About the competition
1. Competition Name: 2026 HackTheon Sejong International Collegiate Cybersecurity Competition
2. Eligibility Criteria: Undergraduate students from within and outside the country ※Graduate students are not eligible
3. Team Requirement
- Maximum 4 people including the team leader in 1 team
- One person cannot be in more than 1 team, or one team(person) cannot be in more than 1 category (Advanced, Beginner A and Beginner B)
- The team name should be 15 characters or less and should be a name that well expresses the team characteristics, but use of team names that are inappropriate due to social norms is restricted.
4. Competition Categories: Advanced, Beginner A and Beginner B
* Only Korean nationals can apply for Beginner A and non-Korean nationals can apply for Beginner B.
** Multinational teams including Korean nationals may apply for either the Beginner A or Beginner B.
*** If you have a record of winning the 'HackTheon Sejong' competition (regardless of discipline), you are not eligible to participate in the beginner division.
5. Prize: Total 14 Teams, 38 Million KRW
- Advanced Category : Grand Prize (1 team) KRW 10 million/Excellence Prize (2 teams) KRW 5 million each/Merit Prize (4 teams) KRW 3 million each
- Beginner Category : Grand Prize (1 team) KRW 2 million/Excellence Prize (2 teams) KRW 1 million each/Merit Prize (4 teams) KRW 500,000 each
6. Competition Schedule (KST)
- Application Period: March 23-April 22, 2026(Mon-Wed)
- Preliminaries: April 25, 2026 (Sat) 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. ※Online
- Finals: July 9, 2026 (Thu) 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
- Awards Ceremony: July 10, 2026 (Fri) 10:00 a.m ※ Write-up(09:00 a.m.~)
7. Location (Finals & Awards)
- Finals : Grand Banquet Hall(4F)
- Awards ceremony : Special Exhibition Hall(2F)
2. Eligibility Criteria: Undergraduate students from within and outside the country ※Graduate students are not eligible
3. Team Requirement
- Maximum 4 people including the team leader in 1 team
- One person cannot be in more than 1 team, or one team(person) cannot be in more than 1 category (Advanced, Beginner A and Beginner B)
- The team name should be 15 characters or less and should be a name that well expresses the team characteristics, but use of team names that are inappropriate due to social norms is restricted.
4. Competition Categories: Advanced, Beginner A and Beginner B
* Only Korean nationals can apply for Beginner A and non-Korean nationals can apply for Beginner B.
** Multinational teams including Korean nationals may apply for either the Beginner A or Beginner B.
*** If you have a record of winning the 'HackTheon Sejong' competition (regardless of discipline), you are not eligible to participate in the beginner division.
5. Prize: Total 14 Teams, 38 Million KRW
- Advanced Category : Grand Prize (1 team) KRW 10 million/Excellence Prize (2 teams) KRW 5 million each/Merit Prize (4 teams) KRW 3 million each
- Beginner Category : Grand Prize (1 team) KRW 2 million/Excellence Prize (2 teams) KRW 1 million each/Merit Prize (4 teams) KRW 500,000 each
6. Competition Schedule (KST)
- Application Period: March 23-April 22, 2026(Mon-Wed)
- Preliminaries: April 25, 2026 (Sat) 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. ※Online
- Finals: July 9, 2026 (Thu) 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
- Awards Ceremony: July 10, 2026 (Fri) 10:00 a.m ※ Write-up(09:00 a.m.~)
7. Location (Finals & Awards)
- Finals : Grand Banquet Hall(4F)
- Awards ceremony : Special Exhibition Hall(2F)
Prize
Cash Prize
Total 14 Teams, 38 Million KRW
Deadline
April 22, 2026
4 months ago
Eligibility
Bachelor
Open worldwide unless noted.
