Welcome to the 2026 Opportunities, Hackathons, and Tech Events Tracker repository! This repo is designed to help you stay ahead of the curve by tracking deadlines for various fellowships, hackathons, grants, competitions, and other exciting opportunities tailored for young innovators and tech enthusiasts.
Each link in this repository includes a date, which corresponds to the deadline for that specific opportunity. To give you ample time to prepare, the dates listed here are typically a few days earlier than the actual deadline. This buffer allows you to gather your materials, refine your applications, and ensure you’re eligible before the final submission.
NEW: Now arranged according to Months (Deadline Priority)💥
- Browse Opportunities: Explore the list to find opportunities that match your interests and qualifications.
- Right-click on the link and open it in a new tab...
- Check Eligibility: Before applying, make sure to read the eligibility criteria for each opportunity.
- Prepare & Apply: Use the extra time provided by the buffer dates to prepare a strong application.
- Stay Updated: The repository is regularly updated, so be sure to check back often for new opportunities.
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- Energy Mentors https://www.energymentors.org/participate JAN 30
- CERN Openlab https://tinyurl.com/ykk3u494 JAN 15
- MIT Research https://oge.mit.edu/msrp/ JAN 10
- LDA Program https://tinyurl.com/y7k9h9pp JAN 7
- AWS 10,000 AIdeas Competition https://tinyurl.com/24cnazsz JAN 14
- STI FORUM CALL https://sdgs.un.org/tfm/STIForum2026#innovations JAN 12
- AI & Space Hack https://tinyurl.com/y2984hdp JAN 22
- AWS Community Builder https://pulse.aws/application/I7YNG7BH JAN 15
- The Climatebase Fellowship - https://climatebase.org/fellowship JAN 10
- GBV Evidence Accelerator Fellowship https://buff.ly/GfVwcYt JAN 11
- Entrepreneurial Innovation Fellowship https://buff.ly/1JTKBfU JAN 11
- Gothenburg Sustainability Award – https://tinyurl.com/bddshe5v JAN 11
- Algolia Challenge - https://tinyurl.com/j98hd26c JAN 25
- Alexander von Humboldt Foundation https://tinyurl.com/3rbrwf68 JAN 20
- Mastrichit Scholarship https://lnkd.in/exiej-Pi Jan 17
- ANTLER https://hub.antler.co/applicant/dashboard?tab=active JAN 25
- AWS CLOUD Captain https://go.aws/4548FZI JAN 18
- Trade Investment Summit https://lnkd.in/daBByrnK Jan 28
- Djangonaut Space https://djangonaut.space/comms/2026/01/18/2026-opening-session-6/ Jan 29
- nln Proposal https://nlnet.nl/propose/ JAN 23
- ABB Startup Challenge 2026 https://lnkd.in/dhVY_mSe JAN 31
- Hultprize https://www.hultprize.org/register Feb 10
- ITR Intern https://tinyurl.com/43558ev5 OPEN
- Ocean Leaders Fellowship https://lnkd.in/dGsKC-ie Feb 3
- YCJF https://tinyurl.com/43jvfbxp Feb 19
- Catalyze Fund https://catalyze-community.typeform.com/Catalyze-FF Feb 5
- AI Meets Robotics https://tinyurl.com/4mh54dnp FEB 5
- Eco Leaders https://ecoleaders.fillout.com/t/oQmQXdPFJ3us FEB 4
- IEEE CON https://www.iecon2026.org/ FEB 20
- Timbuktoo EdTech https://timbuktooedtech-en.softr.app/ Feb 13
- UN Global Pulse Accelerator https://lnkd.in/dKFDyQkq FEB 5
- Chainlink https://chain.link/hackathon FEB 20
- GRIPS https://tinyurl.com/2py85uxr Feb 16
- GSOC 26 https://summerofcode.withgoogle.com/ FEB 22
