Hackathons you can enter without a student ID

A lot of hackathons are for enrolled students only. This list removes the ones we know are student-only or high-school-only, so you stop clicking into events you cannot enter.

326 match today · refreshed Nov 11, 2026, 9:06 AM MST

326 hackathons · $2,108,234 in listed prizes

VIT Bhopal University, Madhya Pradesh, India · Closes today

Strong odds

$200,000in prizes
69signed up
$2,899per entrant

healthlifehacksmachine learning/aiListed on Devpost, Devfolio, Unstop

NTU Women In Tech · Singapore · Feb 9, 2027 – Feb 13, 2027

Strong oddsBeginner friendly

$10,000in prizes
13signed up
$769per entrant

beginner friendlymachine learning/aiListed on Devpost

DevNetwork · Meadowlands Exposition Center + Online · May 31, 2027 – Jun 17, 2027

Strong odds

$12,500in prizes
21signed up
$595per entrant

devopsenterprisemachine learning/aiListed on Devpost

Hack Club · 1435 Capital · Nov 14, 2026 – Nov 14, 2026

Strong oddsBeginner friendly

$3,551in prizes
11signed up
$323per entrant

beginner friendlydesigngamingListed on Devpost

AWS · Online · Closes in 30 days (Dec 11, 2026)

Strong odds

$64,000in prizes
288signed up
$222per entrant

machine learning/aiproductivitywebListed on Devpost

Meta · Online · Closes in 7 days (Nov 18, 2026)

Strong odds

$1,000,000in prizes
5,808signed up
$172per entrant

ar/vrmachine learning/aiwebListed on Devpost

Cosmo Hacks 2026

Cosmo Hacks · Online · Closes in 68 days (Jan 18, 2027)

Strong oddsBeginner friendly

$146,770in prizes
889signed up
$165per entrant

beginner friendlyopen endededucationListed on Devpost

System, Inc. · System HQ · Nov 14, 2026 – Nov 14, 2026

Strong odds

$7,500in prizes
49signed up
$153per entrant

healthmachine learning/aisocial goodListed on Devpost

college.xyz · University of Texas at Austin · Nov 13, 2026 – Nov 20, 2026

Strong oddsInvite only

$22,000in prizes
160signed up
$138per entrant

blockchainfintechmachine learning/aiListed on Devpost

HackStorm · San Francisco · Jan 15, 2027 – Jan 17, 2027

Strong odds

$5,200in prizes
42signed up
$124per entrant

devopsiotrobotic process automationListed on Devpost

HackOut! 2027

BranchOut! · Online · Closes in 82 days (Feb 1, 2027)

Strong oddsBeginner friendly

$3,000in prizes
25signed up
$120per entrant

quantumbeginner friendlysocial goodListed on Devpost

Central Hacks

Central Michigan University Pearce Hall · Nov 14, 2026 – Nov 15, 2026

Strong oddsBeginner friendlyInvite only

$1,750in prizes
15signed up
$117per entrant

beginner friendlyopen endedListed on Devpost

Deck the Pixels

Google · Online · Closes in 26 days (Dec 7, 2026)

Strong odds

$25,000in prizes
244signed up
$102per entrant

designmachine learning/ailow/no codeListed on Devpost

OSC · Online · Closes in 124 days (Mar 15, 2027)

Strong oddsBeginner friendly

$5,000in prizes
75signed up
$67per entrant

beginner friendlyopen endedproductivityListed on Devpost

Devpost · Online · Closes in 26 days (Dec 7, 2026)

Strong odds

$2,500in prizes
42signed up
$60per entrant

ar/vrdesignmachine learning/aiListed on Devpost

United Hacks V8

Hack United · Online · Closes in 60 days (Jan 10, 2027)

Fair oddsBeginner friendly

$18,700in prizes
398signed up
$47per entrant

beginner friendlydesigneducationListed on Devpost

HackTitan

IWU · Online · Closes in 85 days (Feb 4, 2027)

Fair oddsBeginner friendly

$10,000in prizes
220signed up
$45per entrant

beginner friendlydatabasesdevopsListed on Devpost

Hack the Harvest

HMCI · Aggie Square · Nov 14, 2026 – Nov 15, 2026

Fair oddsInvite only

$5,000in prizes
112signed up
$45per entrant

educationenterprisemachine learning/aiListed on Devpost

QNX · Online · Closes in 34 days (Dec 15, 2026)

Fair odds

$50,000in prizes
1,221signed up
$41per entrant

iotmachine learning/aiopen endedListed on Devpost

IceHacks

CodeStarters · Online · Closes in 4 days (Nov 15, 2026)

Fair oddsBeginner friendly

$17,150in prizes
522signed up
$33per entrant

beginner friendlylow/no codeopen endedListed on Devpost

Kelab UMNO Korea · Online · Closes in 11 days (Nov 22, 2026)

Fair odds

$800in prizes
27signed up
$30per entrant

databasesmachine learning/aiproductivityListed on Devpost

What this filter does and does not do

We hide events from sources that are for students or high schoolers, and any listing marked that way. What is left is open to the public as far as we can tell, but organizers set their own rules on age, country and employer. Always read the eligibility section on the official page before you start building.

Company-run online hackathons are usually the most open to working adults. Sort by best odds to find ones that are not swamped.