Cursor Calgary Hackathon - SAIT

​Join us for a 24-hour hackathon at SAIT built around one clear challenge: teams will receive a single fixed prompt from organizers and spend the weekend building their creative solution using Cursor, with credits provided.

​This is designed as a high-energy, practical build event focused on shipping something real in a short time. Teams of 3–4 will work through the same challenge framework, then finalists will present their projects on Sunday during the judging and demo block.

​What to expect

• ​Saturday kickoff, prompt briefing, and official build start

• ​24 hour building period

• ​Sunday submission deadline, final demos, and awards

• ​Clear judging criteria focused on problem relevance, execution, product quality, and meaningful use of Cursor

​Prize pool

​$1,000 USD in Cursor credits will be distributed across 3 winning teams.

​Tentative format

• ​Saturday: check-in, welcome, prompt briefing, rules, team formation, build period

• ​Sunday: submission cutoff, screening round, finalist demos, judging, awards, and closing

​Recommended audience

​This is currently planned as a student-focused event, subject to final confirmation with campus organizers on eligibility and capacity.

​Team format

• ​Teams of 3–4

• ​All teams build against the same official prompt

• ​Finalists will demo live on Sunday

​Judging criteria

​Projects will be evaluated on:

• ​Problem relevance

• ​Execution

• ​Product quality

• ​Use of Cursor