About the challenge

JourneyHacks is a 12 hour hackathon where beginners are encouraged to utilize skills learnt in our JourneyHacks workshops as well as existing skills to create a project. Teams and individual participants are encouraged to collaborate, create meaningful impact, and challenge other teams.

Connect

Start the day by forming alliances during our team formation event!

Create

Immerse yourself in hands-on workshops led by industry experts covering a variety of essential tech-related topics.

Conquer

When the sun sets, present your innovation to our panel of judges for a chance to win prizes and gain recognition for your hard work.

Requirements

What to Build

Feel free to build whatever you like! We will be providing workshops throughout the day for you to learn and apply to your projects :D

What to Submit

  • You MUST submit a github link
  • To showcase your project you must do a live presentation (max 4 mins) for 2-3 pairs of judges in SUB Dining Lounge (main area of hacking)
  • Only at least 1 member is needed to present the project, the entire team does not need to present for the project the qualify

Hackathon Sponsors

Prizes

2 non-cash prizes
Various prizes
3 winners

Prizes to be announced!

Perplexity AI
1 winner

- 6 months pro to the winning team
- Merch to all winners

Devpost Achievements

Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:

Judges

Various Judges

Various Judges

Tyler D'Silva

Tyler D'Silva
Founding AI Backend Engineer @ SafetyKit

Bhavya Sankhla

Bhavya Sankhla
SWE-2 @ Marqeta

Bhavya Singh

Bhavya Singh
Software Engineer @ Mastercard

Judging Criteria

  • General Criteria
    Cook up a storm in the kitchen of code!

Questions? Email the hackathon manager

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