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

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. 

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Prizes

$1,737 in prizes
1st Place
1 winner

2nd Place
1 winner

3rd Place
1 winner

Best Solo Hack
1 winner

Best Hardware Hack
1 winner

Lexmark: Best UX Design
1 winner

Breakout: Most Innovative Hack
1 winner

Fooji: Best Social Hack
1 winner

Aerotek: Best Presentation
1 winner

OpenText
1 winner

Devpost Achievements

Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:

How to enter

To enter this challenge, sign up on cathacks.com before April 7, 2018.

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

Arthur Silveira

Arthur Silveira
Fullstack Engineer at Fooji

Dr. Neil Moore

Dr. Neil Moore
Assistant Professor, University of Kentucky

Jade Miles

Jade Miles
Lexmark Representative

Judging Criteria

  • Complexity
  • Usability
  • User Interface / Design
  • Presentation
  • Creativity and Utility

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