- Elevate Africa Felllowship https://weelevateafrica.org/apply Feb 2
- Black Impact Web Grant https://bombshellimpact.com/grant/ Feb 13
- FEB SWF Grants https://tinyurl.com/mhcwucbx FEB 15
- TRAVEL GRANT https://wcnc2026.ieee-wcnc.org/travel-grants FEB 5
- Hult Prize https://www.hultprize.org/ Feb 10
- Digital Freedom Fund https://digitalfreedomfund.org/application-process/ FEB 12
- Ocean Leaders Fellowship https://www.soalliance.org/ocean-leaders-fellowship FEB 12
- SUMMER KOREAN https://tinyurl.com/muh8au6u FEB 20
- AYFN https://tinyurl.com/37ryauaa FEB 27
- Youngo F&A CP https://tinyurl.com/4x3prd63 FEB 12
- ETH Organiser Guide https://tinyurl.com/3hvvmmxk FEB 18
- OC Fellowship https://near.tl/sm/aFMoVYENV Feb 7
- Guillaume Dupaix Scholarship https://tinyurl.com/3wapnn6j FEB 17
- ETH HUB Uganda - https://tinyurl.com/55t9yy47 FEB 15
- IEEE Tech Futures Challenge - https://tinyurl.com/mw3kc922 Feb 25
- ETHRobotics https://tinyurl.com/3hmy3v7s FEB 16
- TEF http://www.tefconnect.com/ Feb 15
- EY Challenge - https://challenge.ey.com/ FEB 20
- Huntler https://nlnet.nl/ FEB 10
- AUB Mastercard https://tinyurl.com/aezffr7w FEB 14
- AFS Youth Assembly https://tinyurl.com/yrrwz8sm FEB 10
- GRIPS https://pgsr.mans.edu.eg/mission/grips FEB 18
- MCCAIN GLOBAL LEADERS https://tinyurl.com/5n6jh4z3 FEB 22
- WBG Interns https://tinyurl.com/yztkfa7t FEB 5
- IEEE PES https://tinyurl.com/yc8r7x2a FEB 11
- YoU-CAN https://tinyurl.com/bdfjjk42 FEB 11
- MLH Fellows https://fellowship.mlh.io/ FEB 28
- Common Fund for Commodities (CFC) https://wp.me/p23f03-i1z MAR 15
- Katupult Africa https://lnkd.in/dkFD3yrT MAR 28
- GSOC 26 https://summerofcode.withgoogle.com/ MAR 4
- HIGGSFIELD https://creators.higgsfield.ai/ MAR 18
- ASTERA https://astera.org/residency/ MAR 10
- AI 4 Good https://aiforgood.itu.int/engage/speak/ MAR 3
- PAC https://ieee-powerafrica.org/ MAR 15
- Google Cloud Credits - https://cloud.google.com/startup OPEN
- OS Fellow https://tinyurl.com/46jexe2b MAR 10
- WSW https://tinyurl.com/mwe8wwp MAR 20
- nln https://nlnet.nl/ APRIL 10
- https://tinyurl.com/4wfed4pv
- FUNDING IEEE https://tinyurl.com/3d7djxux
- ETH GLOBAL H https://ethglobal.com/city
- MASTERCARD https://tinyurl.com/yf3s68c3
- KIGALI BVS https://tinyurl.com/3hktkctp
- ESP https://esp.ethereum.foundation/ OPEN
- SCHOLARSHIPS - https://tinyurl.com/ywjvs98n
- ANOTHER SCHOLARSHIP LIST https://tinyurl.com/32dkrr5f OPEN
- Campus Wass - https://www.tfaforms.com/5065108 OPEN
- Climate Fellowship - https://tinyurl.com/yzwx54vc
- Web 3 Foundation - https://web3.foundation/funding-support/
- Varcel Opensource https://vercel.com/open-source-program
- CAMEL Ambassador - https://www.camel-ai.org/ambassador
- AI Campus Ambassador - https://www.trinka.ai/campus-ambassador
- You.com's Ambassador Program https://tinyurl.com/mjuhyp39
- AI Ambassador https://www.ai-ecosystem.org/ambassador
- Mistral AI Ambassador https://tinyurl.com/bddtkzpk
- DeepLearning.AI Event ambassadors https://www.deeplearning.ai/ambassador/
- Telemus AI Ambassador https://telemus.ai/ambassador_program.html
- Perplexity AI https://www.perplexity.ai/campus-strategists
- Claude AI Ambassadors - https://www.claude.com/programs/campus
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- Notion for Startups - https://www.notion.com/startups?
