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Access
Affordable access, no experience floor, and a structure that works whether this is your first hackathon or your sixth. If a laptop is the blocker, tell us and we will sort it.
AIX / About
Built so cost neverdecides who gets to try.
AIXelerate is run by a small volunteer team, working toward a $5,000+ funding goal, and held to the same standard we ask of the students: say what you are doing, and say what it costs.
Scroll / ExploreFour principles that decide the arguments.
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Responsibility
Every project is reviewed for privacy, fairness, safety, and whether the impact it claims is plausible. We would rather see an honest limitation than a confident overstatement.
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Mentorship
Feedback comes from mentors, organisers, judges, and deliberately from other teams. Cross-team review is scheduled, not optional.
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Clarity
We reward plain explanations, working prototypes, and a straight account of the trade-offs you made. Jargon that hides a gap reads as a gap.
The ones we actually get asked.
No. Roughly half of each cohort arrives alone. Team formation is a scheduled part of Saturday morning, and we match on problem interest rather than skill level.
Yes. A meaningful share of past participants had written no Python before the sprint. Mentor rotations and starter material are pitched at that level, and judging weighs the thinking as heavily as the implementation.
We are working to make the January summit as affordable as possible. Our $5,000+ funding goal will help cover the experience; we will share entry details with applicants.
You do. We ask only for permission to show your project in recaps and to sponsors, and you can decline that without affecting judging.
Two ways: send mentors, or sponsor a sprint. Use the mentor application to mentor, or the contact form to ask about sponsorship.