TecHacks is one of the world’s largest female and non-binary only hackathons, brought to you by high school and college-age women who love STEM. Women aren’t granted equal opportunities in education or in workplaces, and in STEM fields like computer science, it’s even more common. TecHacks provides young women and non-binary people with the opportunity to meet one another, foster a shared love of code, develop impactful projects, and win prizes—all while attending panels and workshops led by professionals in the field.
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Requirements
Throughout the hackathon, you will be working with your team to develop a software project that falls into one of our 4 tracks: education, recreation, activism, and sustainability.
Submission requirements in DevPost:
- Pre-recorded video presenting your hack (3 min maximum)
- Description
- Link to where you have uploaded your work (ex: GitHub or Repl.it)
- Only submit to ONE of the 4 tracks. You can submit to as many of the other prizes (ex beginner hack, API, etc)
Prizes
$44,564 in prizes
First Place Overall
iPad 8
Wolfram Award
Taskade Lifetime upgrade
TecHacks Award Certificate
Second Place Overall
Apple Watch Series 3
Wolfram Award
Taskade Lifetime upgrade
TecHacks Award Certificate
Third Place Overall
Airpods
Wolfram Award
Taskade Lifetime upgrade
TecHacks Award Certificate
Education Track Winner
mBOT Robot Kit
Wolfram Award
Taskade Lifetime upgrade
TecHacks Award Certificate
Activism Track Winner
Yeti Rambler 26oz
Wolfram Award
Taskade Lifetime upgrade
TecHacks Award Certificate
Sustainability Track Winner
WWF Koala Symbolic Adoption
Wolfram Award
Taskade Lifetime upgrade
TecHacks Award Certificate
Recreation Track Winner
JBL Clip 3 Speaker
Wolfram Award
Taskade Lifetime upgrade
TecHacks Award Certificate
Best High School Hack
Interview opportunity with one of the high-growth startups backed by MIT, Stanford, Y-Combinator and Techstars, courtesy of Slingshot
Taskade Lifetime Upgrade
Best UI/UX Design
BlissLights Sky Lite
Best Use of an API
$50 Amazon Gift Card
Best Beginner Hack
Arduino Starter Kit
Most Innovative Hack
Echo Dot (4th Gen)
Popular Choice Winner
$50 Amazon Gift Card
Best Use of Qoom
1-year Pro Plan package per member
Invitation to Qoom Creator Group
Featured on Qoom Project Gallery
TecHacks award certificate
Best Meditation app - supported by Aptive
$50 Amazon Gift Card
Qoom Runner-up
Devpost Achievements
Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:
Judges
Naina C. Runnoo
Anatolii Kabanov
Meharban Singh
Ekansh Mittal
Rakshaa Viswanathan
Rithika Chunduri
Bailey Luu
Gabriela Gresenz
Vladislav Gukasov
Alvaro Ramirez
Golubeva Veronika
Giridhar Talla
Fedor Yaremenko
Prathima Kadari
Miguel Ramirez
Smaranjit Ghose
Judging Criteria
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Creativity
Does your project test boundaries and think outside the box? -
Originality
Are the ideas your project implements novel and innovative? -
Impact
Are the ideas your project implements novel and innovative? -
Technical Complexity
How technically difficult is your project? Have you gone outside of your coding comfort zone? -
User Experience
Is your project accessible to users? Is it easy to navigate? Will it attract new users?
Questions? Email the hackathon manager
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