# About the Hackathons category

**URL:** <https://gov.near.org/t/about-the-hackathons-category/3860>\
**Category:** Hackathons\
**Tags:** hackathon, about\
**Created:** [July 27, 2021, 7:51pm UTC](https://gov.near.org/t/about-the-hackathons-category/3860 "2021-07-27T19:51:32Z")\
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**Author:** ![mecsbecs](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/gov.near.org/mecsbecs/32/1820_2.png) [@mecsbecs](https://gov.near.org/u/mecsbecs)\
**Post date:** [July 27, 2021, 7:51pm UTC](https://gov.near.org/t/about-the-hackathons-category/3860/1 "2021-07-27T19:51:32Z")

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NEAR is putting together a series of Global Hackathons with up to $1M of prizes and rewards. The Global Hackathon Series kicks off on August 27th with MetaBUIDL. Each hackathon will be hybrid with ‘in-person’ events happening around the world. More info here: [https://metabuidl.splashthat.com](https://metabuidl.splashthat.com).