- Builder ai - https://www.builder.ai/events/dreambuilder25?
- Cohere For AI Research Grant Program - https://tinyurl.com/4wfrfjkh OPEN
- GAYO Fund - https://www.aycf.org/crfas
- Nordic Probabilistic AI School https://nordic.probabilistic.ai/
- Data Science & AI Lessons - https://tinyurl.com/3s72h4z4
- AU-EU Youth Action Lab Grants https://aueuyouth.com/grants/
- Live Funding DB - https://www.consideredcapital.io/live-funding-database/
- https://tinyurl.com/33fme3su
- Paperplane https://open-startup.org/Programs/paperplane
- TRIBE VIBE https://tribevibe.live/campus-ambassador.php
- Bezos Earth Fund https://www.bezosearthfund.org/
- Ashoka Fellowship https://tinyurl.com/44vuebsu
- AJA Foundation Grants https://www.ajafoundation.org/how-to-apply/
- Katapult VC https://katapult.vc/startups/
- WEB 3.0 GRANTS https://web3.foundation/funding-support/
- GITHUB DEV PACK https://education.github.com/pack
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- https://www.free-ebooks.net/poetry/The-Woman
- https://www.free-ebooks.net/excerpt/Becoming-Your-Best-Self
- https://www.free-ebooks.net/psychology/Failed-Intellect-Successful-Criminality-Doomed-Humanity
- BTC IS HERE TO STAY https://hackernoon.com/bitcoin-is-not-a-threat-it-is-a-boon-d2218a823db7
- The Bitcoin Development Fund https://tinyurl.com/2s4fefz3
- Accelerate AFRICA - JUNE 30
- CYBER SEC FORECAST - https://tinyurl.com/bdhfjnb7
- Delete All (But Two) Social Media Platforms https://tinyurl.com/33fme3su
- State of Mobile 2025 report - https://shorturl.at/JS239
- What Google’s quantum computing breakthrough Willow means for the future of bitcoin and other cryptos https://tinyurl.com/rt94dehh
- HP Free Online Courses 2025 https://careeroppotunities.com/hp-free-online-courses-2025/
- LLM Evaluation with Opik https://tinyurl.com/2xy893ta
- Building a Universal Assistant to connect with any API - https://tinyurl.com/3emew5k8
- What 700 days of failure taught me https://tinyurl.com/2bbr4rt4
- DELETE ALL SOCIALS BUT THESE 2
- biggest mistake startup leaders make https://tinyurl.com/4tdjrezt
- DeepSeek Debates https://semianalysis.com/2025/01/31/deepseek-debates/
- DeepSeek might not be as disruptive as claimed https://tinyurl.com/2zwcj4hm
- NETHERMIND PROJECTS - https://tinyurl.com/mv279ffa
- 10 useful GitHub repos https://tinyurl.com/yx5kj4rv
- 15 Times to use AI, and 5 Not to https://tinyurl.com/ybc56ncc
- GPT 40 Business Ideas - https://tinyurl.com/pra5236w
- ASHU - https://ashujha.xyz/
- Community Solutions 2026 -- WATCH OUT
- A Vision of Metascience https://tinyurl.com/yc6hk48z
- AGENTS COURSE - https://github.com/neural-maze/realtime-phone-agents-course
- Benz - https://tinyurl.com/2u22xnam
- cr https://www.linkedin.com/help/linkedin/answer/a6282984
- DO - https://tinyurl.com/ye5k72md 20 FEB
- REAL TIME PHONE AGENTS COURSE - https://github.com/neural-maze/realtime-phone-agents-course
- STI FORUM https://sdgs.un.org/tfm
- READ https://tinyurl.com/38kcun6j
- Bigger datasets aren’t always better https://tinyurl.com/4k49wwp3
- Shopify https://www.shopify.com/editions/winter2026#sidekick
- Zipline https://www.ictworks.org/african-countries-demand-better-zipline-deal/
- Copy this Website - https://www.shopify.com/editions/winter2026#sidekick
- TIKTOK THIS https://www.shopify.com/editions/winter2026#sidekick