Apply for 2028

Applications are open. They close 14 March 2028.

It takes about fifteen minutes. You can leave and come back, your answers stay on this device.

Every winner takes home $50,000.

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01Web, App, and AISites, apps, and AI, the whole product people actually use.02SecurityBreaking it, then making it hard to break.03Open SourceWork you gave away that everyone now depends on.04Developer ToolsThe things you keep open all day.

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EMPYREAN

A prize for people who build software. Held once every three years.

The 2028 Award Categories Jury Laureates Apply

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