In April 2015, CatHacks was the first national college hackathon in the state of Kentucky. This year, we're back for round three.

Eligibility

To participate in CatHacks, you must be a student at an American college or university.

To submit, you must be present at CatHacks during the competition weekend.

Requirements

As judging will take place in person, you need only submit a brief description of your project. A paragraph or two will suffice.

Please include screenshots or pictures if possible. 

Hackathon Sponsors

Prizes

$5,580 in prizes
1st Place
1 winner

Raspberry Pi Starter Kits for each team member
Medals for each team member

2nd Place
1 winner

Amazon Echo Dots for each team member
Medals for each team member

3rd Place
1 winner

Google Chromecasts for each team member
Medals for each team member

Best Hack for Women
1 winner

Pebble Time Smartwatches for each team member

Best Solo Project
1 winner

Beats Headphones for winner

Best Hardware Hack
1 winner

Best use of Wolfram Technologies
1 winner

Round-Trip travel to Wolfram Technology Conference 2017 and ability to present winning hackathon project

#HackHarassment
1 winner

Use your tech skills for good and hack online harassment! Build a software solution that can help reduce the frequency and/or severity of online harassment. Members of the winning team receive Hack Harassment Battery Packs!

Best use of AWS
1 winner

$250 AWS Credit

Best Domain Name from Domain.com
1 winner

Domain.com Swag Bags

Gatton FinTech Challenge
2 winners

Teams with UK students are eligible for this prize. Complementary admission to Gatton FinTech Challenge to compete for cash prizes.

Devpost Achievements

Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:

How to enter

To enter this challenge, sign up on cathacks.com before April 15, 2017.

You must be able to attend the physical hackathon at the University of Kentucky.

Judges

Dr. Jerzy Jaromczyk

Dr. Jerzy Jaromczyk
Director of Undergraduate Studies, University of Kentucky

Dr. Neil Moore

Dr. Neil Moore
Assistant Professor, University of Kentucky

Judging Criteria

  • Algorithmic Difficulty
  • Usefulness
  • Project Design
  • Presentation

Questions? Email the hackathon manager

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