LUMA — Hackathon
LUMA Hackathon: Pitch your idea, win up to $500
Pitch your idea, win up to $500! (Cash + subscriptions and prizes for all!)
Prize Pool
$250
Location
Online
Duration
14 days
Date
May 2, 2026 - May 16, 2026
About the Hackathon
Pitch your idea, win up to $500! (Cash + subscriptions and prizes for all!)
What is a Hackathon? A hackathon is a technical sprint. You will execute a functional project like an app, website, or software tool that solves a real world problem through code.Round 1: Project Submission Submit a 5 minute video demonstration covering:The Problem: What specific technical or social challenge are you tackling?The Build: A walkthrough of your codebase, architecture, and the stack used.The Demo: A screen share recording of the project functioning in real time.Scalability: How is this project suited to handle more data or more users?Round 2: Live Finals The top technical projects will advance to a Live Demonstration and Q&A. Finalists will run their code live for a panel of judges and defend their technical logic and architecture in a real time discussion.Prizes 1st Place: $250 cashAll Participants: Subscription bundleWho Can Participate? Any high school or middle schooler student. Teams of 1 to 5.
Event Details
Format
Online
Prize Pool
$250
Currency
USD
Start
May 2, 2026
End
May 16, 2026
Duration
14 days
Organized by LUMA
Online · Ending Soon
Timeline
May 2, 2026
EVENT STARTS
Hackathon kicks off. Join online and start building.
May 16, 2026
EVENT ENDS
Final submissions and judging period begins.