About the challenge

Crack the code with Girls Who Hack 2024! Interested in creating more efficient ways to tackle everyday life tasks? Join us for the University of Virginia's Girls Who Code 'Lifehacks' themed hackathon. Seize the opportunity to innovate and develop practical solutions that make daily living smarter and simpler. Don’t miss out on a chance to turn your ideas into impactful lifehacks!

Get started

Register Here: GHH 2024 Registration Form

Website: https://www.gwcuva.com/hack

Join Our Discord: https://discord.gg/A5ub444MMd

Event Schedule

PERIOD BEGINS ENDS
Opening Ceremony October 19th - 9:00 a.m. EST October 19th - 10:00 a.m. EST
Submissions October 19th - 10:00 a.m. EST October 20th - 5:00 p.m. EST
Live Expo/Public Voting October 20th - 6:00 p.m. EST October 20th - 7:00 p.m. EST
Judging October 20th - 7:00 p.m. EST October 20th - 8:00 p.m. EST
Closing Ceremony/Winners Announced October 20th - 8:00 p.m. EST Tentative October 20th - 9:00 p.m. EST Tentative

Requirements

What to Build

  • Any project that you think fits into our prize tracks listed below!

What to Submit

  • A link to your GitHub code repository for judging  - remember to make it public or give access to girlshoohack@gmail.com.
  • Identify which track(s) your project fits into.
  • A 2-5 minute video that demonstrates your project (hosted on YouTube, Vimeo, etc, and made public). Feel free to talk about the tools used, the inspiration behind the project, or anything else!

Hackathon Sponsors

Prizes

$4,012 in prizes
Best Overall
1 winner

Nintendo OLED Switch ($300)

Best Female Empowerment
1 winner

Apple Watch ($180) | Portable Charger (27$)

Best Life Hacks Related
1 winner

Sony WH-CH520 Wireless Headphones ($60) | Mini Karaoke Machine ($32) | Game of Life ($22) | Rocket Notebook (48$)

Most Sustainable
1 winner

cash prize ($500)

Best Beginner
1 winner

Mechanical Keyboard ($30) | JBL Speaker (50$) | Apple Airtag ($20) | Portable Charger ($27)

Best Live Demo
1 winner

Amazon Echo Dot ($50) | Owala ($23) | + more!

Fan Favorite
1 winner

Digital Camera ($40) | Lego Roses ($13) | + more!

Devpost Achievements

Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:

Judges

Hardik Dave

Hardik Dave
CVS Health

Shruti Dhumak

Shruti Dhumak
Google

Priyanka Thakur

Priyanka Thakur
Software Developer

Elaine Cheng

Elaine Cheng
Charlottesville Women in Tech

Brian Geiger

Brian Geiger
Center for Open Science

Krunal Thakkar

Krunal Thakkar
Software Developer

Hannah Frederick

Hannah Frederick
CCRi

Goutham Mittadhoddi

Goutham Mittadhoddi
CCRi

Judging Criteria

  • Creativity and Design
    The project should showcase originality and uniqueness, as well as reflect creative thinking.
  • Implementation
    The problem should be solved effectively and efficiently.
  • Impact
    The project should be applicable to a real-world problem and its solution should have a positive impact.
  • Presentation/Demo
    The team provides a brief overview of the problem they are trying to solve. The team walks through their project and explains what it accomplishes. All team members play a role in the demo and speak in an engaging manner.
  • Functionality
    The deliverable works as intended.
  • Learning
    In their Devpost, the team should include their technical background prior to the project as well as what technical components they learned throughout the project.
  • Technical Difficulty
    The project demonstrates an effort to showcase a wide variety of complex and innovative technologies used.

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