Competition
OpenCV AI Competition 2026, powered by AWS
OpenCV and AWS (hosted on Devpost)
At a glance
- Deadline
- Closes 26 October 2026, 4 days leftThe posting gives a date, not a time. Days left are counted in Lagos time.
- Fee
- No fee to apply
- Who may apply
- at least 13 years old, with parental or guardian permission if under the age of majority where you live
- Where
- online, worldwide
Build a computer vision system with OpenCV 5 running a meaningful part on AWS, entered online from anywhere, teams of up to four.
The facts
- What you get
- prize pool up to 12,000 USD: 5,000 USD first, 3,000 USD second, 2,000 USD third, plus two 1,000 USD special awards
- Where
- online, worldwide
- How long
- submissions run through 26 October 2026
Where you stand
This one is free. There is no fee to apply, and nobody should ask you for money at any point.
What they ask for
- at least 13 years old, with parental or guardian permission if under the age of majority where you live
- the build phase is for teams that sent a proposal: the page says 'From August 26 through October 26, all teams that submitted the required proposal will build, evaluate, document, and submit their final projects.' Check on the page whether a new team can still join
Get ready to apply
Built only from what this listing states. Tick as you go; the ticks stay on your phone and are not sent anywhere.
A long application, by our reading.
1. What to get ready
It also names something beyond these; read their words below.
In their words: “A proposal on Devpost (team name, problem, planned OpenCV 5 analysis and AWS architecture, a diagram or technical description, target users, evaluation plan and a short team bio), then a final submission. The final entry needs a technical report, judge-accessible code with build and test instructions, an architecture diagram, a working web endpoint or live demo, a video of up to five minutes and evaluation evidence.”
2. Dates
- Closes 26 October 2026, in 4 days.
- On the date, the listing says: 11:45pm PDT
- Aim to send it by 23 October 2026. Websites slow down near a deadline, and data runs out. Our advice
Download checklist (.txt) Send to WhatsApp
The download is a small text file. You can read it later without data. It also lists each condition they set, so you can tick yourself against them. WhatsApp sends the same list to you, or to somebody helping you.
No CV yet? Make a plain one from your answers. Nothing you type is kept.
Tips for applying for a competition
General advice from us, the same for every competition. It is not what this organisation says; that is above.
- Read the rules and the judging criteria first, and write to them.
- Check who owns your work after you enter. The rules usually say.
- Submit a day early. Upload pages are often slow near a deadline.
If there is an interview or a test
- If there is a final or a pitch, practise out loud and time yourself.
All our tips and messages to copy. Practise answering, with nothing kept. Received an offer? Check whether it is real, then read before you say yes.
How to apply
You apply on OpenCV and AWS (hosted on Devpost)'s own website, not here. We never send an application for anybody and we never ask you for anything to pass on. Check their page for anything not shown here.
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How we checked this
This was opened and verified at OpenCV and AWS (hosted on Devpost)'s own website on 19 October 2026: it was real, still open, and open to people from African countries. If anything here is wrong, tell us.