About the challenge
Hack for Humanity is an opportunity to identify and solve pressing social issues using your creativity and code. We host a series of workshops, bring experienced mentors, and create networking opportunities with industry professionals. Come enjoy the free food, free merch, and exciting events planned!
Get started
1. Sign up on our website by filling out the form.
2. Join the Devpost.
3. Join the Slack.
Requirements
What to Build
Create a project for social good! Make sure to read the judging criteria and prize guides.
What to Submit
Submission Requirements:
- A link to your git repository
- Everyone on your team added to your Devpost project
- An opt-in to the side prizes you plan to compete in, if any
- A comment mentioning which side prizes you plan to compete in, if any
Extra Submission Components Recommended to Include:
- A short video demo of your project
- Your demo presentation slides
- Screenshots/photos of your project
- A project logo as the thumbnail
Prizes
1st Place
$2,250 cash prize!
Every team member also gets Simplify+ for 3 months! ($540 value)
2nd Place
$1,750 cash prize!
Every team member also gets Simplify+ for 3 months! ($540 value)
3rd Place
$1,500 cash prize!
Every team member also gets Simplify+ for 3 months! ($540 value)
Most likely to be a startup
Women in Tech
Best Graduate Hack
Best Game Hack
Best Responsible AI Hack
Best Freshman Hack
Devpost Achievements
Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:
Judges
Jordan Mosakowski
Software Engineer at Palantir Technologies
Kavitha Vinod
Software Engineer and Product Manager at JIFFY.ai
Mubashir Hussain
Software Engineer at SPAN
Mo Salah
Startup Grind
Rupesh Dabbir
Google
Pourush Kalra
iamheart.org/Black Line
Rajashree Mandaogane
Apple
Manizheh Zand
SCU Affiliate
Qihang Zhang
Chartmetric
Parul Gupta
Meta
Ayush Kumar
Mist AI
Udit Misra
Microsoft
Jagat Singh
Extreme Networks
Pavan Nutalapati
Orade Corp
Xianghan Wang
Apple
Mohit Menghnani
Twilio
Venkat Nutalapati
Walmart
Leo Wei
SCU Affiliate
Filip Orth
Zaka VC
Krishna Kodur
AMD/ SCU PHD
Navid Shaghaghi
SCU Faculty - COEN
Ganesh Nyaupane
Amazon
Yi Fang
SCU Faculty - COEN
Kavitha Vinod
Jiffy.ai / SCU ACM Alumni
Judging Criteria
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Technology
How technically impressive was the hack? Was the technical problem the team tackled difficult? Did it use a particularly clever technique or did it use many different components? Is it a scalable design/solution? -
Polish
Did the team put thought into the user experience? How well designed is the interface? Is the project designed with accessibility in mind? For example, this might be about how clean or beautiful a website's CSS or graphics are. -
Innovation
Does the hack show the team thought “outside of the box”? Does it have a certain “wow factor” to it? Is it different compared to previous solutions? -
Social Impact
How much good could this hack bring to others in the specific theme? -
Project Completeness
Is there a demo of the product’s functionality? Can major user action flows be completed without significant obstacles?
Questions? Email the hackathon manager
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