Hack the Change 2026 Calgary
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About this hackathon
A ~24-hour social-good student hackathon by Code the Change YYC at the University of Calgary, Nov 7–8: build software for a social issue revealed on site. No Figma-only entries; submit a 2–5 min demo video and a GitHub repo. Half of the prize money goes to winners and half is donated to charity in their name.
- Status
- Deadline
- 2026-11-07
- Starts
- 2026-11-07
- Who
- Students
- Level
- Intermediate
- Prize
- CA$10,000 pool: 1st CA$2,500 cash + CA$2,500 charity donation, 2nd CA$1,500 cash, 3rd CA$1,000 cash
- Size
- —
- Format
- In person · Calgary · International
- Location
- Calgary
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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：卡尔加里大学 Code the Change YYC 社区主办的学生公益黑客松：围绕现场公布的社会议题，在约 24 小时内做出软件项目。
看点：慈善属性：奖金一半发给获奖学生、一半以获奖者名义捐给公益；现场公布议题，不接受纯 Figma 设计稿；作品须附 2—5 分钟视频演示和 GitHub 仓库；提供早中晚三餐和行业导师
奖金：奖金池 10,000 加元（冠军学生得 2,500 加元现金另配 2,500 加元慈善捐赠额度，亚军 1,500 加元现金，季军 1,000 加元现金）
截止日期：11月7日（活动开始）（线下，卡尔加里）
活动日期：11月7—8日（线下，卡尔加里）
Summarized from the organizer’s page and public posts. Please confirm details on the official site before registering.