Builder Cup 2026

Generative AI hackathon · Hack2skill; sponsored by Google CloudHybrid · JAPAC online; Singapore finale

Eligibility to be confirmed 2–4; solo registration can precede team formation · Working professionals, entrepreneurs and startup teams aged 21 and over; students are ineligible for this edition

Free · Prize: USD 30,000 cash pool; sponsored travel for up to two finalists per team

Generative AIGoogle CloudAI applications

Registration and team formation deadline2026-10-11 · Exact time / time zone not announced

The time is unconfirmed or the event is cancelled and cannot be added.

1st AIGC & Visual Creation Competition 2026

AIGC creation · Communication University of China; China News Technology AssociationOnline

Eligibility to be confirmed Institution and individual groups; membership requirements apply to institution entries (see rules) · Organizations, Individual creators, University students

Free · Prize: Award details pending verification

AIGCVisualizationData journalism

Registration and preliminary project submission deadline2026-10-11 · Exact time / time zone not announced

The time is unconfirmed or the event is cancelled and cannot be added.

Ambition for Korea 2026: Bloom × Anthropic AI Hackathon

Hackathon · Bloom, with Anthropic, Seoul Metropolitan Government and Seoul AI HubIn person · Seoul AI Hub, 108 Taebong-ro, Seocho-gu, Seoul, Korea

Eligibility to be confirmed 2–4 adults aged 18+; individual approvals; 150 places. · 成年人, AI developers, Startup teams

Free · Prize: USD500 Claude development credits per participant; eight finalist teams pitch to VCs. Cash prizes unconfirmed.

Generative AI大模型应用产品开发

Application deadline2026-10-22 · Exact time / time zone not announced

The time is unconfirmed or the event is cancelled and cannot be added.

AMD Developer Hackathon: ACT III

AI hackathon · lablab.ai, AMD and partnersHybrid · Online, with optional Italy onsite component

Eligibility to be confirmed Individual or team, 1–6 people · AI developers, Startup teams

Fee unknown · Prize: Advertised package exceeds USD 12,000. AMD and Google each list USD 5,000 in prizes; Evolus awards are developer plans and platform credits, with additional hardware awards. Confirm each award type and conditions.

AMDAI agentsAI applications

Submission cutoffDate to be confirmed

The time is unconfirmed or the event is cancelled and cannot be added.

ARC Prize 2026

Competition · ARC Prize Inc.Online (global)

Eligibility to be confirmed Teams; open source required for prizes · AI researchers, ML engineers, Open-source community

Free · Prize: $2M total across ARC-AGI-3 / ARC-AGI-2 / Paper Prize tracks

AGIAbstract reasoningARC-AGI-2/3 benchmarksOpen sourceKaggle

Submission deadline2026-11-02 · Exact time / time zone not announced

The time is unconfirmed or the event is cancelled and cannot be added.

AssemblyAI Voice Agent Hackathon 2026

AI application hackathon · AssemblyAI and lablab.aiOnline

Eligibility to be confirmed Team size unverified · Developers, Designers

Fee unknown · Prize: USD 5,000 cash plus USD 5,000 service credits.

Speech AIAI Agent

Build and registration window ends2026-09-30 · Exact time / time zone not announced

The time is unconfirmed or the event is cancelled and cannot be added.

Agentic AI Hackathon @ AWS Community Day Bay Area 2026

Hackathon · AWS Community Day Bay Area (Bay Area AWS User Group volunteers)Hybrid · Online build; offline finals in San Francisco

Eligibility to be confirmed Teams of 2-4; must also register for AWS Community Day · Teams of 2–4, AWS community participants

Free · Prize: AWS credits: USD 2,000 champion, USD 1,200 runner-up (per person, up to 4)

AI agentsAWSCloud services

Team registration deadline2026-09-28 · Exact time / time zone not announced

The time is unconfirmed or the event is cancelled and cannot be added.

