HackHolyoke is an inclusive 24 hour hackathon environment that encourages students to start and finish projects that fit within the judging categories. Submissions can be hardware-based, software-based, or both.

 

Eligibility

You must be an undergraduate student currently enrolled in an undergraduate program over the age of 18.

 

Hackathon Sponsors

Prizes

$44,280 in prizes
#HackHarassment
4 winners

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. Win HackHarassment Swag Bag.

Watch Dogs® 2 Best Device Privacy Hack
4 winners

Everything is part of the internet of things now - from your phone to your fitness band to your thermostat. Build a hack that utilizes private data being collected from your devices, and show how you can turn potential vulnerabilities into something constructive. Prize: Collector's Edition of Watch Dogs 2

Amazon Web Services - Best Use of AWS
4 winners

1 TB Hard Drives

Best Domain Name from Domain.com
4 winners

Domain.com Swag Bags

1st place
4 winners

Go Pros, Indico API Credit, .tech domains

2nd place
4 winners

Google Home

3rd place
4 winners

Beats headsets & $250 Indico API credit

Best Non-tech Hack
4 winners

Quadcopters

Most Beneficial to Society
4 winners

Airbnb coupons

Most Innovative
4 winners

Fitbits

Best Hardware Hack
4 winners

Leap Motions

Best Newbie Hack
4 winners

Echo Dots

Devpost Achievements

Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:

Judges

Mara Breen

Mara Breen

Michael Davis

Michael Davis

Josepha Martin

Josepha Martin

Anne Schlereth

Anne Schlereth

Steven Schmeiser

Steven Schmeiser

Judging Criteria

  • Creativity
  • Complexity
  • Originality
  • Usefulness

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