Campus ambassadors
Be our campus
ambassador
Campus ambassadors are HackAthlone’s official representatives at their university or college in Ireland. You bring classmates to the hackathon, 13 to 15 November 2026 at TUS Athlone, and help them sign up.
The role
What you
do
You take part in HackAthlone yourself, and you’re our contact at your university or college.
Register first
Sign up for HackAthlone 2026 as a participant yourself.
Share our posts
Share our official posts and posters with classmates, group chats and student societies.
Reach lecturers and societies
Ask them to tell their students about HackAthlone.
Help students sign up
Guide them through registering for the Athlone event, and help them find a team.
Answer questions
Answer students’ questions before the hackathon, and pass on anything you can’t answer to us.
Keep us updated
Tell us which students you’ve signed up.
Rewards
What you
earn
Rewards grow with the number of participants you bring from your university or college, counted once they’re confirmed at the venue. With your OK, we also feature you as your campus’s ambassador on our website and social media.
5participants
Eligible to be your campus’s ambassador
10participants
HackAthlone merchandise
15participants
HackAthlone T‑shirt
20participants
Winners’ merchandise
25participants
Winners’ T‑shirt
30participants
HackAthlone hoodie
40participants
Surprise gift bag
50participants
Ray-Ban Meta glasses
Since 2024
Past
ambassadors
In 2024 and 2025, seven campus ambassadors represented five universities.
- Dublin City University
- Munster Technological University
- Trinity College Dublin
- University College Dublin
- University of Limerick
How it works
How to
apply
Apply
We get back to you
We’ll email you about your application.
Bring your first five
Register yourself, then help classmates sign up. Five participants make you eligible to be the ambassador for your university or college.