Black Forest Hackathon 2026 (Smart Automation Edition)

hackathon · Black Forest Hackathon (sponsored by companies in Germany's Black Forest region incl. badenova, EDEKA Südwest, FALK)In person · flow1986, Offenburg, Germany (in-person)

Eligibility to be confirmed Teams formed on-site (Friday team-building session); team size cap not published · developers, AI enthusiasts, UX designers, product managers, business professionals, students

Free · Prize: Five prizes, total value EUR 5,000-10,000

AIsmart automationgenerative AIrapid prototyping

Registration openDate to be confirmed

The time is unconfirmed or the event is cancelled and cannot be added.

AI + Education Innovation Application Skills Competition 2026

AI education application competition · China Association for Educational Technology (CAET)Hybrid · Online applications and review; finals venue TBA, awards in Wuxi, China

Eligibility to be confirmed Individuals or teams; generally up to 5, AI For Science up to 6; track-specific rules prevail · Teachers, Education administrators, University students, Scientific researchers

Free · Prize: Honor certificates and promotion. The accelerator-model adaptation track offers eligible teams RMB 1,000 worth of API tokens, a credit award.

AI educationAI For ScienceInnovation and entrepreneurship

Registration and materials deadline2026-10-15 · Exact time / time zone not announced

The time is unconfirmed or the event is cancelled and cannot be added.

CrowdStrike x NVIDIA AgentWorks Hackathon

AI agents · CrowdStrike (with NVIDIA)Online

Eligibility to be confirmed Requires access to CrowdStrike Falcon console / Charlotte AI · Security operations professionals, CrowdStrike customers

Free · Prize: See official page for awards

AI agentsCybersecuritySOC

Submission deadline2026-10-20 · Exact time / time zone not announced

The time is unconfirmed or the event is cancelled and cannot be added.

15th China Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition — Industrial AI Agents Track

Industrial AI innovation and entrepreneurship competition · MIIT Torch High Technology Industry Development Center and Beijing Fengtai District GovernmentHybrid · Online preliminaries; onsite finals in Fengtai, Beijing

Eligibility to be confirmed Enterprise groups: OPC, startup and growth-stage; university-team size limit unspecified · Companies, University students, Young researchers

Fee unknown · Prize: RMB 580,000 listed cash awards: 2×100,000, 4×50,000 and 6×30,000. Relocation, computing and other policy support are separate and conditional.

Industrial agentsSmart manufacturingInnovation and entrepreneurship

Registration deadline2026-10-31 · Exact time / time zone not announced

The time is unconfirmed or the event is cancelled and cannot be added.

Enveda CASMI 2026 - Molecule ID From Mass Spectra

Data science competition · Enveda Biosciences (on Kaggle; tied to the CASMI 2026 academic contest)Online

Eligibility to be confirmed Teams of up to 5 (per competition rules) · Data scientists, Researchers, Students

Free · Prize: $50,000 total ($16,000 / $12,000 / $9,000 / $7,000 / $6,000 for places 1-5)

Machine learningComputational chemistry/computational biologyMolecular structure prediction from mass spectrometry

Registration/entry deadline2026-12-07 · Exact time / time zone not announced

The time is unconfirmed or the event is cancelled and cannot be added.

FuturEd AI Hackathon 2026

AI applications · Epignosis / TalentLMS and University of Crete CSDIn person · Heraklion, Greece

Eligibility to be confirmed Ages 18+; teams of 2–4 · Developers, Educators

Fee unknown · Prize: Three categories, each offering €2,000 in prizes

AI in education

Application deadline2026-09-24 · Exact time / time zone not announced

The time is unconfirmed or the event is cancelled and cannot be added.

Global Call for AI × SDG Best Practices 2026

Call for AI best practices · NIRA, World Economic Council and EtionOnline · Worldwide online call

Eligibility to be confirmed Companies, universities, research institutions or innovation teams; at most two projects per organization · Companies, Universities, Research organizations, Innovation teams

Free · Prize: No cash-prize or award amount stated in the official call.

SustainabilityAI practiceSDG

Application deadline2027-03-31 · Exact time / time zone not announced

The time is unconfirmed or the event is cancelled and cannot be added.

