The topic for the hackathon will be revealed on the first day of the event! Stay Tuned!

If you are someone who is curious about AI and STEM, you are most invited to join us!!

https://discord.gg/cSpNYUb8cx


PRIZE VALUE ≈ $8200

Important Dates:

  • Opening Ceremony: June 7th, 2026 at 8:00am EST
  • Submissions Due: June 14th, 2026 at 8:45am EST
  • The link to the live streams will be posted in our discord server

SPEAKERS:

  • Yaokai Jiang — CEO, Momen

    Yaokai will lead the Momen Workshop on June 11, walking participants through the platform’s capabilities and how to build AI-powered applications from scratch. His session is designed to give teams a hands-on foundation for their hackathon projects.

    Allan Dabre

    In “Before You Build: Understanding Risk in the Age of AI,” Allan will guide participants through the critical ethical and practical considerations every builder must account for before deploying AI in social contexts — covering bias, privacy, accountability, and unintended consequences.

    Eshaan Jain

    Eshaan will close out the week with “Agentic AI: History and Future,” a forward-looking talk tracing the evolution of autonomous AI agents and exploring what’s next for this rapidly advancing frontier.

    Nikhil Kharwandikar

    From Keywords to Conversations: Building Semantic Search at Planetary Scale

Requirements

What to Submit

Participants can build working or demo prototypes of their projects. We would recommend focusing on the impact and intention behind your build rather than a generalized working prototype. 

  1. Public Github Repository
  2. Video Demo of your Project (2-5 mins)
  3. Written Explanation of your Project (Done via Devpost)

 

Other Criteria 

  • Your submission MUST be a NEW project (All code must be written during the given time frame)
  • You may ONLY work with ONE TEAM for the duration of the Hackathon

Hackathon Sponsors

Prizes

4 non-cash prizes
First Place
1 winner

Certificate of Achievement
Featured and Praised in Online Article/Social Media

2-year CodeCrafters VIP membership
CleanShot X Licenses
$2000 Credit for Momen
1-year Vue School License
1 year CoCalc Academic License ($120 value)
$1500 Scholarship to YRI Science + Guaranteed Admission
1-year GreenPT Pro subscription per member (€210 / $240 / £180 value each)
$50 Figma store gift card

+ General Participant Prizes

Second Place
1 winner

Certificate of Achievement
Featured and Praised in Online Article/Social Media

1-year CodeCrafters VIP membership
CleanShot X Licenses
$1500 Scholarship to YRI Science + Guaranteed Admission
6 month CoCalc Academic License ($60 value)
1-year GreenPT Pro subscription per member (€210 / $240 / £180 value each)

+ General Participant Prizes

Third Place
1 winner

Certificate of Achievement
Featured and Praised in Online Article/Social Media

6-month CodeCrafters VIP membership
CleanShot X Licenses
3-month CoCalc Academic License ($30 value)

$1500 Scholarship to YRI Science + Guaranteed Admission

+ General Participant Prizes

General Participant Prize
1,000 winners

7-day Full Access License to Interview Cake
$100 credit for Momen
GreenPT: 1-month Pro subscription (€17.50 / $20 / £15 value)
GreenPT: €10 in API credits
All students get free access to Figma professional tools through verification
All students on a verified Edu team will also have access to 3,000 monthly AI credits!

Devpost Achievements

Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:

Judges

KC

KC
STEMINATE

Danil Matrosov
Founder & CEO — Octery | Founder — ParkOut

Sunil Gupta

Sunil Gupta
Strategic Advisor to Verisian, CDISC SME, Founder of SASSavvy.com and R-Guru.com

Piyush Gupta
Senior Software Engineer at Meta

Prakshal Doshi

Prakshal Doshi
Software Development Engineer at Apple

Saylee Mhatre
Lead Engineer at Electronic Arts

Chirag Pandey

Chirag Pandey
Software Engineer at AWS

Kriti Faujdar
Senior Product Manager at Microsoft

Archaana Pattabhii

Archaana Pattabhii
Chief Data Officer and AI governance executive

Eshaan Jain

Eshaan Jain
Lead Product Owner at T-Mobile

Vasu Jain

Vasu Jain
Technical Manager and Architect at Cognizant Technologies

Allan Dabre

Allan Dabre
Senior Manager, AI Risk and Governance - PwC

Nikhil Kharwandikar

Nikhil Kharwandikar
Senior Software Engineer at Amazon

Judging Criteria

  • Innovation & Creativity (20 points)
    How original and unique the idea is, including whether it presents a novel approach or improves significantly on existing solutions.
  • Impact & Relevance (20 points)
    Assesses how well the project addresses a real-world or social problem and the potential scale and significance of its impact.
  • Technical Implementation (20 points)
    Measures the level of technical complexity, functionality, and how effectively the solution has been built and executed.
  • Use of AI / Technology (15 points)
    Evaluates how meaningfully AI or technology is integrated into the solution and whether it enhances the overall effectiveness of the project.
  • Feasibility & Scalability (10 points)
    Consider how realistic the solution is to implement in the real world and its potential to grow or scale over time.
  • Presentation & Communication (10 points)
    How clearly and effectively does the team communicate their idea?
  • Design & User Experience (5 points)
    Evaluates the usability, accessibility, and visual appeal of the solution from a user’s perspective.

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