IceHacks 2026
CodeStarters Remote · open worldwide
Free week-long online hackathon for high school students worldwide (8–15 Nov), run by the student nonprofit CodeStarters: build any working project, from websites and AI tools to hardware. Beginner-friendly; non-cash prizes only.
Free to start · no account needed
Get your application answers for this programme, drafted from your own documents in about two minutes.
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About
What it offers: No cash prizes: sponsor credits, subscriptions and scholarships (Devpost lists $17,150 in prize value).
Also: beginner-friendly Discord community.
Who can apply: High school students of all skill levels, ages 13+; all countries except standard exceptions; organisations excluded.
Free to apply.
Hacking 8–15 November 2026; projects due on Devpost by 15 November; event ends 17 November. Next deadline: 2026-11-15.
How to apply: through Devpost (you need an account there).
What to prepare: project submission, demo video.
From the official page (checked 2026-10-31): “When: November 8–17, 2026 (hacking runs Nov 8–15)”
Who can apply
- Open to students
- High school students of all skill levels, ages 13+; all countries except standard exceptions; organisations excluded.
What you will need
- Work samplesOnly you can supply it: upload it once and it is attached wherever it is asked for.
- Product demo videoOnly 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 15 November 2026.
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 CodeStarters without your tap.
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