AI for SDGs — Global Youth AI Future Innovation Competition 2026 (Macau Secondary School Division)

Innovative applications · UNU Institute in Macau, UNU Global AI Network, Macau Computer Society (guided by United Nations University; supported by the Macau Education and Youth Development Bureau)Hybrid · Online submission; offline global final and award ceremony in Macau

Eligibility to be confirmed Up to 3 students per team from the same school with 1-2 advisors; up to 5 teams per school · Secondary school students

Free · Prize: Macau Grand Award for 1 team (MOP/RMB 2,000), Gold Awards for 2 teams (1,000 each), plus Excellence awards; winning teams receive participation certificates

AI educationSocial innovationSustainability

Public registration and submission deadline2026-10-09 · Exact time / time zone not announced

The time is unconfirmed or the event is cancelled and cannot be added.

2026 Guangdong AI & Robotics Skills Competition

Competition · GD Dept. of Industry & IT, DRC and HRSS (organized by Guangdong AI Industry Association)In person · Guangzhou, China (finals)

Eligibility to be confirmed Individual (AI Trainer, max 2 per org per group) or teams of up to 2 (robotics tracks) · Working professionals, Vocational school students, Company teams

Free · Prize: 1st/2nd/3rd prizes (top 20%) plus merit awards; official Level-3/Level-2 occupational skill certificates

Artificial intelligenceAI digital content generationGenerative AIRoboticsVocational skills

AI trainer competition registration deadline2026-10-15 · Exact time / time zone not announced

The time is unconfirmed or the event is cancelled and cannot be added.

China (Guangxi)–ASEAN AI + Law Application Innovation Competition 2026

AI applications · Guangxi Department of Justice and Wuzhou Municipal GovernmentHybrid · Online / Nanning, China

Eligibility to be confirmed Normally 2–5 members; student-track conditions apply · Companies, University students, Research teams, Developers

Free · Prize: Certificates and cash; amounts unverified

Legal techAI applications

Registration milestone (original wording: before October 15)2026-10-15 · Exact time / time zone not announced

The time is unconfirmed or the event is cancelled and cannot be added.

Hack IT ON'26 KPRIET Hackathon

Student hackathon · KPRIET Department of Information TechnologyIn person · KPRIET campus, Coimbatore, India

Eligibility to be confirmed Two to four students · Students

Paid · Prize: INR 20,000 cash pool; conditional internship opportunities.

AI/MLApplication development

Registration deadline2026-09-30 · Exact time / time zone not announced

The time is unconfirmed or the event is cancelled and cannot be added.

Hack-Nation 7th Global AI Hackathon

Hackathon · Hack-Nation (with MIT Club of Northern California and MIT Club of Germany; sponsors incl. OpenAI, Databricks, World Bank)Hybrid · Hybrid: online + 15+ global hubs

Eligibility to be confirmed Application-based; no pre-formed team or idea required · AI builders worldwide (application required)

Fee unknown · Prize: USD 30K+ cash and API credits plus USD 200K+ in AI tools and credits

AI productsHackathonEntrepreneurship

Application deadline (Batch 6)2026-09-26 · Exact time / time zone not announced

The time is unconfirmed or the event is cancelled and cannot be added.

Hack2Heal 2.0 - Global Healthcare Innovation Hackathon

Hackathon · Institute of Engineering & ManagementOnline

Eligibility to be confirmed Only currently enrolled college or university students may enter, individually or in teams. All members must qualify; school students are ineligible. The overview additionally requires local majority age and lists restricted jurisdictions. · University students

Free · Prize: US$100 cash prize for the final-round winner. Publication, research and internship opportunities are subject to additional review or selection.

Health technologyArtificial intelligence

Registration deadline2026-09-10 · Exact time / time zone not announced

The time is unconfirmed or the event is cancelled and cannot be added.

HackAlem AI 2026

AI applications · Astana Hub and partnersIn person · EXPO, Astana, Kazakhstan

Eligibility to be confirmed 18+; up to three, with relevant skills or education · Developers, Technology students

Free · Prize: $100,000 cash; API and other resources are separate

AI Agent

Registration deadline2026-09-19 · Exact time / time zone not announced

The time is unconfirmed or the event is cancelled and cannot be added.

hackCBS 9.0: Artificial Intelligence Track (2026)

Hackathon · Kronos, the Tech Society of SSCBS / hackCBSIn person · SSCBS, New Delhi, India

Eligibility to be confirmed 2–4 students; international students welcome; student ID and shortlisting required. · Students, 国际学生

Free · Prize: INR125,000 cash across six awards; first/second/third: INR50,000/35,000/25,000.

