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Join us virtually on February 12th - 13th in our ninth year of solving pressing social issues using your creativity and code!
Hackathons are a great way to develop your skills, build a product for social good, and potentially win cash prizes! All years and all majors are welcome! So even if you don't have technical experience, we highly encourage you to still participate. We'll be having mentors and resources to help you along the way. All you need to do is come with ideas and passion for solving a humanitarian problem!
For more information and to apply, visit hackforhumanity.io.
Requirements
Submission Requirements:
- A link to your git repository
- Everyone on your team added to your Devpost project
- An opt-in to the side prizes you plan to compete in, if any
- A comment mentioning which side prizes you plan to compete in, if any
Extra Submission Components Recommended to Include:
- A short video demo of your project
- Your demo presentation slides
- Screenshots/photos of your project
- A project logo as the thumbnail
Prizes
$5,000 in prizes
First Place
Grand Cash Prize: $1500
3x one year of Wolfram|One Personal Edition
3x one year of Wolfram|Alpha Pro
3x $250 credits on Digital Ocean
Second Place
Grand Cash Prize: $1200
3x one year of Wolfram|One Personal Edition
3x one year of Wolfram|Alpha Pro
3x $250 credits on Digital Ocean
Third Place
Grand Cash Prize: $800
3x one year of Wolfram|One Personal Edition
3x one year of Wolfram|Alpha Pro
2x $250 credits on Digital Ocean
Fourth Prize
Prize: 3x one year of Wolfram|One Personal Edition
Sponsored by Wolfram
Fifth Prize
Prize: 3x one year of Wolfram|One Personal Edition
Sponsored by Wolfram
Most Interdisciplinary Award
Prize: $500
Sponsored by the Ciocca Center
Xilinx Best Hack by Women In Tech Award
Prize: Four PYNQ Boards
Sponsored by Xilinx
Best Use of Blockchain
Prize: $500
Sponsored by C32-PEX Fintech Inc
Devpost Achievements
Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:
Judges
Anita Patnaik
Alumni, Santa Clara University and Volunteer, Palo Alto Art Center
Behnam Dezfouli
Faculty, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Santa Clara University
Chris Norris
Executive Director, Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Santa Clara University
Hugo A. Andrade
Xilinx, Inc.
Megan Visaya
Xilinx, Inc.
Navid Shaghaghi
Faculty, Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, Santa Clara University
Nicholas Tran
Faculty, Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, Santa Clara University
Prabhu Moorty
C32-PEX
Romisaa
Xilinx, Inc.
Shiva Houshmand
Faculty, Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, Santa Clara University
Smita Ghosh
Faculty, Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, Santa Clara University
Yi Fang
Faculty, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Santa Clara University
Shiv
C32-PEX
Judging Criteria
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Technology
How technically impressive was the hack? Was the technical problem the team tackled difficult? Did it use a particularly clever technique or did it use many different components? Is it a scalable design/solution? -
Polish
Did the team put thought into the user experience? For a website, this might be about how beautiful the CSS or graphics are. For a hardware project, it might be about how good the human-computer interaction is. -
Innovation
Does the hack show the team thought “outside of the box”? Does it have a certain “wow factor” to it? Is it different compared to previous solutions? -
Social Impact
How much good could this hack bring to others in the specific theme? -
Project Completeness
Is there a demo of the product’s functionality? Can major user action flows be completed without significant obstacles?
Questions? Email the hackathon manager
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