CalvinHacks is Calvin University's annual collegiate hackathon. This year it is being held March 25-26.

See more details at calvinhacks.org!

 

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Prizes

$1,500 in prizes
Grand Prize
1 winner

$800 cash prize

Runner-Up
1 winner

$400 cash prize

3rd Place
1 winner

$200 cash prize

Best Domain Registered with Domain.com
1 winner

Prize: PowerSquare Qi Wireless Phone Charger.

Register a .tech domain name using Domain.com during the weekend. Each team may submit one entry per person on the team. Each winning team member will receive a PowerSquare Qi wireless phone charger.

Best Use of Google Cloud
1 winner

Prize: Google Cloud Swag Bag or Backpack.

Build your hackathon project with a suite of secure storage, powerful compute, and integrated data analytics products provided by Google Cloud. See full list of products here: g.co/cloud. Each winning team member located in the US will receive a Google Cloud Swag Bag complete with a beanie, pillow, journal, socks and lanyards. International winners will receive a Google branded backpack.

Most Creative Use of Twilio
1 winner

Prize: Twilio Swag Box and GameGo Console.

Twilio allows you to incorporate mobile messaging, phone calls and a ton of other awesome communication features right into your hackathon project using web service APIs. Are you building an e-commerce website and want to send text notifications or email confirmations once an order is completed? Or maybe your application needs to verify users based on their mobile numbers? Twilio makes all this possible and more. Build a hack that simplifies your life using any one of Twilio’s APIs for a chance to win a Twilio Swag Box and GameGo Console for you and each of your teammates!

Best Use of DeSo
Cryptocurrency logo
1 winner

Prize: $100 worth of $DESO coin & an exclusive DeSo Tumbler.

DeSo is the official Web3 sponsor of the MLH Hackathon League and the first Layer 1 blockchain custom-built for decentralized social media applications. While blockchains like Avalanche or Solana cost $0.50+ to store just a 200-character post, the DeSo blockchain is built with custom indexing and storage optimizations which make it 10,000X cheaper to store social content on-chain! In order to qualify for the contest, you must launch an app that writes to the DeSo blockchain and/or implements DeSo identity. While social media apps are a great fit for DeSo, you can also build financial apps, marketplaces, and more on the DeSo blockchain. For inspiration on project ideas, you can check out some of the existing 200+ apps already live on DeSo at Bithunt.com as well as our DeSo APIs. The Best Use of DeSo gets $100 worth of $DESO coin & an exclusive DeSo branded tumbler!

Best CI/CD Application Using CircleCI
1 winner

Prize: CircleCI Swag Pack.

Have you ever wondered how professional developers from companies like Peloton & Samsung collaborate and ship code to production? For one, they use continuous integration and delivery (CI/CD) platforms like CircleCI to help automate testing, versioning, deployment and so much more. Whether you’re looking to learn a new skill, practice coding, or hack with friends, CircleCI can help you to utilize the best development practices possible when approaching a new project, however big or small. Use CircleCI in your next hack for a chance to win some awesome CircleCI swag, including a branded mug, beanie, socks and stickers!

Devpost Achievements

Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:

Judges

DornerWorks

DornerWorks

Tekton

Tekton

Calvin University professors

Calvin University professors

Judging Criteria

  • Originality
    Has this project been done before? Does this project make others think this is a really cool idea and question why they didn't think of it before?
  • Polish
    How complete is the project? Is it just on the design stage, coding stage, etc.? Ideally the project has 1 or more functionalities finished or close to finishing.
  • Technical Complexity
    How technically impressive is the project?
  • Presentation
    Is the team's presentation well-prepared?

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