Visit https://www.hackdearborn.com/ to register.

The challenge

There will be teams of four creating a project in 24 hours to be judged. Hackathon Projects can be something as simple as a small program to websites to complex software. Keep in mind we are beginner-friendly meaning we will have workshops and prizes just for beginners. There are raffles and prizes for winning teams (more about prizes can be found on the website HackDearborn.org). Judges and technical mentors will be from sponsor companies.

Get started

Register on our website HackDearborn.org. 

Think about what track (Automotive, Social Good, Creative, or Sustainability) you want your hack to be about. We will have a session on March 11th for team formation but it is good to come into the hackathon with an idea of your teammates. 

About 

Hack Dearborn is an upcoming annual hackathon in southeast Michigan. Hack Dearborn will be hosted at the University of Michigan Dearborn by the Google Developer Student Club chapter at the University. Hack Dearborn aims to provide students with a creative space to solve problems and create real-world solutions using technology.

 

** Keep in mind this is an in-person event and travel fees will not be compensated

 

Requirements

Please register at Hack Dearborn to get the full rubric and judging criteria. 

Hackathon Sponsors

Prizes

$6,570 in prizes
1st Place
1 winner

Oculus Quest 2 Virtual Reality Headset + MLH Fellowship Fast Track Interview + MLH Winner Pins

2nd Place
1 winner

Sony XM5 over-the-ear noise-canceling headphones + MLH Fellowship Fast Track Interviews + MLH Winner Pins

3rd Place
1 winner

10.2-Inch iPad + MLH Fellowship Fast Track Interviews + MLH Winner Pins

Sustainability Track
1 winner

Smart Hydroponics Garden and Rocketbook

Best Beginner Hack
1 winner

Fujifilm Polaroid Camera Kit

Best Beginner Runner Up
1 winner

Google Cloud Swag Box

Social Good Track
1 winner

Projector

Creativity Track
1 winner

3D printer

Automotive Track
1 winner

DJI drone mini

Most Creative Use of Twilio
1 winner

Twilio allows you to incorporate mobile messaging, phone calls and a ton of other awesome communication features right into your hackathon project using a web service API. Are you building an e-commerce website and want to send text notifications or email confirmations once an order is completed? Or maybe you'd like to verify users based on their mobile numbers? Twilio makes all this possible and more. Build a hack that simplifies your life using any Twilio API for a chance to win a Twilio Swag Box & GameGo Console ! Get started with $50 in free credit

Best Domain Name from Domain.com
1 winner

Register a .Tech domain name using Domain.com during the weekend for your chance to win a Domain.com branded backpack for you and each member of your team! Each team may submit one entry per person on the team. The more creative the domain the better!

Best Accessibility Hack sponsored by Fidelity
1 winner

Fidelity Branded Wireless Charger At Fidelity, accessibility is viewed as a major key to the success of their business, which is why they are challenging you to come up with innovative ways to make tech more accessible! We want you to use your hacking skills to find and build solutions that put opportunities and resources within reach to all communities. The team with the best accessibility hack will win a Fidelity branded wireless charger for each team member!

Best Use of Velo by Wix
1 winner

We know how difficult it can be to create a phenomenal website in a short period of time, especially when it comes to hackathons. Velo by Wix cuts down your development without sacrificing on functionality! With a built-in database and fully customizable JavaScript front-end and back-end, you can develop a full-stack application directly in your browser. With Velo, all the tools you need are conveniently located in one platform! Build your hackathon project with Velo by Wix for a chance to win Wacom Drawing Tablets for you and each of your teammates.

Best Use of NLP by Cohere
1 winner

Cohere makes Natural Language Processing easy to do with their ready to use online platform. Simply sign-up, claim your free $75 credit, no credit card required, and start training your very own language model directly on the web! You and your teammates can each win a Raspberry Pi 4 Starter Kit by using Cohere in your next hack. Wondering what to build? Cohere is great for text and content generation, text-based search, predictive text and so much more. Check out our software & learn pages for more details!

Best Domain Name from Domain.com
4 winners

Register a .Tech domain name using Domain.com during the weekend for your chance to win a Domain.com branded backpack for you and each member of your team! Each team may submit one entry per person on the team. The more creative the domain the better!

AI Futures Challenge
1 winner

$100 Amazon Gift Card!

Bosch Challenge
1 winner

$100 Amazon gift card!

Devpost Achievements

Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:

Judges

Hassan Ibrahim

Hassan Ibrahim
Amazon

Diana Glass

Diana Glass
Ford

Marcus McKenzie

Marcus McKenzie
Bosch

Vinay N D Krishnamurthy

Vinay N D Krishnamurthy
Bosch

Marshall Choinski

Marshall Choinski
Bosch

Adrian Radbata

Adrian Radbata
ETAS

Nasir Jafri

Nasir Jafri
ETAS

Lisa John

Lisa John
Bosch

James Swarez

James Swarez
Little Caesers

Hao Yan

Hao Yan
HELLA

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