Rose Hack is the first women-centric hackathon at the University of California, Riverside. Founded by the female leaders of the Association of Computing Machinery (ACM-W) and the Society of Women Engineers (SWE), Rose Hack will be a community where women in STEM can feel supported in sharing and expressing their ideas.

Our mission at Rose Hack is to encourage individuals from underrepresented groups in STEM to gain experience, build confidence, and create a strong network together.

Hackathon Sponsors

Prizes

$19,572 in prizes
1st Overall
4 winners

Digital Ocean Credit, 1 year sub to Wolfram 1 and Wolfram Alpha, DevLifts Membership, GK-AORUS K7 Keyboard

2nd Overall
4 winners

Digital Ocean Credit, 1 year sub to Wolfram 1 and Wolfram Alpha, DevLifts Membership, GM-AORUS M3 Mouse, GP-AMP500 Mousepad

3rd Overall
4 winners

Digital Ocean Credit, 1 year sub to Wolfram 1 and Wolfram Alpha, DevLifts Membership, GP-AORUS H5 Headset

Best UI/UX
4 winners

Github Backpack, 1 year sub to Wolfram 1 and Wolfram Alpha, CodePen Accounts, Sketch License

Best Beginner Hack
4 winners

Github Backpack, 1 year sub to Wolfram 1 and Wolfram Alpha, WesBos Course Credit, VueSchool Course Credit, Level UP Course Credit

Best Women-Centric Hack
1 winner

Github Backpack, 1 year sub to Wolfram 1 and Wolfram Alpha, LED Lights

Best Game
4 winners

1 year sub to Wolfram 1 and Wolfram Alpha, Google Home Minis

Best Hardware
4 winners

1 year sub to Wolfram 1 and Wolfram Alpha, Snapchat Spectacles

Best use of MongoDB Stitch by MongoDB
4 winners

Polaroid + film & accessories

Best Use of Snap Kit
4 winners

Casio CA-506C-5A Calculator Watches

Best Use of Google Cloud Platform
4 winners

Google Home Minis

Best Domain Registered with Domain.com
4 winners

Raspberry Pis & PiHut Essential Kits

Best IoT Hack using a Qualcomm Device
4 winners

DragonBoard 410Cs

CodePen's Best Front End Design
4 winners

1 year CodePen Pro Account

Stemtaught Choice Award
4 winners

Handheld Microscope (x500 Zoom)

Devpost Achievements

Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:

Judges

Jenni Cendejas

Jenni Cendejas
Macy's Technology

Jon Sands

Jon Sands
Macy's Technology

Lisa Mae Brunson

Lisa Mae Brunson
Wonder Women Tech

Paea Lependu

Paea Lependu
University of California, Riverside

Mariam Salloum

Mariam Salloum
University of California, Riverside

Jiasi Chen

Jiasi Chen
University of California, Riverside

Jacob Poole

Jacob Poole
University of California, Riverside

John Pham

John Pham
University of California, Riverside

Annie Luc

Annie Luc
Microsoft

Melanie Whalen

Melanie Whalen
Esri

Dhrumil Shah

Dhrumil Shah
Esri

Sean Victory

Sean Victory
Major League Hacking

Naomi Pentrel

Naomi Pentrel
MongoDB

Judging Criteria

  • Technical Complexity
    - The project is more than just sample code from a tutorial - They utilized APIs, databases, or outside resources
  • Practicality & Scalability
    - There are wider applications for what this team is presenting - The project concept works on a larger scale (i.e. a million users, a billion data points, etc) - There is a viable business model
  • Polish
    - The project is ready for deployment - The project is user friendly and was easy to understand
  • Completion & Effort
    - The team’s pitch exudes passion for the idea they worked - They experiment with unfamiliar technologies - Features are implemented with full functionality

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