The Grand Hack is a student only hackathon hosted at UTC Reading. The Grand Hack is one of the first hackathons in Reading and the first hosted at the UTC. We are really looking forward to seeing everyone there with industry-leading partners. There will be loads to do with a brilliant prize at the end.

Eligibility

Students who are currently enrolled at an educational institution or have graduated within the past 12 months are eligible to attend.

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Prizes

$250 in prizes
2nd Prize
1 winner

All will be revealed soon

3rd Prize
1 winner

All will be revealed soon

Community Prize
1 winner

All will be revealed soon!

Devpost Achievements

Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:

Judges

Ed Cooper

Ed Cooper
VitalSix

Erica Purvis

Erica Purvis
Technical Nature

Adam Clark

Adam Clark
Ooba Creative

Anthony Bardos

Anthony Bardos
IET

Andrejus Kostarevas

Andrejus Kostarevas
Think Engineer

Charlie Myall

Charlie Myall
Think Engineer

Judging Criteria

  • How unique is the idea?
  • What’s the point of your idea?
  • Who will your idea help?
  • How well have you researched your idea?
  • Why is it different?
  • How was it presented?
  • Coding has been done
  • What’s your plan for implementation?

Questions? Email the hackathon manager

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