Artificial intelligenceGenerative AIMachine learning

报名与组队截止2026-10-18 · Exact time / time zone not announced

The time is unconfirmed or the event is cancelled and cannot be added.

Hackyard Build 2026 (IIT Guwahati)

Hackathon · Hackyard (partners: Render, FlutterFlow, Maritime)In person · IIT Guwahati, India (in-person build); applications online

Eligibility to be confirmed Solo or teams of 2–4 · Developers, Designers, Students, Entrepreneur

Free · Prize: Best Build / Best Use of AI / Wildcard awards; $100 Hackyard LLM credits per selected project; Render credits and placement rewards (cash TBC)

Artificial intelligenceAI agentsApplication development

Online application deadline2026-10-10 · Exact time / time zone not announced

The time is unconfirmed or the event is cancelled and cannot be added.

HammerHAI Manufacturing AI Hackathon 2026

AI creativity challenge · HammerHAI / hub:disruptIn person · Ostra-Lounge, Dresden

Eligibility to be confirmed Team size unverified · Manufacturing and AI professionals

Fee unknown · Prize: Development support for winning idea

Industrial AIManufacturing

Registration deadline pending verificationDate to be confirmed

The time is unconfirmed or the event is cancelled and cannot be added.

2026 Huairou Science City AI for Science · OPC Innovation Challenge

Competition · Beijing Huairou Science City Development Group Co., Ltd. (host); Huairou Science City Administrative Committee (guidance)In person · Huairou Science City, Beijing (all tracks offline)

Eligibility to be confirmed Challenge-list teams of 2+; hackathon solo or teams up to 5 · University AI laboratories, Research institutes, AI startups, Independent developers, Students

Free · Prize: CNY 100k+ per challenge list, CNY 3M+ total list bounties (CNY 20k for unadopted projects); separate hackathon pool; up to CNY 500k OPC support

AI for ScienceAI agentsEmbodied roboticsAIGCMulti-agent interconnection

Hackathon registration deadline2026-11-10 · Exact time / time zone not announced

The time is unconfirmed or the event is cancelled and cannot be added.

2026 Huazhi University Student AI Competition

AI knowledge competition · China Land Economics Society Industrial Innovation Committee; China Mobile Communications Association Institute of Education & Science (platform: Saikr)Online (optional offline paper-based via universities)

Eligibility to be confirmed Individual · University students, General public

Paid · Prize: See event page for awards

AI fundamentalsObjective-question competition

Registration deadline2026-10-18 · Exact time / time zone not announced

The time is unconfirmed or the event is cancelled and cannot be added.

IBM Z Datathon 2026

AI data challenge · Shooting Stars FoundationHybrid · Online and partner venues

Eligibility to be confirmed Team size unverified · University students

Free · Prize: $50,000+ advertised

AI for social goodData science

Worldwide registration deadline pending verificationDate to be confirmed

The time is unconfirmed or the event is cancelled and cannot be added.

2026 iCAN x Baidu AI No-Code Agent Challenge

AI agents · iCAN Competition Organizing Committee (with Baidu AI Cloud, NexAI)Hybrid · Online development; offline finals (venue TBA)

Eligibility to be confirmed University and open groups; individuals or teams of 2-5; no cross-group mixing · Currently enrolled university students, General public

Free · Prize: Certificates and benefits (e.g., Baidu internship fast track); no cash prizes

AI agentsNo codeAI applications

Entry and submission deadline2026-10-15 · Exact time / time zone not announced

The time is unconfirmed or the event is cancelled and cannot be added.

InstaLILY × Google DeepMind Toronto Hackathon 2026

AI applications · InstaLILY with Google DeepMindHybrid · Online and Toronto, Canada

Eligibility to be confirmed Solo · Students, Early-career engineers

Free · Prize: Fast-track to final-round hiring interviews

Multi-agent systems

Registration deadline2026-09-24 · Exact time / time zone not announced

The time is unconfirmed or the event is cancelled and cannot be added.

