Hack@Brown is all about learning. Spend a weekend with us and 500 other students to take a step out of your comfort zone. Use Hack@Brown as an opportunity to experiment with a new platform, API, or that idea that’s always been in the back of your mind!
Whether you’re building your first website, dabbling in Photoshop, or hacking with an Oculus Rift, Hack@Brown is for individuals of all backgrounds and experiences.
This year, our theme is ‘Greenhouse.’ Get ready to experiment, design, and build.
Requirements
In your submission, include a link to your public Github repo and a video (max. 2 minutes) explaining your project.
Prizes
Best Overall Hack
Oculus Quest 2 Headset from Meta
Best First-Time Hack
Given to the best project submitted by a full team of first-time hackathon attendees! $25 giftcards
Best Hardware Hack
Must have some hardware components to qualify. Grove Arduino Kits
Best Design Hack
Given to the best project in our design track, primarily for no-code design teams. $50 giftcards
Best Social Good Hack
Create a hack for social good, ranging from education and accessibility to health tech and urban innovation.
Best Climate Hack
Create a hack to help tackle climate change! We're excited to see solutions that can help improve sustainability and help preserve the planet.
Best Use of Google Cloud
1st place: Google Cloud branded backpack
2nd place: Google Cloud swag box
Must use Google Cloud in your project in order to qualify. See Discord #google-cloud and #announcements for more information on how to request cloud credit.
Wolfram Award
One year of Wolfram|One Personal Edition plus a one-year subscription to Wolfram|Alpha Pro
Devpost Achievements
Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:
Judges
Chen Ye
Reliable Robotics
Ryan Nguyen
LinkedIn
Grant Fong
Palantir
Daphne Li-Chen
Palantir
Ellie Pavlick
Brown CS
Adam DeHovitz
Palantir
Judging Criteria
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Judging
Projects will be judged through a variety of lenses, including design, creativity, and implementation.
Questions? Email the hackathon manager
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