CUhackit 2026

Join us for a day of building, learning, and fun at South Carolina's largest annual hackathon! Spend 24 hours coding and collaborating in the beautiful Wilbur O. and Ann Powers College of Business at Clemson University while we handle the food, coffee, and snacks. No matter your major or level of experience, we want to see you create your next hack with us at CUhackit!CUhackit Prize CategoriesCUhackit will have four core prize categories that all teams are automatically eligible for:Most InnovativeHack for GoodBest ExecutionBest Use of HardwareSponsor Prize CategoriesCUhackit will also have a set of more specific sponsored prize tracks, where teams will only be eligible to compete in one sponsored track. More information about these will be available closer to the start of the event.MLH Prize CategoriesAs an MLH Certified Event, CUhackit will have a set of challenges that all teams are eligible to participate in. Challenges will be announced at the start of the event.Backboard Prize CategoryAdditionally, all teams have the option of integrating backboard.io into their projects to be entered into a raffle to win a prize from Backboard.