Hack for Humanity | Summer 2026
Hack for Humanity
Prize breakdown
Participation - $25.67 value
*More prizes coming soon
Non-cashProject Submission - $10 value
The first 200 valid submissions will receive:
Non-cash200 winnersResponsible AI - $8,676 value
*More prizes coming soon
Non-cashBest Mental Health Tool (Presented by Sprqs) - $410 value + other prizes
*More prizes coming soon
Non-cashBest Physical Health Tool - $410 value + other prizes
*More prizes coming soon
Non-cashBest Tech for Brain Injury Recovery (Presented by Synapse) - $360 value
*More prizes coming soon
Non-cashBest Use of AI/ML - $410 value
*More prizes coming soon
Non-cashPublic Voting Winner - $410 value
*More prizes coming soon
Non-cashBest Innovation and Creativity - $360 value
*More prizes coming soon
Non-cashBest Design - $360 value
*More prizes coming soon
Non-cashReferral Prizes
Each participant you refer to the hackathon will contribute to your total. To count a referral, whoever you refer must add their Devpost username and yours to our Discord server's "referrals" channel.
Non-cash13 winners
Timeline
- Submissions openAug 7, 2026
- Submission deadlineSep 5, 2026
About
About the challenge
Hack for Humanity is a hackathon that brings developers together in a 1-month event to come up with unique and creative solutions to mental and physical health issues, with an optional focus on AI. The participants' goal is to use technology to make meaningful changes in humanity by addressing health concerns.
You may work individually or in teams of 2-4.
Prior experience is not required! Participants of any skill level are welcome to participate and work together in this hackathon.
Get started
- Join the Devpost hackathon on this page. This is where you will submit your project.
- We suggest you join our Discord server to stay updated and engage with the community (link once you register).
- If you know someone else who may be interested, you could send them this URL and ask them to sign up: https://hack-for-humanity-summer-26.devpost.com/. For every participant who joins the event and enters your username in the Discord server's "referral" text channel, your referral count will be increased for our referral prizes and raffle.
- Announcements will be posted on Discord.
Partners
Sprqs - your daily spark of support
Rutgers Synapse - connecting and supporting the brain injury Community.
For Sponsors
For information about sponsoring Hack for Humanity, please visit our website or email the organizer at iacopo.schianchi@gmail.com.
Requirements
What to Build
You must build software (such as an app, website, or game) that improves mental or physical well-being. In addition to the core Mental Health and Physical Health categories, your project can compete in several dedicated tracks:
- Best Use of AI/ML & Responsible AI: For projects implementing machine learning.
- Best Tech for Brain Injury Recovery: For projects addressing brain injury recovery
- Additional prizes for Best Design, Best Innovation and Creativity, and the Public Voting Winner.
What to Submit
- Software: Include the GitHub repository for your software with the functioning source code.
- Video: A video (4 min max) explaining
- The issue you're solving
- Your submitted software and its functionality in detail
- An overview of how it was created
- Submissions open
- Aug 7, 2026
- Deadline
- Sep 5, 2026
- First seen
- Jul 8, 2026
- Last seen
- Jul 9, 2026