AlgoBharat Regional Hackathons — Grants for Indian Hosts — Frequently Asked Questions

It is a sponsorship track from AlgoBharat aimed at Indian colleges, Web3 communities and developer groups that want to organise hackathons in their own region. AlgoBharat funds approved hosts, and each host decides the format, schedule and details of its own regional event. Participating builders get access to Algorand's developer tooling and mentorship.

The amount varies — no single figure is published. Approved local organisers receive direct capital grants from AlgoBharat, and those grants are meant to cover infrastructure, hosting logistics and the award pools for the host's local tracks. Each host's grant is tied to the event it is running rather than drawn from one shared national prize pool.

Indian colleges, Web3 communities and developer groups. If your organisation fits one of those three categories and is based in India, you can apply for sponsorship to run a regional hackathon.

Both. Organisations apply to host an event, while teams and individuals participate in the hackathons those hosts organise. No specific team size is mentioned, so there is no stated cap on how large a team can be.

The program does not list a DPIIT or MSME registration requirement for hosts or for participants.

December 31, 2026. Applications are accepted throughout the year, and the program itself runs from March 20, 2026 to December 31, 2026.

No. The support described here is direct capital grants to hosts and recognition for winners, not an equity investment, so no stake is taken in your organisation.

Winning builders receive Global Builder Recognition from AlgoBharat. Beyond that, standout prototypes and repositories may be spotlighted across global Algorand Foundation communication networks, which can lead to further startup grants.

Teams get technical mentorship from Algorand core protocol engineers and solutions architects, along with production-grade developer documentation and learning resources, including material on Python-based smart contract execution.

Applications go through the official Internshala competition page: https://internshala.com/competitions/algobharat-regional-hackathons/. Hosts apply there to be considered for sponsorship of their regional hackathon.