Social Impact Hackathons in 2026

Explore 2426 social impact hackathons in 2026. Hackathons building solutions for social good, civic tech, nonprofits, and community development.

Hackathons

50

Avg Prize

$3K

Organizers

49

Sunday, November 15, 2026

NorCal Hacks 27

Nov 12 – Nov 15, 2026Lynbrook Engineering ClubOnline

European Defense Tech Hackathon - Almere

Nov 13 – Nov 15, 2026Vlad TynokAlmere, Netherlands

Artificial Intelligence

Junction 2026: European Tech Renaissance

Nov 13 – Nov 15, 2026Helsinki, Finland

sunhacks 2026

Nov 14 – Nov 15, 2026sunhacksTempe, United States

GTransformer AI Buildathon 2026 — AI for Global Good

Nov 14 – Nov 15, 2026GTransformer FoundationOnline$1K

Artificial Intelligence

Opportunity Hack 2026 | ASU Fall Hackathon 2026 | Tempe Arizona - Nov 14-15

Nov 14 – Nov 15, 2026Opportunity HackTempe, United States$5K

OCSEFHacks 3

Nov 14 – Nov 15, 2026HackPacWestminster, United States

UniHack 2026

Nov 13 – Nov 15, 2026Liga ACTimișoara, Romania

STEMergent Hacks 2026

Oct 31 – Nov 16, 2026STEMergentOnline

Technology x Health: Amador Valley Girls Who Code Hackathon

Nov 7 – Nov 16, 2026Amador Valley Girls Who CodeOnline

Rewired (Tech Hackathon)

Nov 8 – Nov 17, 2026Masters Union School of BusinessBengaluru, India$240

Green Shift Hacks

Oct 19 – Nov 17, 2026HackathonForEveryoneOnline$125

Reality Check(Meet-up)

Oct 5 – Nov 18, 2026noclueIndia

Artificial Intelligence

Hackathon Hollandse Luchten

Nov 13 – Nov 19, 2026Hollandse Luchten (Province of Noord-Holland, Waag Futurelab, with RIVM, TNO, GGD)Haarlem, Netherlands

Artificial Intelligence

Datanyx'26

Oct 17 – Nov 19, 2026Muffakham Jah College of Engineering and Technology (MJCET), HyderabadHyderabad, India$1K

ASEAN Financial Health Challenge

Sep 17 – Nov 20, 2026GFTNOnline

Xylem Global Student Innovation Challenge 2026

Sep 28 – Nov 20, 2026XylemOnline

Making Sense - OxAI Hackathon

Nov 13 – Nov 20, 2026LouisaOxford, United Kingdom

Artificial Intelligence

AccessED Hacks

Oct 17 – Nov 20, 2026AccessEDnpoOnline$225

Diversity & Inclusion

Bridge The Gap Hacks

Nov 15 – Nov 21, 2026Bridge The Gap HacksOnline

Ida-Virumaa SI häkaton

Oct 25 – Nov 21, 2026Online

Build Your Bharat Hackathon (BYB)

Oct 14 – Nov 21, 2026Next Bharat VenturesHyderabad, India

InnovaThon - Faculty of Engineering and Technology Agra College X Nimblux

Oct 14 – Nov 21, 2026NIMBLUXAgra, India$600

Web Development

STEM2Connect AI Hackathon

Oct 17 – Nov 22, 2026STEM2ConnectOnline

Artificial Intelligence

WH Versehack

Oct 15 – Nov 22, 2026Writers HavenOnline

SafeSpace Hacks

Oct 18 – Nov 22, 2026SafeSpaceOnline$280

Underground Innovation Hackathon

Oct 30 – Nov 23, 2026Online

CodeVerse 2026 - Open Innovation Hackathon

Sep 30 – Nov 24, 2026CodeVerse CommunityOnline$12

Hackathon Agéntico SoftwareChido 2026B

Oct 6 – Nov 25, 2026ITESOOnline

recHERsion 2026 | Women-Only Hackathon

Oct 14 – Nov 25, 2026National Institute of Technology Karnataka (NITK), SurathkalOnline$600

Code For DFW

Oct 20 – Nov 25, 2026n/aOnline

Beginner Friendly

Avishkaar Season 4 (Virtual) Hackathon: A National-Level Innovation Challenge

Sep 16 – Nov 28, 2026Aditya Institute of technology and management,tekkaliOnline$600

Exora 2.0 : Unveil The Build

Nov 7 – Nov 28, 2026ABES Engineering CollegeGurugram, India

WIE HackEarth 2.0

Nov 1 – Nov 30, 2026Galgotias University (GU), Greater NoidaGautam Buddha Nagar, India

Artificial Intelligence

CSC Winter Sparkathon

Oct 29 – Nov 30, 2026The Webb Schools CSCOnline$300

CodeClash: The November Nexus 2026

Oct 23 – Nov 30, 2026Lets Code CommunityOnline$144

VIT Bhopal University to Host Health Hackathon 3.0 in January 2027

Oct 27 – Nov 30, 2026VIT BHOPALBhopal, India

Health Hackathon 3.0

Oct 29 – Nov 30, 2026VIT Bhopal UniversityBhopal, India

Code for Change

Nov 5 – Dec 2, 2026HackathonForEveryoneOnline$200

AI for Medicine: A Global Student Hackathon on the Future of Care

Nov 5 – Dec 5, 2026Open Health AI CollectiveOnline

Artificial Intelligence

Läänemaa x Raplamaa SI häkaton

Oct 26 – Dec 11, 2026Online

GenAI for Good Challenge: Cities Edition (Phase 1 Technical Assessment)

Nov 5 – Dec 13, 2026IEEE Humanitarian Technologies x UNDPOnline$40K

Artificial Intelligence

InnovateHER Hackathon: Girls Who Code

Nov 10 – Dec 13, 2026Girls Who CodeOnline

Diversity & Inclusion

Samadhan 2026( National Social Innovation Challenge)

Jul 31 – Dec 15, 2026UPAY (Underprivileged Advancements by Youth)Delhi, India

K Hacks 4.0

Oct 26 – Dec 18, 2026Anna University (AU), ChennaiOnline$7K

Hackathon 2026 Challenge

Mar 1 – Dec 18, 2026TechHub Africa LLCOnline$1K

Srujan 2026 - 1.5 Lakh Mega Hackathon In association with L&T - Online Round is Free, No Rs 1200 Charged in it

Oct 15 – Dec 19, 2026Bk birla CollegeKalyan, India

HackKumbh 2026 : Tech For Humanity

Nov 7 – Dec 19, 2026Yeshwantrao Chavan College of Engineering (YCCE), NagpurNagpur, India$3K

IDEATHON- FutureX: Innovating for Global Challenges

Nov 8 – Dec 19, 2026Skill2CareerOnline

Hackday 2.0

Oct 20 – Dec 20, 2026DECODEP communityOnline$720

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