AI for Impact 2026 (Kaplan Singapore)

Hackathon · Kaplan (Singapore)In person · Kaplan Singapore campus (on-site; pitch stage online)

Eligibility to be confirmed Kaplan Singapore students and adjunct lecturers only · Current Kaplan Singapore students, Kaplan part-time lecturers

Fee unknown · Prize: S$12,000 prize pool

AI applicationsInterdisciplinaryStudent competitions

Registration deadline2026-09-26 · Exact time / time zone not announced

The time is unconfirmed or the event is cancelled and cannot be added.

Shenzhen Longhua AI Short-Drama Production Competition 2026

AIGC visual media · Shenzhen Longhua District (District Human Resources Bureau)Hybrid · Online/theory first round; offline finals in Longhua, Shenzhen

Eligibility to be confirmed Individual; must live, work or study in Shenzhen and be 16+ · People working, studying or living in Shenzhen (aged 16 and over)

Free · Prize: Part of the 2026 Shenzhen Skills Competition series

AIGCShort dramasVocational skills

Registration deadline2026-10-10 · Exact time / time zone not announced

The time is unconfirmed or the event is cancelled and cannot be added.

Open Scientific Intelligence (OSI) Hackathon 2026

Scientific AI hackathon · Ben Blaiszik and the OSI organizing communityHybrid · Worldwide local sites and virtual participation

Eligibility to be confirmed 3–10 suggested; no enforced size limit · Students, researchers and professionals from all backgrounds

Free · Prize: 2026 award details not announced

Scientific AILarge language modelsAI AgentPhysical sciencesMathematics

Event starts (not a registration deadline)2026-10-21 · Exact time / time zone not announced

The time is unconfirmed or the event is cancelled and cannot be added.

portableMRI NerdFest-2 2026: MRI and AI Hackathon

Hackathon · SUTD, CUHK Shenzhen and Chiba UniversityIn person · CUHK Shenzhen, Shenzhen, China

Eligibility to be confirmed About five per team; beginner and advanced tracks by technical theme. · Students, Researchers, 工程师

Paid · Prize: Cash awards not established; collaborative engineering challenge.

医疗AI深度学习便携MRI

最终报名截止待公布Date to be confirmed

The time is unconfirmed or the event is cancelled and cannot be added.

PROMPTOTHON 2026 AI Edition (24-Hour Hackathon)

Hackathon · AVN Institute of Engineering and Technology (AVN IET)In person · AVN Institute of Engineering & Technology, Hyderabad, Telangana, India

Eligibility to be confirmed Teams of 2–4 · Students, Developers, AI enthusiasts

Paid · Prize: Prizes worth INR 40,000; pre-placement interview opportunities

LLMAI/MLAutomationOpen innovation

Registration deadline2026-09-25 · Exact time / time zone not announced

The time is unconfirmed or the event is cancelled and cannot be added.

Agentic Dollars on Bitcoin 2026

AI hackathon · RGB Protocol AssociationIn person · BLOX, Turin

Eligibility to be confirmed 2–4; solo applicants welcome · Developers

Free · Prize: €6,000 cash

AI AgentLocal AIBitcoin

Application deadline2026-10-03 · Exact time / time zone not announced

The time is unconfirmed or the event is cancelled and cannot be added.

RIMPA Global Hackathon 2026

AI governance challenge · RIMPA GlobalHybrid · Royal Randwick, Sydney; one member must attend

Eligibility to be confirmed 2–5 · Students, Information management and technology professionals

Free · Prize: First prize AUD 10,000

AI governanceInformation trustworthiness

Application submission deadline2026-10-12 · Exact time / time zone not announced

The time is unconfirmed or the event is cancelled and cannot be added.

