Coffee's on us before DeveloperWeek NYC

THIS ISSUE AT A GLANCE

• Something True → DeveloperWeek NYC Meetup: If you're heading to DeveloperWeek New York (June 9–10), we want to meet you there. We're hosting CreateHER Coffee Club on the morning of Day 1 — Coffee's on us, spots are limited.

• Something to Sign Up For → Global AI Hackathon Series with Qwen Cloud: Alibaba Cloud launched a $45,000+ hackathon on Devpost across five tracks — and as a Devpost Community Partner, we're sharing it directly with you!

• This Week's Resources → DataCamp's free Summer Vibe Coding Camp (June 22–26), the UMD Free AI & Career Empowerment Certificate, the Serpentine Future Art Ecosystems R&D Fellowship ($10K, deadline June 7), Just Tech Fellowship (up to $60K, deadline June 28), the Splunk Agentic Ops Hackathon ($20K in prizes, deadline June 15), the BRAID Responsible AI Course, and Creative AI Lab.

Hey CreateHER’s,

DeveloperWeek NYC is one week away, and if you grabbed a free ticket through our Vonage partnership, we hope you're getting excited. We'll be there, and we'd love to start the conference together over coffee before the first day kicks off!

Beyond the conference, this week's issue is stacked — free certifications, fellowships with real money attached, and a $45K hackathon we're co-promoting as an official Devpost Community Partner. Let's get into it!

📣 Something True: DeveloperWeek NYC Meetup!

If you're heading to DeveloperWeek New York (June 9–10), we want to meet you there!

We're hosting CreateHER Coffee Club — a relaxed, members-only morning meetup before the conference day begins. Meet other CreateHERs, get settled in, and start DeveloperWeek with familiar faces. Coffee's on us 😉. Spots are limited.

Tap in with the CHF team on Discord to stay in the loop for the best sessions and opportunities during the conference, or just to find your people before you even walk through the door.

Come say hi → DeveloperWeek NYC Channel

And let's kick off Day 1 together:

Tuesday, June 9 | 7:00 – 8:30 AM ET
Paris Café by Jean-Georges, TWA Hotel

🌟 Something to Sign Up For: Global AI Hackathon Series with Qwen Cloud

Alibaba Cloud just launched a $45,000 hackathon, and as a Devpost Community Partner, CreateHER Fest is sharing this directly with you!

Build your own AI agent on Qwen Cloud and compete across five tracks — from persistent memory agents and multi-agent collaboration systems to physical edge devices, automated business workflows, and AI-generated short film production. You keep your IP.

Winners get $7,000 cash + $3,000 in cloud credits per track, a feature on the Qwen Cloud blog, swag, and an invite to the AI Catalyst Program. Plus a Blog Post Prize ($500 cash) just for documenting your build journey. Free to enter and globally open.

Deadline: July 9, 2026.

THIS WEEK’S RESOURCES

• DataCamp Summer Vibe Coding Camp — free code-along series for anyone who wants to learn how to imagine, build, and ship with AI-assisted development. features practitioners from Lovable, Replit, Oracle, Ascension, Marcura, Ralfy, and DataCamp, with sessions focused on using AI to move from idea to working product faster. runs June 22–26. Register →

• University of Maryland Free AI & Career Empowerment Certificate — Completely free certificate from UMD's Robert H. Smith School of Business. Covers AI literacy, how AI is reshaping industries, and actionable career transition strategies — including how to negotiate, explore startups, and position yourself for AI-adjacent roles. Enroll →

• Serpentine Future Art Ecosystems R&D Fellowship — Four fellows (individuals or collectives) each receive a £10,000 award plus travel and accommodation for London weekends. A six-month, low-residency programme for practitioners working at the intersection of art and advanced technologies. Two info sessions available online. Deadline: June 7.
  Apply →

• Just Tech Fellowship — Social Science Research Council — Up to $60,000 unrestricted award for researchers, artists, and practitioners working at the intersection of technology and society. Welcomes journalists, community-based researchers, technologists, and humanists. No formal degree required. Fellowship runs January–December 2027, with monthly virtual gatherings, mentoring + one in-person workshop. Deadline: June 28. Apply →

• Splunk Agentic Ops Hackathon — $20,000 in prizes. Build agentic AI solutions focused on IT operations, observability, and security using Splunk's platform. Strong fit for builders interested in enterprise AI and autonomous monitoring. Deadline: June 15. Register →

• BRAID Responsible AI Course — Free online course from BRAID (Bridging Responsible AI Design) for small businesses, micro-enterprises, and startups adopting AI for the first time. Covers how to make informed, ethical decisions about designing and using AI — no technical background required. A solid share for founders and operators in your community. Enroll →

• Creative AI Lab — A free resource hub from a collaboration between King's College London and Serpentine, built specifically for artists, designers, engineers, curators, and researchers who want to incorporate machine learning and AI into their creative practice. If you've ever searched for AI tools that weren't built for enterprise use cases, this is the alternative — aggregated, curated, and community-informed. Explore →

• H0: Hack the Zero Stack Hackathon — $80,000 in prizes. Use Vercel’s v0 to scaffold a production-ready Next.js frontend and connect it to one of three AWS Databases: Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL Aurora DSQL, or DynamoDB. Your chance to build a full-stack application that could actually go to production in minutes! Deadline: June 29. Register →

Until next week,

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