Funding for hardware
3 open grants, hackathons, bounties and fellowships for hardware, each checked against the organizer's official page.
Hackathon
Open
Arduino UNO Q Dream Lab Challenge
DigiKey and Arduino award four custom lab packages worth about $5,000 each for projects built on the Arduino UNO Q. US residents can enter until September 30, 2026.
Amount$20,000 in prizes
Deadline30 Sep 2026
ByDigiKey and Arduino
Hackathon
Open
Hackaday Retrocomputing Contest 2026
Hackaday and DigiKey give a $150 gift certificate to each of three favorite retrocomputing projects. Entries close on October 27, 2026.
Amount$150 DigiKey gift certificate for each of three favorites
Deadline27 Oct 2026
ByHackaday
Hackathon
Open
Build the Autodesk University 2027 Product
A Hackster design challenge to create the official Autodesk University 2027 product, open until December 21, 2026. The winning concept is manufactured for about 750 attendees.
AmountNot stated
Deadline21 Dec 2026
ByHackster.io