checkpoint 1 — games for good
Checkpoint Remote · open worldwide
Free 48-hour online game jam for builders aged 13–18 anywhere in the world: make a game that does good (teaches, raises awareness, widens access). Any engine, AI allowed; solo or teams of up to 4; non-cash prizes valued at $11,960.
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About
What it offers: $11,960 in prizes (non-cash: e.g. CodeCrafters memberships, a custom website with hosting, software licences).
Also: kickoff and scoping workshop; certificates for winners.
Who can apply: Aged 13–18 at registration and not a full-time university or college student; open worldwide; run by students and fiscally sponsored by The Hack Foundation.
Free to apply.
Twice a year. Checkpoint 01: 8–10 January 2027; submissions close Sunday 10 January at 7:00 PM ICT (UTC+7). Next deadline: 2027-01-10.
How to apply: through Devpost (you need an account there).
What to prepare: project submission.
From the official page (checked 2026-10-31): “Checkpoint 01 runs from Friday 8 January to Sunday 10 January, 2027”
Who can apply
- Open to students
- Aged 13–18 at registration and not a full-time university or college student; open worldwide; run by students and fiscally sponsored by The Hack Foundation.
What you will need
- Work samplesOnly you can supply it: upload it once and it is attached wherever it is asked for.
How to apply
Applications go through the official page (devpost), which needs an account in your name. The deadline is 10 January 2027.
How Onward Scout helps
This one is submitted on the organiser's own site, behind your login. Onward Scout prepares every answer and file in the form's order with one-tap copy, so submitting takes minutes; you mark it submitted when you're done.
Every answer is drafted from your own documents and cites where each fact came from; anything we can’t source is flagged for you, never invented.
Let Onward Scout prepare this application
Get your application answers for this programme, drafted from your own documents in about two minutes. Free to start, no account needed: you look at the draft first, and nothing goes to Checkpoint without your tap.
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