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About this hackathon

An online student hackathon with two tracks judged separately: General (build anything, any stack) and Theme, "Rethinking Waste" (projects that help reduce, sort or recycle waste). Solo or teams of up to 4; students aged 13+ worldwide, excluding the usual Devpost exceptions. Submit a public repo, a 2–3 minute demo video and a write-up by Dec 20, 2026, 9:00 PM PST. $7,800 in cash: $2,100 for 1st and $1,550 for 2nd in each track, plus a $500 participation prize and sponsor credits.

Status
Deadline
2026-12-21
Starts
2026-10-07
Who
Students (Students aged 13+ only, worldwide except Devpost's standard exclusions; companies and professional organizations excluded; solo or teams of up to 4)
Level
Intermediate
Prize
$7.8k · $7,800 in cash: $2,100 for 1st and $1,550 for 2nd in both the General and Theme tracks, plus a $500 participation prize; winners also get Adaption and Deployxa credits
Size
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Format
Online · International
Location
New York (online; placed at organizer’s city)

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Original listing (Chinese)

The full original listing below is in Chinese, as published in the Hack123 newsletter.

一句话简介：面向学生的线上黑客松，⁠‌‍‌‍‌‍‍‍‍‌‌‍‍‍‌‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‍‍⁠两个赛道分开评奖：General 赛道题目不限，Theme 赛道围绕「Rethinking Waste」做减少、分拣或回收废弃物的项目。

看点：仅限 13 岁以上学生，全球可参加（Devpost 常规排除地区除外）；个人或 1—4 人组队，只能交一个赛道；必须交公开代码仓库、2—3 分钟演示视频和文字说明（Theme 赛道另写一段说明针对的废弃物问题和衡量方式），缺仓库或视频视为无效；评委来自微软、亚马逊、AMD、苹果等公司

奖金：现金共 7,800 美元，两个赛道各设第一名 2,100 美元、第二名 1,550 美元，另有 500 美元参与奖；另有 Adaption、Deployxa 赞助额度

截止日期：12月21日 13:00（北京时间，太平洋时间 12月20日 21:00）（线上，全球）

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