Hackathons With Prizes
Compare hackathon prizes across 523 competitions with $1.2M in combined prizes. Every hackathon prize here is real cash — from student jams paying a few hundred dollars to major global hackathons with prize money in the hundreds of thousands. Browse events ranked by prize pool and find the biggest hackathon prizes to compete for.
Hackathons
523
Avg Prize
$25K
Organizers
65
Monday, October 5, 2026
Saturday, November 14, 2026
Friday, November 13, 2026
Sunday, November 15, 2026
Ongoing
Catalyst - Solo AI Hackathon
Online
Oct 17 – Nov 15, 2026Makers Need More (MnM)Online$180
Artificial Intelligence
Ongoing
Georgia Tech SGA x CoLL - Campus Solutions Challenge 2026
In Person
Nov 13 – Nov 15, 2026Georgia Tech Student GovernmentAtlanta, United States$15K
Beginner Friendly
Education
Open Ended
Ongoing
dreamDEX Perps Builder Bounty
Online
Oct 19 – Nov 15, 2026Somnia NetworkOnline$3K
Blockchain
Fintech
Ongoing
Kearney PERLab x Velocity AI Hackathon
Online
Nov 14 – Nov 15, 2026kearneyOnline$15K
Artificial Intelligence
Ongoing
VibeX codes 26
Online
Oct 4 – Nov 15, 2026globalyogacourseOnline$40K
Cloud
Edtech
Artificial Intelligence
Ongoing
Enactus Aachen x Collective Incubator Ideathon
In Person
Nov 13 – Nov 15, 2026Enactus Aachen e.V.Aachen, Germany$1K
Challenge
Ongoing
Central Hacks
In Person
Nov 14 – Nov 15, 2026Central Michigan UniversityMount Pleasant, United States$2K
Beginner Friendly
Open Ended
Ongoing
Hack the Harvest
In Person
Nov 14 – Nov 15, 2026HMCISacramento, United States$5K
Artificial Intelligence
Data Science
Agritech
Ongoing
Social GTM Agents Hackathon with Zernio
In Person
Nov 15, 2026Vincent MaurinParis, France$1K
Artificial Intelligence
Ongoing
StackSense Challenge
Online
Sep 28 – Nov 15, 2026International Institute of Information Technology (IIIT), BangaloreOnline$240
Cloud
Edtech
Artificial Intelligence
Ongoing
One Who Codes 2026 - A Portfolio Challenge
Online
Oct 28 – Nov 15, 2026AcadableOnline$360
Web Development
Ongoing
Data Analytics Hackathon
Online
Nov 7 – Nov 15, 2026Gradient LearningsOnline$600
Data Science
Ongoing
AI@USC
In Person
Nov 14 – Nov 15, 2026HackSCLos Angeles, United States$14K
Artificial Intelligence
Ongoing
GTransformer AI Buildathon 2026 — AI for Global Good
Online
Nov 14 – Nov 15, 2026GTransformer FoundationOnline$1K
Artificial Intelligence
Social Impact
Ongoing
SanD Hacks
In Person
Nov 14 – Nov 15, 2026CSES @ UCSDSan Diego, United States$2K
Databases
Artificial Intelligence
Web Development
Ongoing
Opportunity Hack 2026 | ASU Fall Hackathon 2026 | Tempe Arizona - Nov 14-15
In Person
Nov 14 – Nov 15, 2026Opportunity HackTempe, United States$5K
Social Impact
Ongoing
FILMHACK: 48 AI x Filmmaking Challenge
In Person
Nov 13 – Nov 15, 2026Filmmakers & Movie NerdsBerlin, Germany$6K
Artificial Intelligence
Ongoing
CIQ Supercomputing Local AI Hackathon
In Person
Nov 13 – Nov 15, 2026Andy DempseyChicago, United States$6K
Artificial Intelligence
Ongoing
UBC eProjects x n8n LOOP Hackathon
In Person
Nov 14 – Nov 15, 2026n8nVancouver, Canada$1K
Artificial Intelligence
Low/No Code
Productivity
Ongoing
Immerse the Bay 2026
In Person
Nov 14 – Nov 15, 2026Stanford XRStanford, United States$1K
AR/VR
Ongoing
Hack Ton: AI Agent Hackathon and Conference
In Person
Nov 13 – Nov 15, 2026AmbasadaMamaia, Romania$1K
Artificial Intelligence
Ongoing
EESTEC Olympics — 14th Edition
In Person
Nov 14 – Nov 15, 2026EESTEC BucureștiBucharest, Romania$2K
Hackathon
Ongoing
The Multilingual Hackathon
Online
Nov 13 – Nov 16, 2026WeMakeDevsOnline$1
Artificial Intelligence
Ongoing
RiverHacks <> NASA Space Apps Challenge 2026
In Person
Nov 14 – Nov 16, 2026Stefano Casafranca LaosAustin, United States$5K
Space Tech
Ongoing
Haven Seattle
In Person
Nov 14 – Nov 16, 2026Hack ClubSeattle, United States$100
Design
Ongoing
IceHacks
Online
Nov 9 – Nov 16, 2026CodeStartersOnline$17K
Beginner Friendly
Low/No Code
Open Ended
Ongoing
HackOnVibe — November 2026
Online
Nov 13 – Nov 16, 2026HackonvibeOnline$100
Artificial Intelligence
Ongoing
HackOnVibe November 2026: Build a Product That Spreads
Online
Nov 13 – Nov 16, 2026HackOnVibe_comOnline$100
GitHub
Artificial Intelligence
Ongoing
AI Research Hackathon
In Person
Nov 14 – Nov 16, 2026Elsa IbosSan Francisco, United States$5K
