NYC Agent-a-thon for the Environment

ProgramEarth (with CUNY, SUNY, Columbia and Cornell)

Deadline: November 7, 2026

Amount

Swag prizes; sponsors include JPMorgan, AWS and Fidelity

Location

Brooklyn, NY (BATWorks, 102 58th St)

Cost

Not listed (likely free; confirm on the Luma page)

Class level

Any level

A one-day student hackathon in Brooklyn to build AI agents that help public agencies work with environmental data. Tracks: AI Agents, Data Visualization, Open Source Architecture.

Why it matters

A real project for your portfolio and a day with students from CUNY, SUNY, Columbia and Cornell plus sponsor engineers. No status requirement for attending.

Who can apply

U.S. citizensGreen-card holdersDACA / TPSUndocumented studentsInternational students (F-1 and other visas)Refugees and asylees

Open event; no immigration status requirement is listed.

Eligibility

Described as a hackathon for students; students, researchers, nonprofits, public-sector agencies and technologists are invited. No formal eligibility rules are listed.

What you need

• Student (CUNY, SUNY, Columbia and Cornell are named as examples)
• Register on the Luma page and bring a laptop

How to apply

Register on the Luma page linked from the official site. Bring a laptop.

Event on November 7, 2026, 9 AM – 5 PM