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ONLINE The Merge 2026 Hackathon

Jan. 21, 2026 - Feb. 16, 2026

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The Merge 2026 Hackathon is a public, student-led hackathon organized by First Tech Challenge team The Merge, designed to bring together students, beginners, and young …

IN-PERSON HackFRee 2026

Jan. 17, 2026

Date TBD

About the challenge HackFRee follows a traditional hackathon format designed to support all experience levels. This year’s theme, Innovating for Life, Community, and Beyond, invites …

IN-PERSON Paris Innov'Hack

Jan. 17, 2026

Date TBD

Paris Innov'Hack 2026 — 10 hours to build the future Paris Innov’Hack est un hackathon intensif de 10 heures, organisé le samedi 17 janvier 2026 …

ONLINE Next Byte Hacks: January 2026

Jan. 15, 2026 - Feb. 15, 2026

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About the challenge Next Byte Hacks: Winter Hacks 2025 is an open-ended, beginner-friendly online hackathon where creators build impactful, innovative projects. Whether it’s AI, apps, …

ONLINE The Reddit Daily Games Hackathon

Jan. 15, 2026 - Feb. 12, 2026

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Overview Reddit is hosting a virtual hackathon from January 15th to February 12th. We’re offering developers $40,000 in prizes for games built to delight users …

ONLINE Hack4Good 2026

Jan. 12, 2026 - Jan. 19, 2026

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About the challenge H4G is a student-run hackathon by Developer Group @ NUS Computing which seeks to inspire students to learn and use technology for …

IN-PERSON Pulse AI Hackathon (12.21.25)

Dec. 21, 2025

Date TBD

Problem The U.S. immigration and citizenship process is brutally complex, opaque, and expensive. Millions of people—students, founders, workers, families—are forced to navigate: Fragmented forms (USCIS, …

IN-PERSON Tech For Good 2026 - Initial Organizer Submissions

Dec. 5, 2025 - Jan. 21, 2026

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This challenge invites JC and Poly students to innovate with Pygame & Large Language Models (LLMs), pushing the limits of desktop application development and computational …

ONLINE DreamWeave Global Hackathon

Dec. 4, 2025 - Jan. 2, 2026

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About the challenge Theme: Technology in the Community (Social Good) Our Mission: To develop new open source technologies for the greater social good that can …

ONLINE Challenge 3: SDG XI Hackathon - Good Health & Well-Being

Nov. 29, 2025

Date TBD

About the challenge Develop an AI-driven solutions that integrate air quality, traffic, and health datasets to support better decision-making for healthier cities. Subtopic 1. Air …

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