BuildHer offers hackers old and new the chance to attend beginner-friendly workshops, meet companies looking for talented women and non-binary people, and connect with other women and non-binary people looking to mix their pre-existing passions with coding.
Eligibility
Applications are now closed for BuildHer 2017.
Requirements
Your submission must be original, and built in groups of no greater than 4 people. Other than that, the sky's the limit!
Prizes
First Place
4 Bose Speakers.
Second Place
4 Amazon Echo Dots.
Third Place
4 Fujifilm cameras.
JP Morgan: Best Hack for Social Good (visit the JP Morgan booth to learn more!)
4 Google Homes.
Intel: Best Health & Wellness Hack Using Arduino 101 and/or Intel Edison
4 Intel Edisons.
Make School's Best Beginner Hack
Scholarship to attend Make School's Summer Academy (https://www.makeschool.com/summer-academy).
Best Interdisciplinary Hack
4 Sensu Digital Artist Tablet Brushes.
Best Beginner Hack
4 Tiles.
Best Empowerment Hack
4 Misfit Shine 2 Fitness Trackers.
Best Hardware Hack
4 Flux Bluetooth Smart Bulbs.
Amazon Web Services - Best Use of AWS
$250 AWS Credit
Best Domain Name from Domain.com
Domain.com Swag Bags
Devpost Achievements
Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:
Judges
Seda Ogrenci-Memik
Professor / Northwestern University
Eleanor "Nell" O'Rourke
Professor / Northwestern University
Molly Bostic
Principal Program Manager / Microsoft
Judging Criteria
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Empathy/Impact
Does your submission address someone's pain point(s)? Could your submission positively impact other people? Human-centered design is incredibly important to BuildHer's cause. -
Innovation
Is your submission novel? -
Interdisciplinary Nature
Does your submission bring together the knowledge from coding/computer science and another field in order to make something totally awesome?
Questions? Email the hackathon manager
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