Find verified technology, innovation, cybersecurity, AI, and student competitions open to participants in Thailand.
International Academic Research Competition
An online academic research competition for international school and university participants. Entrants choose a Junior or Senior category and submit a research proposal; the international registration fee is US$15.
Center for Cyber Security Research, University of North Dakota
A Jeopardy-style cybersecurity CTF with web exploitation, cryptography, forensics, reverse engineering, binary exploitation, and OSINT challenges. Virtual qualifiers run on August 29, 2026, followed by in-person finals on October 26; teams can have up to four members and international teams are eligible for the qualifiers.
PECAN+ CTF
A free national CTF for Australian high-school students, with training on August 22, 2026 and competition day on August 23. Challenges cover cryptography, OSINT, reverse engineering, steganography, exploitation, and other cybersecurity skills, with local sites across Australian states and territories.
University of Copenhagen, School of Global Health
A five-day multidisciplinary design sprint from August 20-24, 2026, where students develop solutions to real-world sustainability and global-health challenges linked to the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Two teams can advance to the Sustainability Olympiad regional final, with a path to the global final in Geneva.
ZHAW entrepreneurship
A two-month hands-on innovation programme from September 21 to November 19, 2026, where interdisciplinary teams build AI, IT, and service-robotics prototypes for real healthcare challenges with industry mentors. The current course page lists an August 15 deadline and free participation; the linked form contains an older July 1 note, so applicants should confirm the route immediately.
University of Pittsburgh Office of Innovation and Entrepreneurship
A University of Pittsburgh health-technology competition for student innovators, with applications due August 30, 2026 and a final pitch on November 10. The $40,000 award pool is distributed through university departments to support pre-commercialization and technology validation.
Faculty of ICT, Mahidol University
A smart-retail hackathon using The Mall Group business challenges to develop ESG-focused ideas and prototypes.
A Google online hackathon to build agentic AI systems with Gemini and Google Cloud.
Dialogate
An online student challenge to build practical solutions with hardware, IoT, and AI.
OneAquaHealth
A global online hackathon to develop solutions connecting healthy waters, ecosystems, and communities.
IEEE Turkey
An IEEE Turkey online hackathon to build sustainability solutions using AI and blockchain.
International AI Youth Education Society
An online AI competition for youth ages 13-18 in Devpost-supported countries.
CALL-E
An online hackathon to build AI agents that make real phone calls and complete real-world tasks through CALL-E.
Kang Chiao International School
A ten-week online hackathon covering language models, data science, and open-ended technology invention.
LUMA
An online hackathon for students ages 13-18 to build an app, website, or software tool.
GTPN-NA
An online August 7-9, 2026 student hackathon to build prototypes addressing language, culture, and community needs connected to Tibetan, Nepalese, and Bhutanese communities.
AceSAT
An online student challenge to build AI agents for test preparation, reading, mathematics, or study planning for learners in underserved schools.
HackFinity
An open-theme online student hackathon to build and demonstrate a working prototype addressing a real-world problem across AI, web, mobile, cybersecurity, fintech, health, gaming, or other technologies.
Xccelerate Technologies Foundation
A free global innovation competition for students ages 13-24 across AI, climate, health, robotics, quantum, space, cybersecurity, and social-innovation technology tracks.
TechEx Events
A hybrid AI & Big Data Expo Europe hackathon with an online build phase on October 16-19, 2026 and an invitation-based in-person showcase in Amsterdam.
QuantumHacks
An online student hackathon for projects in quantum technology, fintech, databases, and related fields, open across Devpost-supported countries.
ImpactForge
An online student hackathon for building applications, tools, or technology concepts that address important problems and create positive social impact.
Arm
An online Arm challenge for developers to demonstrate AI optimization on Arm-powered platforms across multiple competition tracks.
DataHub
An online hackathon to build AI agents with DataHub's open-source context platform, using data context, metadata, and data workflows.
Cockroach Labs
An online Cockroach Labs and AWS hackathon to build AI agents with persistent context on a reliable, globally distributed, scalable database.
NativelyAI
A fully online August 3-10, 2026 hackathon to build AI-native applications with native.builder, from initial idea to a deployed cloud product.
IncludEDU
An online August 1-8, 2026 student hackathon to build AI tools designed around the needs of neurodivergent young learners.
OurPlanet.Rocks
An online August 7-9, 2026 hackathon for students to address UN Sustainable Development Goals through technical projects or social-impact plans.
Next Generation Hacks
A worldwide online high school hackathon on August 7-9, 2026 for websites, apps, AI tools, games, automations, hardware, and other real-world technology projects.
ReverieHacks
An online August 2-17, 2026 student hackathon with tracks spanning software, apps, ideation, AI workflows, and other creative projects.
Innovation Hacks
A global online hackathon covering AI for social impact, smart cities, sustainability, cybersecurity, emerging technology, and open innovation, with an August 8, 2026 deadline.
Peddie School
A 48-hour virtual hackathon on August 14-16, 2026 organized by the Peddie Computer Science Club, with registration through Devpost and themes including education and social good.
Kisaco Research
A hybrid September 10-17, 2026 hackathon for production-grade AI applications on modern infrastructure, with the build phase open online.
