San Diego's student hackathon, hosted by CSE Society at UC San Diego.
Hackathon Website: https://hackathon.csesatucsd.com
November 14-15, 2026 | In person | Qualcomm Conference Room, Jacobs Hall, UCSD
Build something in about 26 hours, with a team of 1 to 4 people, from any school and any level. SanD Hacks is an open-AI, open-internet hackathon, so use whatever tools you want.
What you get
- Free meals: lunch and dinner Saturday, breakfast and lunch Sunday
- A 24-hour snack and drink table
- Free stickers and swag
- Workshops, including a Product Design workshop by Figma
- Credits for everyone: ElevenLabs Creator tier, Neon promo credits, and $100 in Bright Data API credits per team
- Mentors and a help desk staffed throughout the event
Tracks
- Best Overall Hack: Fully open-ended. Awarded for exceptional technical execution, creativity, and impact.
- UCSD Basement, Most Innovative Project: The most unique and impactful idea that addresses a real-world problem with a creative, realistically achievable solution.
- Bright Data, Data for Good: Use web data to drive positive social impact.
- ElevenLabs, Best Project Built with ElevenLabs: The best use of ElevenLabs voice and audio AI.
- Neon, Best Database-Driven / Agent Backend: The strongest database-driven app or agent backend built on Neon.
- Additional Major League Hacking Tracks: https://www.mlh.com/events/sand-hacks/prizes
Schedule Saturday, Nov 14
- 9:00 AM Check-In (Jacobs Hall, outside Qualcomm Room)
- 10:00 AM Opening Ceremony
- 10:30 AM Hacking begins, Team Formation Mixer
- 12:30 PM Lunch
- 7:30 PM Dinner
- 10:00 PM Hacking space closes
Sunday, Nov 15
- 7:00 AM Hacking space re-opens
- 7:30 AM Breakfast
- 11:00 AM Initial submissions due
- 12:00 PM Final submissions due, lunch
- 12:30 PM - 2:30 PM Judging and presentations
- 2:30 PM Closing Ceremony
- 3:00 PM Event concludes
Sponsors
Bright Data, ElevenLabs, Neon, Figma, SpaceX AI, and The Basement at UC San Diego.
Website: https://hackathon.csesatucsd.com
Listed from Devpost
