

Cursor Hackathon Vancouver
Cursor Hackathon @ UBC — Build with Composer-1.5
Join us for a hands-on Cursor Hackathon at UBC!
We welcome students, tech professionals, and non-technical Cursor enthusiasts!
Build a focused project with developers, designers, and curious builders using Composer-1.5, Cursor’s newest coding model for fast, high-leverage development.
More about Composer-1.5 here
💻 Beginners welcome. Bring your laptop & charger!
What's Included
✅ Cursor credits for your build
🍕 Pizza + Snacks
Hackathon Rules
🥇 1st Place: $1K Cursor Credits
🥈2nd Place: $500 Cursor Credits
🥉3rd Place: $300 in Cursor Credits
Judging Criteria: Impact, execution, presentation, and design.
Team Size: 1-4 people max
Submission: No pre-built projects. Code must be open-sourced on GitHub.
Pitch: 3 min pitch to judges, 1min Q&A
Team Size: 1-4 people
Remote Participants: At this time we are prioritizing IN PERSON registrants.
Tip: To stand out, build something that you wish existed, that only YOU have the expertise to build.
Agenda
10 AM Check-in + Coffee
11 AM Intro Speech
11:30 AM HACKING STARTS
12:30 PM – Lunch
4:00 PM – SUBMISSION DEADLINE
4PM-5PM – Pitches
5:30PM – Announce Winners & Closing Speech
6PM – Bye!
📍 RSVP for location