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/txtFh9AhcD

PRIZE VALUE (SO FAR - Last Updated April 25) ≈ $8200

Important Dates:

Opening Ceremony: June 7th, 2026 at 8:00am EST
Submissions Due: June 13th, 2026 at 9:00pm EST
Workshop dates will be shared DURING the event on our Discord
The link to the live streams will be posted in our discord server

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.

Public Github Repository
Demo of your Project (2-5 mins)
Written Explanation of your Project (Done via Devpost)
Optional: Link to Live Demo of your Project

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

5 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!

MORE COMING SOON!

1 winner

TBD - MORE COMING SOON

Judges

KC
STEMINATE

Mayank Jain
STEMINATE

Praneetha Kotla
ERP Smartlabs

Danil Matrosov
Founder & CEO — Octery | Founder — ParkOut

Surya Rao Rayarao
Machine Learning & AI | Full Stack Technical Lead

Manisha Konda
Senior Data Analyst at Walgreens

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

MORE COMING

Yaokai Jiang
CEO of Momen.app

Piyush Gupta
Senior Software Engineer at Meta

Prakshal Doshi
Software Development Engineer at Apple

Saylee Mhatre
Lead Engineer at Electronic Arts

Chirag Pandey
Software Engineer at AWS

Kriti Faujdar
Senior Product Manager at Microsoft

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.