Amazon Nova AI Hackathon
The Amazon Nova AI Hackathon is an online competition where developers and builders from around the world create projects using Amazon Nova foundation models and tools — including advanced reasoning, multimodal AI, speech AI, and automation workflows. Participants compete for significant prizes while gaining hands-on experience with frontier AI technology.
🔗 Primary Event Link (Devpost)
👉 Register and Submit Your Project on Devpost:
https://amazon-nova.devpost.com/register?flow%5Bdata%5D%5Bchallenge_id%5D=25719&flow%5Bname%5D=register_for_challenge
Event Details
Dates
Submission opens now — Deadline: March 16, 2026 @ 5:00pm PST (check local time)
Location
Online (virtual participation)
Hosted On
Devpost platform (link above)
What You’ll Build
Participants are encouraged to create generative AI applications that leverage Amazon Nova capabilities, such as:
• Agentic AI — Intelligent systems that perform complex tasks
• Multimodal understanding — Apps that handle text, speech, images, or video
• Voice AI experiences — Conversational systems using Nova Sonic
• UI automation — Tools that automate browser-based workflows via Nova Act
• Freestyle projects — Any creative use of Nova models and tooling
Prizes & Recognition
• $40,000+ in cash prizes overall
• Awards for Best Agentic System, Best Multimodal App, Best UI Automation, Best Voice AI, etc.
• AWS credits and other awards for top projects
Exact prize breakdown (e.g., $15K first place, $7K second, etc.) can be pulled from the Devpost page if available.
Who Should Participate
• Developers and engineers building with generative AI
• Students and professionals exploring multimodal and agent workflows
• Anyone interested in applying Amazon Nova models in real projects
Ready to build and compete?
👉 Visit the Devpost page to register and submit your project:
https://amazon-nova.devpost.com/register?flow%5Bdata%5D%5Bchallenge_id%5D=25719&flow%5Bname%5D=register_for_challenge