Overview
AceSAT Education AI-Agent is a Devpost hosted online hackathon aimed at developing an AI powered education assistant designed to close the gap in underserved public schools. The event brings together developers, designers, and educators to create learning applications that place students first. The challenge focuses on building a true AI learning agent rather than a simple chatbot, capable of diagnosing student needs, generating personalized study plans, tracking progress, and actively guiding improvement across subjects such as SAT prep, reading comprehension, math fluency, and study skills. The challenge promotes projects that address accessibility and impact, emphasizing solutions that can function in environments with limited devices or slow internet, while remaining inclusive for learners of diverse backgrounds.
Get started
Participants are invited to form teams (solo or up to four members), review guidelines, and begin building a learning application that can be demonstrated with a working demo. Submissions should include a working demo, a short presentation video (3 minutes or less), a GitHub repository with source code and a clear README, and a one-page write-up detailing the problem, solution, and potential impact for underserved students. The event encourages practical demonstrations of adaptive SAT prep, personalized study coaching, reading and math skill support, and the ability to adapt to individual student needs.
Format and schedule
This event is an online format with a defined start and end window. The start date is 12 June 2026 and the end date is 15 August 2026. The deadline for entry is 15 August 2026 at 5:00 PM EDT. Attendees can view the schedule and additional dates via the challenge pages and add to calendars for Apple, Google, and Outlook. The page indicates an online event attendance mode and provides access to a public facing calendar feed for deadlines, sessions, and judging events.
Eligibility and audience
The challenge targets individuals aged 16 and older, including students, and is open to participants from many regions, with certain standard country exclusions noted in the rules. The event is designed for a broad audience including students in underserved communities, educators, and developers who want to demonstrate how AI can support personalized education and improve access to SAT prep and related study resources.
Prizes and judging
A prizes structure is described with a first place cash award of $100. The judging criteria emphasize impact, innovation, technical execution, and accessibility. Judges highlighted on the page include notable mentors from AceSAT and Devpost, who evaluate the solutions based on real world applicability, potential scale, and ability to adapt to varied student needs. The judging panel and structure highlight the importance of creating a robust, functional demonstration and a strong, well-documented codebase.
Why participate
This challenge invites technologists to design and implement an AI agent capable of guiding and supporting underserved students through a personalized learning journey. By focusing on adaptive, proactive learning experiences, the event seeks to create tools that function across different devices and internet conditions, offering an inclusive path toward improved study outcomes and learning equity.
FAQ
If you need more information, you can contact the hackathon management team via the listed channels and view the full rules and resources provided on the Devpost challenge page. The event also directs participants to additional resources such as planning guides, candidate success stories, webinars, and help desks to assist with submission preparation and project presentation.