Function1
A global AI hackathon running October 26-November 3, 2026, beginning with an online build and concluding with selected-team activities in Dubai.
Major League Hacking
An online MLH hackathon week from September 11-17, 2026, with technical challenges, workshops, livestreams, and collaborative project building.
National Cyber Security Agency
A national cybersecurity competition for students and other participants, featuring CTF and Attack the Virtual World challenges, with registration open until August 12, 2026.
National Space Affairs Division
A national youth satellite-development competition with regional selection rounds and a Bangkok final, announced through the official education-office notice.
Generation Thailand
A hybrid AI hackathon focused on connecting education and industry, helping people show their potential, and helping employers find hidden talent. Applications close August 14, 2026; the briefing, learning, and pitching activities run August 28-30.
Smart City Innovative Research Academy, KMITL
A three-day September 4-6, 2026 hackathon to design smart-city solutions across digital services, data, environment, and citizen participation.
Major League Hacking
An online MLH hackathon week from August 7-13, 2026, with technical challenges, workshops, and collaborative project building.
AIS Academy
A hackathon to develop AI innovations for the future of Thai education, with virtual rounds and in-person hack days in Bangkok.
Faculty of Public Health, Mahidol University
A national Young Innovators for Better Health hackathon where upper-secondary teams submit a proposal and video online before an onsite final on October 31, 2026.
HomePro
A university hackathon about circular economy ideas, prototypes, and new products under the HomePro x University programme. The official form accepts students individually or in teams of up to six through August 12, 2026; the scanned Facebook announcement also mentions a creator-focused special prize and activity through October 20.
NHN Corporation
A 48-hour onsite game-development hackathon using AI, with applications and a pre-task due August 10, 2026. Selected teams are announced August 22, and the main event runs September 4-6 at NHN headquarters in Seongnam, South Korea.
LSE Generate Global Innovation Challenge
A fully virtual global pitch competition for students aged 13-18 to develop solutions aligned with the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Regular registration costs US$20 per student.
Canadian International School, Singapore
A free, fully online hackathon for students aged 14-18 worldwide. The sealed challenge is revealed at the opening ceremony, after which teams build and submit a working project.
NASA
NASA's annual hackathon with space-agency partners, inviting people to solve real-world challenges with science data on November 14-15, 2026.
Asian Disaster Preparedness Center
A public innovation programme using Air4Laos data to address transboundary haze, open to teams from Thailand and Lao PDR until July 29, 2026.
CFA Society Thailand
An idea-and-strategy hackathon where student teams apply AI to real finance and investment workflows, with the final scheduled for August 2, 2026.
Hack the Arts
An online creative-technology competition for interactive, generative, or computational art, with submissions due August 1, 2026.
Big Data Institute (Public Organization)
BDI's 2026 Open @Bangkok hackathon used data and AI to address Bangkok travel, lifestyle, and safety. Applications closed on May 31, while programme activities run through the July 25 Demo Day; this expired application cycle is retained for future awareness.
Faculty of ICT, Mahidol University
Mahidol's DeepTech hackathon for sustainable Smart Campus innovation; the 2026 application and competition cycle has completed.
Office of the Education Council (OEC)
An OEC hackathon for Thai youth to design innovations for sustainable communities through workshops, mentoring, and pitching; Season 2 has completed.
Microsoft
Microsoft's student startup innovation competition using Microsoft AI services, with MVP, semifinal, and world championship rounds; the 2026 cycle has completed.
National Electronics and Computer Technology Center (NECTEC)
A national AI benchmarking programme with a 2026 LLM Trustworthiness Challenge and automated judging; the 2026 cycle has ended and is retained as an archive.
School of Information Technology, KMITL
A September 4, 2026 AI hackathon where high-school teams design and develop solutions under time constraints.
School of Information Technology, KMITL
A student game jam requiring a prototype by July 31, followed by the main competition on September 4, 2026.
National Innovation Agency and Yothi Medical Innovation District
An August 4-5, 2026 Bangkok hackathon focused on advancing medical AI and medical-device prototypes toward real-world deployment.
KMITL Business School
An undergraduate business-plan hackathon covering ReAgri, ReTravel, and ReSocial, culminating in an onsite Demo Day on September 4, 2026.
Moral Promotion Center (Public Organization)
An onsite Bangkok hackathon to design innovations that encourage positive everyday behavior through a boot camp, workshops, and final pitching.
CDG Group
A student AI hackathon to design platforms that predict, monitor, or alert on risks and support communities and public agencies.
Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency (GISTDA)
A regional hackathon using geospatial data and AI/ML to address food security, flooding, forest degradation, and coastal change.
National Cyber Security Agency
A cybersecurity CTF delivered with Cisco and requiring the published ethical-hacking course condition; the 2026 registration and online competition have concluded.
CMKL University
A high-school AI-engineering competition with an online round and CMKL final, offering a stated scholarship pathway worth 5 million baht; 2026 registration has ended.
National Cyber Security Agency
An AI-security CTF focused on prompt engineering and AI security; its 2026 registration and online qualifier have concluded and are retained as an archive.