Hi there 👋
Here’s your weekly overview of what’s happening across Bavaria’s tech scene — from upcoming hackathons and events to exclusive scholarships for students and builders.
Stay inspired, stay connected, and don’t miss your next opportunity. 🩵
Hey team 👋 — here's what's worth your calendar this week.
🚀 Hackathons
Hack the Mittelstand
📅 May 5, 2026 · 09:00 – 18:30 · 📍 codecentric, Munich
Reminder — on May 5th, disruptive is running the second edition of its AI Hackathon with German
Mittelstand companies. You'll work on real business cases from 8–10 companies using AI, ML, and
automation.
Last edition, 5 out of 7 teams kept collaborating with their company after the hackathon wrapped.
Prizes: €2,000 in cash + 100 days of co-working space in Maxvorstadt with experienced mentors.
Project A × Yellow × TUM.ai E-Lab Hackathon
📅 April 30 – May 1, 2026 · 📍 TUM.ai, Munich
Early-stage startup hackathon at TUM.ai — two days to build, pitch, and develop ideas alongside
Project A and Yellow. If you've been sitting on a founder itch, this is the weekend to scratch it.
Black Forest Hackathon
📅 May 8–10, 2026 · 📍 flow1986, Black Forest
48 hours in the Black Forest to build an innovative project using the latest tech. Setting alone
makes this one worth the trip.
💰 €6,000 in cash prizes
📅 Events
Munich MLOps Community Meetup #24
📅 April 21, 2026 · 18:30 · 📍 EU Business School
Talks on agentic AI applications and ML systems architecture — one for the practitioners shipping
real models.
TUM Speakers Series × Dr. Jörg Kukies
📅 April 21, 2026 · 17:00 · 📍 TUM Audimax
Germany's former Finance Minister on high finance and European politics. Rare access to someone
who's been in the room.
Munich AI, ML & Computer Vision Meetup
📅 April 22, 2026 · 17:30 · 📍 Impact Hub Munich
Expert talks on AI, machine learning, and computer vision research applications.
🎓 Scholarships
Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung — Begabtenförderung
🏛️ KAS · ⏰ Next deadline: July 15, 2026
Full scholarship from one of Germany's major political foundations: monthly funding, seminars,
mentoring, and access to a nationwide alumni network. Open to students and doctoral candidates
across all disciplines — looks for academic excellence and social/political engagement.
Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung — Studienförderung
🏛️ FES · ⏰ Rolling (apply as early as possible)
Full scholarship from the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung covering Bachelor, Master, Diplom, and
Staatsexamen programs. Focuses on socially engaged students across all fields. No fixed deadline —
FES explicitly encourages applying as early as possible to maximize your funded time.
That's it for this one — see you next week! 💙
Team BlauTech