About the challenge:
Get ready to innovate, create, and code at the 2026 BISV Hackathon! Create an innovative solution that can address real-world problems through mentorship, workshops, and plenty of other resources. Pitch your solution to the judges for a chance to win a prize. Everyone will be guaranteed to get something out of this, whether it is valuable programming experience or the grand prize!
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Requirements
What to build:
Using all modern technological tools and resources available to you, create innovative solutions that address issues of social justice and promote social good. Your challenge is to tackle real-world problems faced by marginalized groups and disadvantaged communities. You can code software, or build physical projects.
This open-ended challenge invites you to turn your ideas into impactful solutions, with countless opportunities to empower, support, and uplift those in need.
What to submit:
You and your team’s own creation. All work must be original, and projects that include non-original code will be disqualified.
- If your project is available to test online by anyone(eg: website) then include a link to the working demo of your project. If this is not possible, upload a pitch video of up to 5 minutes of you demonstrating your project's functionality and explaining how it works.
- A link to a GitHub repository with all your code for this project.
- A Devpost text writeup about your project.
Prizes
First Place
Plushies (Crackd)
Featherless Scale Plan worth $300
YRI credit $1.5k
Elevenlabs 3 months pro tier
codecrafters.io 2-year VIP membership
.xyz domains
Second Place
Plushies (Crackd)
Featherless Scale Plan worth $150
YRI credit $1.5k
codecrafters.io 1-year VIP membership
Third Place
Plushies (Crackd)
Featherless Scale Plan worth $300
YRI credit $1.5k (if available)
codecrafters.io 6 month VIP membership
.xyz domains
Fourth Place
Plushies (Crackd)
YRI credit $1.5k (if available)
.xyz domains
Fifth Place
Plushies (Crackd)
.xyz domains
Most Creative
CleanshotX license for everyone
AoPS certificates
.xyz domains
Most Relevant to Theme
CleanshotX license for everyone
AoPS certificates*
.xyz domains
Opennote Sponsored Prize
Opennote Prize
AoPS certificates*
CleanshotX license for everyone
.xyz domains
ElevenLabs Sponsored Prize
ElevenLabs 6 months of scale tier for everyone
AoPS certificates*
CleanshotX license for everyone
.xyz domains
All Participants
.xyz domain
Devpost Achievements
Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:
Judges
Andy Austin
Founder and CEO of Adsora
Prabir Vora
AI Engineer at Retell AI
Ramadevi Nunna
Senior Data Engineer at Wells Fargo
Judging Criteria
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Functionality
Project is fully polished, intuitive to use, and operates at a production-level standard -
Technical Difficulty
Project exhibits advanced technical design with complex algorithms or sophisticated system integration -
Creativity
Project delivers a highly original concept with bold and inventive execution -
Social Impact
Project presents a scalable, high-impact solution with clear community benefit -
Theme Relation: “Beyond the Chatbot”
Project has sophisticated embodied AI system; deep integration of hardware, perception (CV/audio), and intelligent decision-making -
Presentation
Presentation is compelling, polished, and effectively showcases the project’s value -
Interview
Team demonstrates deep technical understanding and strategic thinking about their project -
Resourcefulness
Effectively utilizes sponsored APIs
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