About the challenge

For NSBEHacks 2023, we aim to challenge participants to innovate solutions that focus on enabling technology for under-represented users. This year's hackathon will be multi-disciplinary so we encourage use of other products that are not limited to websites and apps. Details of the challenges will be revealed at the event.

Get started

March 3rd

6:00 PM Challenge is released
6:30 PM  ONLINE: coding workshop for beginners (non-beginners are welcome)

March 4th

8:30 AM  Doors Open
9:30 AM Open Ceremony
10:30 AM Career Fair
11:00 AM UofT Workshop
12:00 PM Hackathon Begins + Lunch
1:30 PM Prototyping Workshop
6:00 PM Dinner
7:30 PM De-stressing activity #1
10:00 PM De-stressing activity #2

March 5th

8:00 AM Doors Open
11:30 AM Early Submission Start
12:30 PM Submission Deadline + Lunch
1:30 PM Company Booth Open
3:00 PM Award Ceremony

Hackathon Sponsors

Prizes

$CAD 5,736 in prizes
Smart Watch
1 winner

Apple Air pods 2nd Gen
1 winner

Monitor
1 winner

Flashdrive 2TB
1 winner

Speaker
1 winner

Amazon Gift Cards
1 winner

Engineering UofT challenge

$400 Cash $4000 Cohere Credits
1 winner

Cohere Challenge - 1st place

$400 cash, per team member! (for a max of 4 team members)

$4,000 Cohere Credits for the winning team (to be shared amongst team

$3,000 Cohere credits
2 winners

Cohere Challenge 2nd and 3rd place

$3,000 Cohere credits (to be shared amongst team)

$500 Cohere Credits
1 winner

Cohere Challenge 4th place

$1,000 Cohere credits (to be shared amongst team)

$50 T-Bucks and T-shirt
1 winner

Uoft Challenge - 1st place

$30 T-Bucks and T-shirt
1 winner

Uoft Challenge - 2nd place

$15 T-Bucks and T-shirt
1 winner

Uoft Challenge - 3rd place

Slack and Slalom challenge
1 winner

Devpost Achievements

Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:

Judges

see hack pack

see hack pack

Judging Criteria

  • OVERALL CHALLENGE RUBRIC
    Participants will be judged on design, feasibility, pitch/presentation, inclusive innovation, and originality
  • BEST BLACK HACK RUBRIC
    Participants will be judged on feasibility, originality, the solutions ability to address a current struggle, pitch/presentation, and its Black Inclusivity
  • UOFT ACADEMIC CHALLENGE
    Participants will be judged on originality, potential impact, inclusivity, development & sustainability, technical implementation, pitch/presentation

Questions? Email the hackathon manager

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