Hackathon format & key facts
Organized detailsOverview
Women living in Estonia’s Ida-Viru region can register through 30 September 2026 for the free Garage48 Empowering Women Hackathon, held 16–18 October at kood/Jõhvi.
Complete hackathon details
The three-day hackathon is designed to help participants turn a first business idea into a working tech-enabled prototype. Participants may come alone or with a team, with or without an idea, and prior coding or entrepreneurship experience is not required. The wider programme begins with a beginner coding bootcamp on 6–9 October. The best hackathon teams are invited to apply for an October–December accelerator offering workshops, mentoring and expert support in product development, marketing and funding. The programme is advertised as free of charge.
Eligibility requirements
Women living in Estonia’s Ida-Viru region who are interested in technology and entrepreneurship; no prior coding or entrepreneurship experience is required. Participants may join solo or with a team and may apply with or without an existing idea.
Tips for this hackathon
Practical Job and Scholarship guidance. These tips do not replace official rules or create new eligibility requirements.
- 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
Garage48’s current page states that the autumn hackathon runs 16–18 October 2026 at kood/Jõhvi, registration is open through 30 September and the programme is free. The page also lists a 6–9 October beginner bootcamp and an October–December accelerator to which the best hackathon teams may apply; accelerator participation is not guaranteed.
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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