Hackathon format & key facts
Organized detailsOverview
The Norway edition of the fifth EUDIS Defence Hackathon runs onsite in Oslo on 15–17 October 2026, with current applications for innovators working on autonomous and dual-use defence technologies.
Complete hackathon details
The autumn 2026 EUDIS Defence Hackathon theme is Autonomy on the Battlefield. Norway's challenges include GNSS-denied navigation, swarm coordination and Arctic and maritime autonomous systems. Participants work with mentors and defence or research experts over three onsite days. The official Norway host page links directly to the current application form and states that selected participants receive technical feedback, mentoring, validation opportunities, networking and visibility in the European EUDIS ecosystem.
Eligibility requirements
The Norway host welcomes startups and scale-ups, deep-tech teams, engineers, developers, hardware specialists, students and researchers in relevant technical fields, defence and security professionals, SMEs, innovation clusters and research organizations. The current registration form requires participants to be 18+ and limits citizenship eligibility to the EU, Norway or Ukraine.
Tips for this hackathon
Practical Job and Scholarship guidance. These tips do not replace official rules or create new eligibility requirements.
- Review the Norway-specific challenges before applying.
- Confirm all team members meet the current age and citizenship conditions in the organizer form.
- Read the rules, eligibility, judging criteria, required technologies and intellectual-property terms before forming your submission plan.
- Build a complementary team early and assign product, engineering, design, research and presentation responsibilities clearly.
- Optimize for the published judging rubric: demonstrate a real problem, working solution, measurable impact and a concise live demo.
- Prepare the repository, pitch deck, demo video and submission links before the final hours so upload or platform problems do not invalidate the entry.
- Check whether travel, finalist presentations, team-size limits or mandatory attendance apply before committing.
Verification notes
The EUDIS official site confirms registrations are open and the hackathon runs 15–17 October 2026 across eight locations including Norway. The authorized Norway host page confirms Oslo, current registration, organizer/host identities, target audiences and benefits. The linked registration form states 18+ and EU/Norway/Ukraine citizenship constraints. No cash prize, fee, travel funding or certificate was stated in the verified evidence, so none is claimed.
Job and Scholarship is the discovery and verification layer. Confirm eligibility, dates, salary/funding and application instructions on the original source before submitting anything.
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