Dates
Saturday 7 November 2026, in person at the Nancy Rothwell Building, Manchester. Projects must be submitted on Devpost before the submission deadline.
Eligibility
- University students of any level, or graduates within one year of graduating.
- 18 or over.
- Accepted through the GreatUniHack application, with a confirmed place.
- Teams of 2 to 5. Solo entries are not allowed
Project and Submission Requirements
- Projects must be built during the event. Existing open-source libraries, APIs and frameworks are fine.
- One submission per team, with every member added.
- Opt in to overall winners, enter at most one sponsor challenge, and enter as many sub-challenges as you like.
Prizes
Over £70,000 in prizes, made up of cash, hardware, software licences and credits. Prizes go to the overall winners and to the winners of each sponsor challenge and sub-challenge. The full list is on the Prizes tab.
Judging Criteria and Winner Selection
Teams demo their project live to a panel of judges from our sponsors and partners. Each challenge has its own criteria, shared on its track. Overall winners are judged on impact, technical execution, creativity, design and presentation. Winners are announced at the closing ceremony.