UC Berkeley AI Hackathon 2026
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About this hackathon
A 24-hour in-person AI hackathon at UC Berkeley's MLK Student Union on June 20–21, 2026, run by Hackathons @ Berkeley, the team behind Cal Hacks. About 1,100 hackers registered on Devpost; prizes totaled $96,700+, including four $5,000 track grand prizes and guaranteed admission to SkyDeck's Pad-13 incubator. Open to college students and recent grads (Fall 2024 or later), 18+, teams of up to four. Applications closed May 17.
- Status
- Deadline
- 2026-05-17
- Starts
- 2026-06-20
- Who
- Students (College students or grads from Fall 2024 on, 18+; free, teams of up to 4; no travel reimbursement)
- Level
- Intermediate
- Prize
- $96.7k · About $96.7K in prizes: four $5,000 track grand prizes, a SkyDeck grand prize with guaranteed Pad-13 admission, plus sponsor awards from Fetch.ai, Anthropic and others
- Size
- —
- Format
- In person · Berkeley · International
- Location
- Berkeley
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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：Cal Hacks 原班人马 Hackathons @ Berkeley 办的夏季 AI 黑客松，在加州大学伯克利分校线下开发 24 小时。
看点：四个赛道——社会影响、开发者工具、科学与工程（含硬件原型）、创意玩法；现场有 Arduino、树莓派等硬件租借；Devpost 上约 1,100 人报名；最高奖之一是直通伯克利 SkyDeck Pad-13 孵化器；获奖作品之一是检测惊恐发作的 AI 手环
奖金：奖品总值约 9.67 万美元，四个赛道头奖各 5,000 美元现金，另有 Fetch.ai、Anthropic 等赞助商奖
截止日期：2026年5月17日（常规申请截止，4月26日为优先截止）（美国伯克利，线下）
活动日期：2026年6月20日—21日（伯克利 MLK 学生会大楼），已结束
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