About the challenge

Hack the Change 2024 is a competitive in-person two-day for-charity hackathon hosted on November 9/10th by Code the Change YYC.

Code The Change YYC is a student-driven community initiative where computer science and engineering students use their skills for social change.

This hackathon is a great opportunity for participants to test themselves under pressure, build their skills in software development, and do something good for the community.

The prize pool this year includes $10000 CAD of winnings split between charities and winning students.

The hackathon is in-person at the University of Calgary campus in Alberta. Throughout the two-day event, students will have the opportunity to build projects centered around a social change theme, listen to relevant talks about software development and social change, and work with qualified industry mentors to spin up their awesome hackathon projects. In the end, students will have the opportunity to showcase their project to judges live to compete for the first-place prize.

We invite students from all backgrounds to compete in this competitive and exciting challenge.

Lunch and dinner are provided!

Get started

Please sign up for the hackathon on our Hackathon Website. You can also utilize this page for hackathon updates, check-ins, and scheduling.

Requirements

What to Build

On the day of the event, a topic prompt will be displayed to all students. As a team, it is your responsibility to build a software project (We will not be accepting Figma projects) around that theme and submit it in ~24 hours.

What to Submit

1. Submit a link to your project source code on DevPost.

2. Submit a 2-5 minute demo video presenting your product.

3. If deployed, please submit a link to a live demo of your product.

Please include your Team Name and Team ID as they appear on the Hack the Change website in your submission title. 

Format as following : Project Name - (ID and Team Name)

Hackathon Sponsors

Prizes

$CAD 10,000 in prizes
1st
1 winner

$2500 in donation dollars, $2500 in cash

2nd
1 winner

$1500 in donation dollars, $1500 in cash

3rd
1 winner

$1000 in donation dollars, $1000 in cash

Devpost Achievements

Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:

Judges

Harsohail Brar
AngeList

Tyler Lam
Hive AI

Gary Wu
Replicon

Ratik Kapoor

Ratik Kapoor
Tesla

Oscar Wong
Figma

Yashkumar Patel

Yashkumar Patel
ATB

Jada Li

Jada Li
ATB

Sourabh Mokhasi
Orennia

Vidisha Vijay
CVS Health

Sam Bao

Sam Bao
ATB

Andy Kalamaiko

Andy Kalamaiko
ATB

Topan Budiman

Topan Budiman
Wave

Judging Criteria

  • Idea
    Does the product address the prompt? Does the product introduce a new/unique approach or perspective?
  • Effectiveness
    Does the product function as intended? Does the product execute on its idea in a way that’s effective?
  • Technical Challenge
    How well does the product perform its intended functions? Does the product demonstrate technical proficiency and innovation?
  • Presentation/Marketability
    Is the implementation complex? Does the product feature different parts? Does the product use interesting concepts or technologies?
  • Design
    Does the team seem organized in their presentation/demo? Does the presentation engage the judges and have real-world marketability?

Questions? Email the hackathon manager

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