Robbyant Embodied AI Challenge 2026

Embodied intelligence · Robbyant, ModelScope and Alibaba Cloud TianchiHybrid · Online preliminary; Shanghai final

Eligibility to be confirmed 2–5 members, one captain; one team per person · University students, company teams and independent developers; worldwide registration, with prize restrictions for organizer employees detailed on the official website

Fee unknown · Prize: RMB 280,000 advertised prize pool

Embodied intelligenceVision-language-action modelsRobotics

Registration and preliminary round deadline2026-10-26 · Exact time / time zone not announced

The time is unconfirmed or the event is cancelled and cannot be added.

robo.innovate Physical AI Hackathon 2026

Physical AI and robotics hackathon · TUM robo.innovate, TUM Venture Lab Robotics/AI and UnternehmerTUM MakerSpaceIn person · Munich Urban Colab and MIRMI Geriatronics Campus, Germany

Eligibility to be confirmed Individuals may apply; the site prefers 5–6-person teams and matches participants · Students, researchers, engineers, developers, founders and robotics/AI enthusiasts

Free · Prize: The site advertises prizes worth more than €10,000; exact awards to be announced

Physical AIRoboticsComputer visionAI Agent

Event starts2026-10-23 · Exact time / time zone not announced

The time is unconfirmed or the event is cancelled and cannot be added.

RunningHub Global AIGC Film Competition 2026

AIGC visual media · RunningHubOnline

Eligibility to be confirmed Team restrictions unverified · Film and television creators

Fee unknown · Prize: RMB 3.5m cash + 2m compute

Generative AIFilm and television creation

Registration and teaser trailer deadline2026-10-09 · Exact time / time zone not announced

The time is unconfirmed or the event is cancelled and cannot be added.

Since AI Hackathon 2026

AI hackathon · Since AIIn person · EduCity, Turku, Finland; on-site only

Eligibility to be confirmed Solo or teams of up to five · Developers, Researchers, Students, Entrepreneur

Free · Prize: EUR50,000 cash pool

AI applicationsIndustry challenges

Registration deadline pending verificationDate to be confirmed

The time is unconfirmed or the event is cancelled and cannot be added.

Snapdragon AI Lab Build & Present Challenge 2026

AI application challenge · QualcommOnline; Indian residents only

Eligibility to be confirmed Individual; one eligible submission · Indian residents aged 18 and over

Free · Prize: Laptops, mentorship and conditional internship/showcase opportunities; no cash award established.

On-device AIAI applications

Registration deadline2026-09-30 · Exact time / time zone not announced

The time is unconfirmed or the event is cancelled and cannot be added.

TechEx Amsterdam AI Hackathon 2026

AI hackathon · TechEx Events and lablab.aiHybrid · Online and RAI Amsterdam

Eligibility to be confirmed Size unverified · Developers

Fee unknown · Prize: To be announced

AI AgentAI applications

Registration deadline pending verificationDate to be confirmed

The time is unconfirmed or the event is cancelled and cannot be added.

Tmall AI Hackathon · Campus Challenge (2026)

Hackathon · Taotian Group (Tmall 3C Digital); chief sponsor Intel; technical support Alibaba CloudHybrid · Preliminaries online; grand final offline in Hangzhou (48-hour hackathon + pitch)

Eligibility to be confirmed University and high-school students across China, solo or cross-school teams · University students, Secondary school students, University developers

Free · Prize: CNY 60,000 grand champion; CNY 30,000 per track champion; plus hardware, compute tokens and interview fast-track with partner companies

Artificial intelligenceHackathonAI application developmentDevice–cloud collaborationAIGC

Registration deadline2026-10-07 · Exact time / time zone not announced

The time is unconfirmed or the event is cancelled and cannot be added.

UZH.ai Business–Academia Hackathon 2026

AI hackathon · UZH.ai, University of ZurichIn person · Bluelion, Zurich, Switzerland; onsite both days

Eligibility to be confirmed Interdisciplinary teams of 5–7; individual applications may be placed in teams if space allows · University of Zurich students

Fee unknown · Prize: Prizes and company gifts; amounts unspecified. Food is provided.

Generative AIOrganizational innovationHuman–machine collaboration

Application deadline2026-10-11 · Exact time / time zone not announced

The time is unconfirmed or the event is cancelled and cannot be added.

