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Student Organization — Hackathon

Open Source Impact

Contribute. Collaborate. Create Impact.

Prize Pool

Non-cash Prize

Location

Online

Duration

31 days

Date

Sep 30, 2026 - Oct 31, 2026

About the Hackathon

Contribute. Collaborate. Create Impact.

Open Source Impact 🚀Contribute. Collaborate. Create Impact.Open Source Impact is a contribution-driven open source hackathon organized to give developers and students a practical opportunity to contribute to real-world software projects through GitHub.Instead of building a project from scratch, participants will work on active open-source integration opportunities, claim a task, understand the required functionality, implement the integration, test their work, and contribute it back to the project through a Pull Request.Participants will follow a simple journey:Discover → Claim → Build → Test → Submit → Get Verified → EarnHow It WorksCreate or use your GitHub accountGitHub will be used throughout the contribution process.Explore available OSS opportunitiesFind an active integration or contribution opportunity provided for the hackathon.Claim an integrationReview the requirements and claim the integration you want to work on.Build the integrationClone the repository, study the required API/functionality, follow the project's contribution guidelines, and implement the required changes.Test your workMake sure your implementation works correctly and meets the requirements.Create a Pull RequestPush your changes to GitHub and open a clear Pull Request against the project repository.Submit your contributionSubmit your GitHub Issue and Pull Request details through the required tracking forms.Verification & RewardContributions will be reviewed and verified according to the hackathon requirements. Eligible verified contributions will receive the announced reward.Why Participate?Open Source Impact is designed to turn open-source participation into practical development experience.Participants get an opportunity to:Work with real GitHub repositoriesUnderstand existing codebasesWork with APIs and integrationsPractice Git and GitHub workflowsCreate meaningful Pull RequestsLearn how professional open-source contributions workBuild a public contribution recordEarn rewards for eligible verified contributionsWhether you're an experienced developer or a student making your first serious open-source contribution,Open Source Impactis about taking your skills beyond tutorials and putting them into real projects.One contribution can be small. Its impact can be much bigger.

Event Details

Format

Online

Prize Pool

Non-cash Prize

Currency

USD

Start

Sep 30, 2026

End

Oct 31, 2026

Duration

31 days

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Organized by Student Organization

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Timeline

Sep 30, 2026

EVENT STARTS

Hackathon kicks off. Join online and start building.

Oct 31, 2026

EVENT ENDS

Final submissions and judging period begins.