About the challenge

Welcome to STEMist Hacks II where you can create projects to win prizes. Throughout the hackathon, you will also have the opportunity to learn and meet others at our various workshops.

This hackathon is open to all university, high school, and middle school students. 

Hackathon Schedule (all times in PST): 

July 21st

6-7 PM: Day 1 Opening Ceremony

7:00 PM: Submissions Open

8:30-9:30 PM: Introductory Web Development - Presented by Rohan Fernandes

July 22nd

11-12 AM: Modern Frameworks in PHP - Presented by Simon Rusin

2-3 PM: Using ML.NET for Machine Learning - Presented by Denis Kondratev

4:30-5:30 PM: Game Development in Unity and C# - Presented by Dmitrii Ivashchenko

7-8 PM: Intro to Django Backend Development - Presented by Dmitrii Ivashchenko

8:30 PM: Skribbl.io Game Night

July 23rd

3:30 PM: Submissions Close

4-6 PM: Judging Period

6:30-7:30 PM: Closing Ceremony

Registration Form: https://forms.gle/2ZC9Cdgnf1dFgqsn8

Discord Server: https://discord.gg/yysphnJNF8

As part of our event, participants will also have access to qualified mentors from the industry for any support needed while working on projects over the course of the weekend. 

Event Mentors:

Komal Dubey, Pashmeen Lakhani, Susie Chen, Hardik Shah, Danial Siddiki (UX Design), Vladyslav Kasprov, Vyaas Baskar, Rohan Fernandes

Requirements

What to Build

Build anything "tech-related" to win prizes.

This can include - Machine Learning, AR/VR software, Computer Science Programs, Games, Websites, Apps, Mini-Computers, Hardware systems, and a lot more!

If you have any questions, please ask on our discord server.
Please submit a 3-5 minute video summarizing AND demonstrating your project, as well as any code necessary (ex: Github Repository). 

Hackathon Sponsors

Prizes

$235,568 in prizes
1st Place
1 winner

$1000 split across the team
Taskade Lifetime Pro ($3050)
Wolfram Award ($375)
XYZ Domain ($12)
Certopus Virtual Certificate
Physical Certificate

2nd Place
1 winner

$500 split across the team
XYZ Domain ($12)
Wolfram Award ($375)
Certopus Digital Certificate
Physical Certificate

3rd Place
1 winner

$300 split across the team
XYZ Domain ($12)
Wolfram Award ($375)
Certopus Virtual Certificate
Physical Certificate

Best Middle School Hack
1 winner

$200 split across the team
Goliath Automation and Robotics Monster Kit ($226)
XYZ Domain ($12)
Wolfram Award ($375)
4 Rocketbook Executive Fusion Notebooks in Gray ($160)
Certopus Virtual Certificate
Physical Certificate

Raffle #1 Winner
1 winner

Axure RP Team Plan ($504)

Raffle #2 Winner
1 winner

NoStarchPress Ebook Vouchers (5) ($20 Each)

Raffle #3 Winner
1 winner

.xyz Domains (37) ($12 Each)

All Participants
428 winners

1 Year 1Password ($60)
Echo3D One Month Premium ($99)
Taskade One Year Pro ($228)
Interview Cake Free Course Access
Sashido Credits ($120)
30-Day Wolfram|One ($25)
NoStarchPress 30% Discount

Devpost Achievements

Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:

Judges

Aadharsh Rajkumar

Aadharsh Rajkumar
Director of Hackathon @ STEMist Education

Steve Yang
President @ STEMist Education

Justin Zhang
Secretary and Founder of Hackathon @ STEMist Education

Dmitrii Ivashchenko

Dmitrii Ivashchenko
Lead Software Engineer @ MY.GAMES

Vladislav Bilay

Vladislav Bilay
DevOps Engineer @ Aquiva Labs

Simon Rusin

Simon Rusin
Senior Software Engineer @ Talkbank.io

Roman Blinov
Software Developer @ DataArt

Nuralem Abizov
Senior Software Engineer @ Re:start Financial

Rohan Fernandes

Rohan Fernandes
Hackathon Team Member @ STEMist Education

Rohith Jeganathan

Rohith Jeganathan
Hackathon Team Member @ STEMist Education

Judging Criteria

  • Originality
    Was this project creative or was it a commonly thought of problem and solution? How was the project executed?
  • Effort
    Does this project appear to have taken a large portion of the given time? Does it seem a lot of thought and brainstorming went into creating the project?
  • Impact
    If released to the public, what changes will it cause? If this project receives funding, is it realistic that it can be effectively implemented in society? Does it solve the problem that the team points out?
  • Project Condition
    Does the project work? Are there any cases where the project fails/crashes? Are there a large number of bugs that drastically worsen the functionality of the project?

Questions? Email the hackathon manager

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