Vultr: Agent Rush Hackathon

AI hackathon · lablab.ai, Vultr and partnersHybrid · Online; optional Salt Lake City, Utah onsite component

Eligibility to be confirmed Individual or team, 1–6 people · AI developers, Engineering teams

Fee unknown · Prize: USD 9,000 cash pool plus USD 5,000 in credits. The page also advertises USD 200 building credits per participant, subject to redemption details and updates.

AI agentsVultrInfrastructure

Submission cutoffDate to be confirmed

The time is unconfirmed or the event is cancelled and cannot be added.

WorkatoHack: Agentic India 2026

AI hackathon · Workato and MOURI TechIn person · Madhapur, Hyderabad, India

Eligibility to be confirmed 2–4 · Developers

Free · Prize: $6,000+ in prizes

AI AgentMCPEnterprise automation

Registration deadline2026-10-04 · Exact time / time zone not announced

The time is unconfirmed or the event is cancelled and cannot be added.

World Bank Small AI for Development Hackathon 2026

Hackathon · World Bank Group / Hack-NationHybrid · Online or Hack-Nation hubs; winners showcase in Seoul, South Korea

Eligibility to be confirmed Individuals or teams of up to four; every member must register and qualify · Developers, Researchers, University students, Startup teams

Free · Prize: Three sector winners receive supported travel to present in Seoul. No cash amount is published; visa expenses follow the official terms.

Artificial intelligenceHealth technologyAgriculture technologyTourism technology

Application deadline2026-09-26 · Exact time / time zone not announced

The time is unconfirmed or the event is cancelled and cannot be added.

Rolling applications · Always open

Contradictory, My Dear Watson

Ongoing practice competition · KaggleOnline

Eligibility to be confirmed Individual or team of up to 5 · Machine learning learners, Data science developers

Free · Prize: No cash prizes; ongoing practice and leaderboard

NLPMultilingual

Rolling applicationsAlways open · No fixed deadline

The time is unconfirmed or the event is cancelled and cannot be added.

House Prices - Advanced Regression Techniques

Ongoing practice competition · KaggleOnline

Eligibility to be confirmed Individual or team of up to 10 · Machine learning learners, Data science developers

Free · Prize: No cash prizes; ongoing practice and leaderboard

RegressionTabular learning

Rolling applicationsAlways open · No fixed deadline

The time is unconfirmed or the event is cancelled and cannot be added.

LLM Classification Finetuning

Ongoing practice competition · KaggleOnline

Eligibility to be confirmed Individual or team of up to 10 · Machine learning learners, Data science developers

Free · Prize: No cash prizes; ongoing practice and leaderboard

LLMNLP

Rolling applicationsAlways open · No fixed deadline

The time is unconfirmed or the event is cancelled and cannot be added.

Spaceship Titanic

Ongoing practice competition · Google LLCOnline

Eligibility to be confirmed Individual or team of up to 10 · Machine learning learners, Data science developers

Free · Prize: No cash prizes; ongoing practice and leaderboard

Tabular learningClassification

Rolling applicationsAlways open · No fixed deadline

The time is unconfirmed or the event is cancelled and cannot be added.

Store Sales - Time Series Forecasting

Ongoing practice competition · KaggleOnline

Eligibility to be confirmed Individual or team of up to 5 · Machine learning learners, Data science developers

Free · Prize: No cash prizes; ongoing practice and leaderboard

Time seriesPrediction

Rolling applicationsAlways open · No fixed deadline

The time is unconfirmed or the event is cancelled and cannot be added.

Titanic - Machine Learning from Disaster

Ongoing practice competition · KaggleOnline

Eligibility to be confirmed Individual or team of up to 10 · Machine learning learners, Data science developers

Free · Prize: No cash prizes; ongoing practice and leaderboard

ClassificationIntroduction to machine learning

Rolling applicationsAlways open · No fixed deadline

The time is unconfirmed or the event is cancelled and cannot be added.

Petals to the Metal - Flower Classification on TPU

Ongoing practice competition · KaggleOnline

Eligibility to be confirmed Individual or team of up to 5 · Machine learning learners, Data science developers

Free · Prize: No cash prizes; ongoing practice and leaderboard

Computer visionTPU

Rolling applicationsAlways open · No fixed deadline

The time is unconfirmed or the event is cancelled and cannot be added.

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