What is DualHacks?
DualHacks is a premier hackathon event empowering young minds to ideate, innovate, and transform the world through technology. This year's theme — education. The competition will be split up into two exciting tracks: the "Ideathon" and the "Hackathon." The Ideathon track challenges participants to unleash their creativity and pitch groundbreaking ideas that address pressing issues in the education field, while the Hackathon track invites them to bring those ideas to life by developing functional applications that revolutionize learning experiences. Both the ideathon and hackathon are open to middle, high school, and college students.
How to participate
All competitors must do the following to participate:
- Join our Discord server: https://discord.gg/MKdRsvbpkb
- Register on Devpost
We highly encourage you to check out the Resources tab as well or use the Discord community for questions or concerns.
Current Event Schedule in PST:
| August 3 | August 4 | August 5 | August 6 | August 7 | August 12 |
| 9 AM: Opening Ceremony with Guest Talk by Rajiv Chopra - Founder of RevStream | 3 PM: Office Hours | Workday! | 3 PM: Office Hours | 12 PM: Introduction to LLM Web Apps by Aditya Thiruvengadam - Founding Engineer at Klarity | 9 AM: Closing Ceremony |
| 5 PM: An Extensive Introduction to Web Apps by Khosraw Azizi - Codology |
7:30 PM: Launching a Startup at a Young Age by Alexander Zhang - Founder of Perceptify |
3 PM: Office Hours | 6 PM: Game Night with Discord Community | 3 PM: Office Hours | 10:30 AM: Winners Announced! |
Event Leads: Neil Sangra, Neal Chopra
Event Team: Alexander Zhang, Sachin Khanna, Divit Purwar, Rebecca Xiong, Preetham Manapuri, Rohith Jeganathan, Afraz Amin, Aishwarya Santhosh, Khosraw Azizi, Saad Jadoon, Tanisha Shah, Ethan Thornberg
Requirements
What to Build
For the hackathon, participants are encouraged to build innovative and impactful solutions in the field of education. Let your creativity shine as you develop applications that tackle challenges such as access to quality education, student engagement, personalized learning, bridging the digital divide, and more. Whether you're creating learning management systems, educational gaming applications, AI-powered tutoring tools, collaborative learning platforms, or any other educational application, the goal is to enhance the learning experience and make a positive difference in the lives of students, teachers, and educational institutions. Participants are expected to build some type of web application.
For the ideathon, participants are expected to present a product pitch that solves a problem in the education field. This can include prototypes, business models, and innovative concepts. The ideathon is an opportunity to showcase your visionary ideas and propose creative solutions to address critical challenges in education without building a product.
What to Submit for Hackathon
- Include a video (no more than 3 minutes) that demonstrates your submission. Videos must be uploaded to YouTube and made public.
- Provide a URL to your code repository.
- Provide a URL to your deployed application hosted on Netlify, Vercel, or any other hosting platform of your choice.
- Submit your project on DevPost as you normally would.
- Indicate which track your project is being submitted into (beginner or advanced)
What to Submit for Ideathon
- Include a video (no more than 3 minutes) that demonstrates your submission. Videos must be uploaded to YouTube and made public.
- Provide a URL to your presentation, mockup, or whatever medium you are using to present your idea.
- Submit your project on DevPost as you normally would.
- Indicate which track your project is being submitted into (ideathon)
Prizes
All Participants
1 year Taskade Starter Plan ($48)
1 month echo3D Premium ($99)
1 Year 1Password Family ($60)
1-Month Interview Cake Full Course Access ($160)
Virtual Certificate of Participation
1st Place Advanced
$100 Amazon Gift Card
Per member of team:
5 year Taskade Starter Plan ($240)
Wolfram Award ($375)
DualHacks Swag
1 Year XYZ Domain ($10)
Certopus Certificate
All prizes listed under "All Participants"
1st Place Beginner
$75 Amazon Gift Card
Per member of team:
5 year Taskade Starter Plan ($240)
Wolfram Award ($375)
DualHacks Swag
1 Year XYZ Domain ($10)
Certopus Certificate
All prizes listed under "All Participants"
1st Place Ideathon
$50 Amazon Gift Card
Per member of team:
5 year Taskade Starter Plan ($240)
Wolfram Award ($375)
DualHacks Swag
1 Year XYZ Domain ($10)
Certopus Certificate
All prizes listed under "All Participants"
2nd Place Advanced
$75 Amazon Gift Card
Per member of team:
5 year Taskade Starter Plan ($240)
Wolfram Award ($375)
1 Year XYZ Domain ($10)
Certopus Certificate
All prizes listed under "All Participants"
2nd Place Beginner
$50 Amazon Gift Card
Per member of team:
5 year Taskade Starter Plan ($240)
1 Year XYZ Domain ($10)
Certopus Certificate
All prizes listed under "All Participants"
2nd Place Ideathon
$25 Amazon Gift Card
Per member of team:
5 year Taskade Starter Plan ($240)
1 Year XYZ Domain ($10)
Certopus Certificate
All prizes listed under "All Participants"
3rd Place Advanced
$25 Amazon Gift Card
Per member of team:
5 year Taskade Starter Plan ($240)
1 Year XYZ Domain ($10)
Certopus Certificate
All prizes listed under "All Participants"
3rd Place Beginner
Per member of team:
5 year Taskade Starter Plan ($240)
1 Year XYZ Domain ($10)
Certopus Certificate
All prizes listed under "All Participants"
3rd Place Ideathon
Per member of team:
5 year Taskade Starter Plan ($240)
1 Year XYZ Domain ($10)
Certopus Certificate
All prizes listed under "All Participants"
Top 5 Teams (Adv/Beg/Idea)
Per member of team:
5 year Taskade Starter Plan ($240)
1 Year XYZ Domain ($10)
All prizes listed under "All Participants"
Best Solo Hack
Axure RP Team Edition 1 Year ($504)
1 Year XYZ Domain ($10)
All prizes listed under "All Participants"
Raffle #1
1 Year XYZ Domain ($10)
Guaranteed to Top 10 Teams
Priority to closing ceremony participants
Raffle #2
Desmos Swag Pack ($45)
1 lucky winner won this for attending the opening ceremony!
Raffle #3
Art of Problem Solving Coupons ($25)
This prize has been claimed for people attending our events!
Raffle #4
Axure RP Team Edition 1 Year ($504)
Only for closing ceremony participants
Devpost Achievements
Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:
Judges
Toby Oliver
CEO, Bravo Studio
Jake Nibley
VP, Tola Capital
Jannie Affeld
VP of Finance Systems Engineering, Google
Neil Sangra
Director of Initiatives, Codology
Neal Chopra
Founder and Executive Director, Codology
Judging Criteria
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Creativity and Innovation
How unique and original is the idea presented? -
Impact
What potential impact does the idea have on addressing educational challenges? -
Feasibility
Is the idea technically feasible and realistic to implement? -
Presentation
How effectively is the product pitch or prototype conveyed in the video? -
User Experience
How user-friendly and intuitive is the proposed solution? -
Potential for Scalability
Does the idea have the potential to scale and reach a wide audience? -
Overall Quality
The overall quality and polish of the submission.
Questions? Email the hackathon manager
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