Eligibility and teams
  • SanD Hacks is an in-person event. All participants must be present for check-in, judging, and the award ceremony.
  • Teams may have 1 to 4 members from any school and education level. You can change your team during the event. Teams lock at submission.
  • You must join the official event Slack (<FILL IN: Slack link>) to be considered a participant. Set your display name to your full name + school.
  • A university or government ID is mandatory at check-in.
Project rules
  • This is an open-AI, open-internet hackathon. You may use any available resources, libraries, APIs, and AI tools.
  • All commits must fall between Saturday, Nov 14 at 10:30 AM and Sunday, Nov 15 at 12:00 PM (Pacific). Commits outside this window result in immediate disqualification.
  • Projects must be submitted on Devpost by the final deadline, Sunday at 12:00 PM. Late submissions will not be accepted.
  • Your whole team must be at your table during judging. A missing member means a zero from that judge.
  • You may submit to multiple tracks.
Conduct

Violations of either result in immediate disqualification and removal from the premises. CSES is not liable for violations of campus regulations and will defer such cases to campus police.

MLH

SanD Hacks Fall 2026 is an MLH Member Event. By participating, you agree to the following MLH policies:

You also authorize us to share certain application and registration information with MLH for event administration, ranking, and MLH's own operations.

Safety

For emergencies, call 911 or UCPD at (858) 534-4357. Staff wear the hackathon t-shirt and are available at the help desk.