Hackathon format & key facts
Organized detailsOverview
Rwanda's National Institute of Statistics has opened its 2026 Big Data Hackathon for university students, with registration due 20 October 2026 and project submissions due 30 October.
Complete hackathon details
Teams build data-driven solutions using NISR and other open or public datasets across national-priority challenges such as agriculture and other public-interest sectors. The official timeline includes review, coaching and mentorship, final evaluation, and an 11 December awards ceremony.
Eligibility requirements
Open to undergraduate or master's students in any field. Teams must have two students and at least one Rwandan citizen; members may come from the same or different universities or colleges. Previous 1st-, 2nd- or 3rd-place NISR Big Data Hackathon winners are not eligible.
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
Official NISR page states registration opened 1 September 2026, closes 20 October at 11:59 PM, submissions close 30 October at 11:59 PM, and the top three teams receive high-quality laptops. The displayed closing times do not state a timezone, so only deadline_date is structured.
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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