Check out https://hacksheffield.uk for everything hackSheffield this year!
Requirements
- Your code must be available in some sort of public repository.
- We do not allow you to submit your project to other hackathons (this weekend only).
- We do not allow submissions for projects which started before the hackathon start time.
Prizes
First Place Hack
Win a Nintendo Switch Lite for First Place
Second Place Hack
Win a NordVPN package for Second Place
Third Place Hack
Win an Echo Dot for Third Place
[CompSoc] People's Choice
Hack the People's Choice for the chance to win various Lego, Plushies and a Mug!
[CompSoc] First Time Hack
[CompSoc] Hardware Hack
[SWICS] Most Inclusive Hack
[TechVision] Best Product Using Crypto APIs
Win Amazon Vouchers!
[ShefESH] Capture the Flag!
Win 2x NordVPN Annual Bundles or Greggs vouchers for the ShefESH challenge!
[Frasers Group] Think Without Limits
Think Without Limits for the chance to win a £100 Sports Direct Gift Card
[GitHub] Best use of GitHub
Make the best use of GitHub to win a GitHub T shirt code!
[HackathonsUK] Hackiest Hack
[MLH] Best Use of MongoDB Atlas
MongoDB Atlas takes the leading modern database and makes it accessible in the cloud! Get started with a $50 credit for students or sign up for the Atlas free forever tier (no credit card required). Along with a suite of services and functionalities, you'll have everything you need to manage all of your data, and you can get a headstart with free resources from MongoDB University! Build a hack using MongoDB Atlas for a chance to win a M5GO IoT Starter Kit for you and each member of your team.
[MLH] Best Domain Name from GoDaddy Registry
GoDaddy Registry is giving you everything you need to be the best hacker no matter where you are. Register your domain name with GoDaddy Registry for a chance to win a Hack from Home Kit! Each Kit contains an assortment of awesome swag along with a tote for easy transport.
[MLH] Best Use of Auth0
Auth0 wants your applications to be secure! Why spend hours building features like social sign-in, Multi-Factor Authentication, and passwordless log-in when you can enable them through Auth0 straight out of the box? Auth0 is free to try, doesn’t require a credit card, and allows for up to 7,000 free active users and unlimited log-ins. Make your new account today and use any of the Auth0 APIs for a chance to win a pair of wireless headphones for you and each member of your team!
[MLH] Best Use of Streamlit
Want to take your Python skills to the next level? Streamlit is an open-source Python library that makes it easy to share and build custom web apps for machine learning, data science, and more. Instead of writing Python scripts without a UI, you can create a beautiful web app, complete with widgets and data visualizations, and deploy it for free to the Streamlit Community Cloud. You can even build a fully functional LLM-powered app with just 25 lines of code! Hack with Streamlit this weekend for your chance to win an Arduino Tiny ML Kit for you and each member of your team.
[MLH] Best AI Project with Databricks Open Source
Databricks is an open analytics platform that helps you build, deploy, and maintain large scale data & AI solutions! Whether you’re working with large language models using Mosaic AI, storing data with Databricks Data Lakes, or deploying GenAI powered applications using MLflow, Databricks Open Source software has the tools you need to make your hackathon project state of the art.
Build an AI powered project utilizing Databricks Open Source projects like the ones mentioned, or Databricks friendly Open Source projects like LanceDB and Llama Index, for a chance to win some amazing prizes for you and your teammates! Check out the following link to see all qualifying Databricks' Open Source technologies.
Devpost Achievements
Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:
Judges
Sheffield CompSoc
Judging Criteria
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Originality
Has this project been done before at hackathons in the past? How creative is their project in solving the problem at hand? -
Adherence to Theme
Does the hack adhere to the event's theme? Does it implement that theme fully or just partially? -
Completion
Does the hack work? Did the team achieve everything they wanted? -
Learning
Did the team stretch themselves? Did they try to learn something new? What kind of projects have they worked on before? -
Design
Did the team put thought into the user experience? How well designed is the interface? -
Technology
How technically impressive was the hack? Was the technical problem the team tackled difficult? Did it use a particularly clever technique or did it use many different components? Did the technology involved make you go "Wow"?
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