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The premier AI-for-education competition for underrepresented student builders worldwide.
About the Hackathon
DSH Hacks V1 is the premier AI-for-education competition for underrepresented student builders worldwide. Centered on the theme AI × STEM Education, participants build real AI-powered products that make STEM learning more effective, interactive, and accessible - especially for overlooked talent too often left without these tools.
Projects can range from personalized learning tools to computer vision systems for lab simulations. Open to all students aged 13 and older, from any country.
New: No-Prior-AI-Experience Track
A dedicated track for first-time AI builders. We give you the starter tools, mentorship, and guidance to ship your first real AI project - no prior AI experience required.
Submission Deadline
June 1, 2026 · 11:45 PM CDT
Eligibility
Students 13+, all countries
Judging Criteria
01
Idea
02
Implementation
03
Design
04
Presentation
Prizes
Top teams take home CodeCrafters subscriptions and exclusive HRT merchandise.
1st Place
$720
CodeCrafters 2-Year VIP + HRT Merch
2nd Place
$360
CodeCrafters 1-Year VIP + HRT Merch
3rd Place
$180
CodeCrafters 6-Month VIP + HRT Merch
Plus 9,999 participation prizes - 50% off Ideavo Pro and a certificate for every submission.
Industry Experts
Industry professionals we're collaborating with to organize DSH Hacks and who will be evaluating your projects.
Sohil Shah
Staff Software Engineer, PayPal
Lovleen Kaur
Software Engineer, Cisco Systems
Avaneesh Desai
Senior Frontend Engineer, Highspot
Jaikumar Banthia
Software Development Manager, Amazon Web Services
Fenil Shah
Senior Software Engineer, Amazon
Himanshu Aseeja
Principal Architect & Vice President, Citizens Bank
Praneetha Kotla
Lead Robotic Process Automation Developer, ERP Smartlabs
Sharan Babu Paramasivam Murugesan
Senior Software Engineer, Microsoft
Parth Rana
Assistant Vice President, State Street
Suraj Devatha
Senior Software Engineer
Danil Matrosov
Founder & CEO, Octery
Aman Bakshi
Senior Software Engineer, Apple
Gediminas Pažėra
Healthcare AI Engineer (Oxford PhD)
Bharat Khanna
Senior Staff Backend and AI Systems Engineer, Achieve
Chandni Bhatia
Vice President and Lead Quantitative Developer
Preethi Bharathy
Data Scientist
Srinath Gopinath
Reliability Engineer
Jay-Jay Qian
Member of Technical Staff (Data Science)
Sai Joshitha Kathari
Senior Site Reliability Engineer
Dishant Shahani
Technical Lead
Prabu Deivendran
Senior Technical Lead, HCL America, Inc.
Submission Requirements
- 01Interactive coding project (website, app, prototype, or hardware with code)
- 02Demo video showcasing features and user interaction
- 03One-page PDF project description
- 04GitHub repository or code PDF