About the challenge
Cortex is a free one-day AI hackathon in Ottawa, hosted by Redshifted. The date is November 7th, 2026. We are open to high school students in grades 9 to 12, working in teams of 1-4, with prizes!!!
Get started
Visit our dedicated in-person hackathon (cooler prizes!) if you can come to Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
This Devpost hackathon is only for participants who cannot come to our flagship hackathon.
Regardless of your location, join our Discord server here: https://discord.gg/bHgUxCD5qC
Requirements
What to Build
- You must build an Agentic AI.
What to Submit
- A public GitHub repository that includes a README.md about your project.
- A 90-second YouTube video (unlinked or public) to demonstrate your project, narrated by a human.
Prizes
$300 Featherless AI Credits
Test Prize
More to come!
To be announced.
Devpost Achievements
Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:
Judges
Alvin Kapoor
Shervin Nasseri
Thoufeek Barber
David Onaolapo
Judging Criteria
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Innovation
Originality of the idea and approach. -
Technical execution
Does it work? Quality and difficulty of the build. -
Use of AI
How meaningfully and appropriately AI is applied. -
Impact
Usefulness to real people and potential to grow. -
Presentation
Clarity of the demo video, description and repository.
Questions? Email the hackathon manager
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