About the challenge
Welcome to GenHacks, a virtual hackathon for students. We started GenHacks to inspire people to build new things, whatever their experience. Whether this is your first hackathon or your tenth, you're welcome here.
Build a software or hardware project from anywhere between November 1 and December 26, 2026. Work alone or with a team of any size.
Tracks
- Healthcare & Environmental. Does your project affect people's health and wellbeing, or the environment?
- Robotics & IoT. Does your project use hardware?
- AI, Agentic Systems, Cybersecurity, and Dev Tools. Does your project integrate AI, or make software more secure?
- Open. If your project doesn't fit the tracks above, this is the track for you.
Not sure which track fits? Email us at [email protected] and we'll look at your project and suggest one.
Get started
- Click "Join hackathon" on this page to register.
- Find a team or go solo. The Devpost Discord is a good place to meet teammates.
- Read the Rules and Resources tabs.
- Build your project and submit it on Devpost before December 26, 2026 at 12:00 AM Eastern Time.
Requirements
What to build
Build a new software or hardware project during GenHacks. Submissions open November 1, 2026 at 12:00 AM Eastern Time and close December 26, 2026 at 12:00 AM Eastern Time.
You can work alone or with a team of any size. GenHacks is open to students of every experience level, including first-timers.
Pick one track
Choose the track that fits your project best when you submit.
- Healthcare & Environmental. Your project improves people's health or wellbeing, or helps the environment.
- Robotics & IoT. Your project uses hardware.
- AI, Agentic Systems, Cybersecurity, and Dev Tools. Your project integrates AI, makes software more secure, or helps developers build.
- Open. Your project doesn't fit the other tracks.
Not sure which track fits? Email us at [email protected] and we'll look at your project and suggest one.
What to submit
- A project page with your project's name, what it does, how you built it, and the tools you used.
- A demo video of up to 3 minutes on YouTube or Vimeo, with embedding turned on. Show the project working.
- A link to your code, such as a public GitHub repository. For hardware projects, also add photos or video of the device.
- Your chosen track.
- Every team member, added to the project on Devpost.
Submit before December 26, 2026 at 12:00 AM Eastern Time. We won't judge late submissions.
Prizes
1st place
$500 cash, plus:
- $2,000 in Momen credit
- $500 in Formaloo credits
- $1,000 in Deployxa compute credits per team member, valid for six months
- 1 MojoAuth Business Pro license (listed at $150/month)
2nd place
$200 cash, plus:
- $500 in Formaloo credits
- $500 in Deployxa compute credits per team member, valid for six months
- 1 MojoAuth Business Pro license (listed at $150/month)
3rd place
$150 cash, plus:
- $500 in Formaloo credits
- $250 in Deployxa compute credits per team member, valid for six months
- 1 MojoAuth Business Pro license (listed at $150/month)
Healthcare & Environmental track winner
Robotics & IoT track winner
AI, Agentic Systems, Cybersecurity, and Dev Tools track winner
Open track winner
Best Use of Deployxa
Prize details from Deployxa coming soon. Opt in when you submit if you deployed your project on Deployxa.
Devpost Achievements
Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:
Judges
Sharaf Karim
Shail Patel
Judging Criteria
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Impact
How well does the project solve a real problem for the people or area its track covers? -
Technical execution
Does the project work, and how much did the team build during the hackathon? -
Creativity
How original is the idea or the approach? -
Presentation
How clearly do the demo video and project page show what the project does and how it works?
Questions? Email the hackathon manager
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