Apollo Hacks is a once in a lifetime opportunity. Students will get the chance to meet with top industry professionals and learn new skills. They'll also recieve a week to complete their project so they can utilize the skills they learned from the workshops. Students will also be given the opportunity to network with other students and also get the chance to win cool prizes for their project. Hackers will get the chance to compete with other partcipants from around the globe. 

Eligibility

Anyone who is part of an educational institution can compete in the hackathon. 

Requirements

Students can build any project that speaks to them but they need to be able to explain their project in the three minutes their alotted. 

Hackathon Sponsors

Prizes

$2,499 in prizes
Echo Ar Amazon gift card give away
1 winner

This is EchoAR's giveaway, further prizes will be posted later.

Magoosh SAT/ACT Winner
2 winners

Win a free subscription from Magoosh to prepare for the SAT or ACt's.

Echo AR Business Plan
21 winners

Any participant who attends gets access to one month of Echo AR's business plan.

Best Duo Hack
1 winner

Students who work as duo's and win will receive a $50 Amazon gift card each.

Best Solo Hack
1 winner

Students with the best solo hack will receive a Google Nest Hub with Smart Display.

Best Hardware Hack
1 winner

Students who win this prize will receive a raspberry pi 3 b+ motherboard per person.

Best Android/IOS App
1 winner

Students who win this category will receive a $25 amazon gift card per team member.

Devpost Achievements

Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:

Judges

Richard Hair

Richard Hair
Sunbelt

Aldrin Brillante

Aldrin Brillante
SWE at Make School

Mukesh Kumar

Mukesh Kumar
Software Architect at Lavarro

Judging Criteria

  • Creativity
    This category will judge how unique your project is. So try to come up with a unique project.
  • Practicality
    How usable your project is in the real world and what applications does it have.
  • Usability
    Does your project actually work.
  • Complexity
    How complex is your project and what level of technical knowledge did it require you.

Questions? Email the hackathon manager

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