Applications Open for the 24-Hour "Hack Armenia" AI Hackathon

The Hack Armenia 24-hour AI Hackathon will take place in Yerevan on August 8–9. Participants will use large language models (LLMs) to develop tools that solve real-world problems.

The hackathon is organized by Armenia LLM Summer School, AI9 Startup Campus, and YerevaNN.

Working in teams of three to four, participants will develop functional prototypes, present their evaluation methodology, and pitch their solutions to an expert jury.

The hackathon's theme is "Evaluate. Reason. Generalize."

Projects should address areas of public interest for Armenia, including urban development, health care, education, security, finance, energy, and other sectors. Participants may choose from the suggested challenge topics or propose their own ideas.

Throughout the event, teams will receive guidance from experienced technical mentors on LLMs, model evaluation, data, engineering solutions, and prototype development.

The goal of Hack Armenia is to bring together talented members of Armenia's AI community and transform deep technical expertise into practical, measurable, and impactful solutions.

Who can apply?

The hackathon is open to software developers, researchers, students, startup founders, designers, and anyone interested in building AI-powered solutions.

Applications are accepted from both teams and individual participants. Selected individual applicants will be matched into teams by the organizers.

Date: August 8, 10:00 a.m. – August 9, 1:00 p.m.
Application deadline: July 29
Venue: AI9 Startup Campus (9 Isahakyan Street, Yerevan)

Registration and details: https://armllm.github.io/2026/hackathon

Contact: [email protected]