About the challenge

Hack for Humanity is a hackathon that brings technologists together in a 1-month event to come up with unique and creative solutions to enviornmental issues. The participants' goal is to use technology to make meaningful changes in humanity by helping save our environment.

You may work individually or in teams of 2-4.

Prior experience is not required! Participants of any skill level are welcome to participate and work together in this hackathon.

Get started

Join the Devpost hackathon on this page. This is where you will submit your project.
We suggest you join our Discord server to stay updated and engage with the community (once you register).
If you know someone else who may be interested, you could send them this URL and ask them to sign up: https://hack-for-humanity-26.devpost.com/. For every participant who joins the event and enters your username in the Discord server's "referral-raffle" text channel, your name will be entered into the raffle for the Referral Raffle.
Any announcements will be posted on Discord.

Requirements

What to Build

You must build any piece of software, whether it is an app, website, game, etc., that solves or improves an environmental issue. Examples include climate change, air pollution, water pollution, deforestation, loss of biodiversity, overfishing, ocean acidification, soil erosion, waste management, and overpopulation.

What to Submit

Software: Include the GitHub repository for your software with the functioning source code.
Video: A video (4 min max) explaining
1. The issue you're solving
2. Your submitted software and its functionality in detail
3. An overview of how it was created

Hackathon Sponsors

Prizes

12 non-cash prizes

Participation - $1339 value

1,000 winners

By registering for the hackathon, anyone will earn:

• 6 months Wolfram|One ($830 value)
• Sukha Lifetime Pro ($400 value)
• 3 months of UniBee ($30 value)
• ~$59 (€50) GreenPT API credits
• 1 month of GreenPT Pro access for use in the hackathon (~$20.6, €17.5 value)

First Place - $760 value + other prizes

1 winner

The winner of this hackathon will receive:

• 6 total months of UniBee ($60 value)
• 3 7-day Interview Cake full coding interview courses ($150 value)
• 2 .xyz domains for 1 year ($20 value)
• 3 months of ElevenLabs Pro ($297 value)
• 1-year subscription for NordVPN
• 1-year subscription for NordPass
• 1-year subscription for NordProtect
• 1-year subscription for Incogni
• 1 GB of free data for Saily
• 3-month access and €200 (~$233) credit for nexos.ai
• Certificate of recognition

Second Place - $180 value

1 winner

The second place submission in this hackathon will receive:

• 6 total months of UniBee ($60 value)
• 2 7-day Interview Cake full coding interview courses ($100 value)
• 2 .xyz domains for 1 year ($20 value)
• Certificate of recognition

Third Place - $180 value

1 winner

The third place submission in this hackathon will receive:

• 6 total months of UniBee ($60 value)
• 2 7-day Interview Cake full coding interview courses ($100 value)
• 2 .xyz domains for 1 year ($20 value)
• Certificate of recognition

Wolfram Award - $2160 value

10 winners

Awarded to all participants who utilize Wolfram Language as a significant component in their project.

• 1 year of Wolfram|One ($1660 value)
• $500 scholarship to a Wolfram summer program

GreenPT Prize - $247.62 value + $294.79 cash

1 winner

The best project made using GreenPT will receive:

• ~$294.79 (€250) CASH prize
• 1 year of GreenPT Pro access (~$247.62, €210 value)

Public Voting Winner - $180 value

1 winner

The winner of public voting in this hackathon will receive:

• 6 total months of UniBee ($60 value)
• 2 7-day Interview Cake full coding interview courses ($100 value)
• 2 .xyz domains for 1 year ($20 value)
• Certificate of recognition

Best use of AI/ML - $180 value

1 winner

The submission with the best use of AI will receive:

• 6 total months of UniBee ($60 value)
• 2 7-day Interview Cake full coding interview courses ($100 value)
• 2 .xyz domains for 1 year ($20 value)
• Certificate of recognition

Honorable mentions (4th & 5th) - $120 value

2 winners

The honorable mentions (4th and 5th) of this hackathon will receive:

• 6 total months of UniBee ($60 value)
• 7-day Interview Cake full coding interview course ($50 value)
• 1 .xyz domain for 1 year ($10 value)
• Certificate of recognition

6th - 13th positions - $60 value

8 winners

The 6th to 13th ranked projects will receive:

• 7-day Interview Cake full coding interview course ($50)
• 1 .xyz domain for 1 year ($10 value)
• Certificate of recognition

**More prizes coming soon

14th - 42nd positions - $60 value

29 winners

The 14th to 42nd ranked projects will receive:

• 7-day Interview Cake full coding interview course ($50)
• 1 .xyz domain for 1 year ($10 value)

Referral Raffle - $10 value

1 winner

For every referral, your name will be put into this raffle (participants must enter your Devpost username to the "referral-raffle" channel on Discord):

• 1 .xyz domain for 1 year ($10)

Judges

Iacopo Schianchi
Event Organizer

Mahendran Chinnaiah
Healthcare Architect at CVS Health - (judge and ambassador)

Jyoti Shah
Director of ADP Technologies, IEEE Senior Member, Forbes Council - (judge and ambassador)

Umair
Software Engineer at Meta - (judge and ambassador)

Raghav Gupta
ML Engineer at Apexon and TEDx speaker - (judge and ambassador)

Cholponai Saadabek
AI Researcher - (judge and ambassador)

Aisya Aziz
CTO at LiquiDonate - (judge and ambassador)

Abhishek Aryaman
Product Manager at Lyft

Prachit Kurani
Quality S/W Technical Manager at Dover Fueling Solutions

Nastassia Shahun
Senior IT Business Analyst at Flip

Siri Varma Vegiraju
Tech Lead at Microsoft Security

Praneetha Kotla
Lead RPA Developer & Solution Architect

Archita Sajjan
Technical Product Manager at Visa

Ganesh Harke
Vice President at Citi

Raju Dandigam
Engineering Manager at Navan

Devwrat More
Senior Software Engineer at Meta

Surya Rao Rayarao
Lead Software Engineer at SS&C Technologies

Krishna Ganeriwal
Software Engineer at Meta

Vijay Pahuja
Senior Lead Software Engineer at Cox Automotive Inc.

Louis Demeslay
Co-founder of Zealy & XGEN

Mayank Agrawal
Software Engineer at Meta

Judging Criteria

Impact
Does the project address a specific and relevant environmental issue? How effective is the project at solving or improving this issue?
Innovation and creativity
How creative and innovative is the project? Does the project showcase novel approaches or technologies to solve the issue?
Design
How user-friendly and intuitive is the solution for users? How good and professional is the UI?
Presentation
How clear is the team's presentation of their project? How well does the team communicate their ideas, objectives, and results in their video?