Artificial Intelligence
Ongoing
Datathon PolyFinances BNC x AWS
In Person
Nov 15 – Nov 16, 2026PolyfinancesMontreal, Canada$6K
Fintech
Data Science
Ongoing
UGREEN Hackathon 2026 on AI NAS
Online
Oct 22 – Nov 16, 2026UGREENOnline$46K
Artificial Intelligence
Productivity
Ongoing
Project Last Mile: Analytics Case Challenge
Online
Oct 31 – Nov 16, 2026Xavier School of Management (XLRI)Online$180
Artificial Intelligence
Data Science
Ongoing
Hack-a-Sol 5.0
In Person
Oct 30 – Nov 16, 2026International Institute of Information Technology (IIIT), Naya RaipurRaipur, India$1K
Web Development
Ongoing
FirstCommit '26 — National Online Hackathon by CampusCode
Online
Oct 21 – Nov 17, 2026Campus CodeOnline$36
Undergraduate
Postgraduate
Engineering Students
Ongoing
Hack Paradise
Online
Nov 2 – Nov 17, 2026Chhattisgarh Swami Vivekanand Technical University (CSVTU), Bhilai, ChhattisgarhOnline$5K
Undergraduate
Postgraduate
Engineering Students
Ongoing
Rewired (Tech Hackathon)
Hybrid
Nov 8 – Nov 17, 2026Masters Union School of BusinessBengaluru, India$240
Social Impact
Ongoing
Innovathon 2.0 @ JU
In Person
Sep 29 – Nov 17, 2026University of Jammu, JammuJammu, India$3K
Artificial Intelligence
IoT
Cloud
Ongoing
Green Shift Hacks
Online
Oct 19 – Nov 17, 2026HackathonForEveryoneOnline$125
Climate Tech
Social Impact
Ongoing
CRC Hacks
Online
Nov 9 – Nov 18, 2026Programming and Coders ClubOnline$100
Artificial Intelligence
Ongoing
CodeBreaker
Online
Sep 30 – Nov 18, 2026Inderprastha Engineering College (IPEC), GhaziabadOnline$180
Cloud
Edtech
Healthtech
Ongoing
CodeQuest: National Tech Hackathon 2026
Online
Oct 19 – Nov 18, 2026DotRepoOnline$600
Cloud
Edtech
Artificial Intelligence
Ongoing
Meta VR Start Developer Competition 2026
Online
Sep 24 – Nov 18, 2026MetaOnline$1.0M
Game Development
AR/VR
Productivity
Ongoing
Build with MUSD and MEZO : Bitcoin's Economic Layer
Online
Nov 2 – Nov 19, 2026Mezo NetworkOnline$7K
Blockchain
Fintech
Ongoing
Prompt to Product
In Person
Oct 17 – Nov 19, 2026Acharya Institute of TechnologyBengaluru, India$72
Undergraduate
Postgraduate
Engineering Students
Ongoing
Capture The Flag
In Person
Oct 17 – Nov 19, 2026Acharya Institute of TechnologyBengaluru, India$72
Cybersecurity
Ongoing
Datanyx'26
In Person
Oct 17 – Nov 19, 2026Muffakham Jah College of Engineering and Technology (MJCET), HyderabadHyderabad, India$1K
Social Impact
Data Science
Ongoing
CodeOdyssey '26
Online
Oct 19 – Nov 19, 2026JECRC University (JECRCU), Vidhani, Jaipur, RajasthanOnline$108
Blockchain
Fintech
Web Development
Past hackathons
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Saturday, November 14, 2026
Past
Berkeley x DeepMind Hackathon: Build. Ship. Pitch. Win.
In Person
Nov 14 – Nov 15, 2026Google DeepMindBerkeley, United States$5K
Artificial Intelligence
Entrepreneurship
Past
Haven Asbury Park Game Jam - High School
In Person
Nov 14 – Nov 15, 2026Hack ClubAsbury Park, United States$4K
Game Development
Past
Robots for Good · UXDuck Hackathon
In Person
Nov 14 – Nov 15, 2026Ben ButterworthSan Francisco, United States$500
Social Impact
IoT
Past
VexoHacks: An AI Wearables Hackathon
In Person
Nov 14 – Nov 15, 2026AsadSan Francisco, United States$15K
Artificial Intelligence
IoT
Past
AI Hackathon: Hack the Unreachable
In Person
Nov 14, 2026Gabelli Product Management ClubNew York, United States$800
Artificial Intelligence
Past
Theta Tau Hacka Zeta
In Person
Nov 14 – Nov 15, 2026Theta Tau Kappa ZetaRichardson, United States$600
Beginner Friendly
Lifehacks
Open Ended
Past
Hackathon: Tech Thursday x Garmin
In Person
Nov 14, 2026Angelica CastanoCalgary, Canada$1K
Tech
Past
Haven Richmond
In Person
Nov 14, 2026HackClub ✓⃝Richmond, United States$500
Beginner Friendly
Education
Game Development
Past
Agents in Context Toronto: a MongoDB Hackathon
In Person
Nov 14 – Nov 15, 2026MongoDBToronto, Canada$21K
Artificial Intelligence
Past
Code/Clash
In Person
Nov 14, 2026BitBrothersTowson, United States$500
Beginner Friendly
Cybersecurity
Web Development
Past
Hackathon
In Person
Nov 14, 2026Columbus, United States$200
Artificial Intelligence
Past
Ground Truth: The Live Agents Hackathon - powered by You.com | 500 USD Cash prize
In Person
Nov 14, 2026Dylan OriundoBrooklyn, United States$2K
Artificial Intelligence
