Overview
Zero Boundaries Hackathon is a global hackathon where creativity meets impact. Our mission is to empower hackers, makers, and innovators to push past all boundaries and create solutions that make a real difference. Whether you’re a beginner or an experienced builder, you’ll have the opportunity to collaborate, learn, and showcase your creativity to tackle real-world challenges. This hackathon is all about ideas that matter—no limits, just innovation.
How to Register
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Sign up on this Devpost page.
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Join our Discord server, which will be our primary hub for announcements, networking, and workshops
Workshops
We’ll be hosting live workshops to help participants learn new skills and tools.
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The workshop schedule will be posted in our Discord server.
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Each session will be on Discord or Zoom for easy access.
How to Contribute
If you're interested in contributing to the Zero Boundaries Hackathon, we would love to have your support! Whether as a judge, workshop facilitator, or sponsor, please feel free to fill out this form and let us know how you'd like to get involved.
How to Help Us
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Requirements
Themes & Tracks
Social Good (Main Theme):
This track challenges participants to create innovative solutions that help people and communities. Your project should aim to improve lives, solve social problems, or make the world more inclusive and equitable. Creativity and impact are the most important factors—we encourage bold ideas that can truly inspire change.
General Track:
For hackers who want total freedom: build any project of your choice that demonstrates creativity, innovation, and technical skill. From accessibility to mental health, from sustainability to entertainment—your imagination is the only limit!
What to Submit
- Public GitHub/Alternative Repository
- Written Project Explanation (via Devpost)
- Demo Video (2–5 minutes)
- Live Demo as part of the Demo Video (Optional but encouraged)
- Projects must be original (Your own work)
- Cross-submission is acceptable
- Each team must submit one project only
Prizes
1st Place – Social Good Track
-Certificate of Accomplishment
-CodeCrafters: 2-year VIP CodeCrafters membership (Worth: $720)
-Nexos AI: 3-month access (Worth: $200)
-UniBee: 6-month subscription of the business plan (Worth: $120)
-CoCalc: 1-year Academic license (Worth: $120)
-InterviewCake: 7-day access pass (Worth: $50)
-CleanShotX: App + Cloud Basic (Worth: $30)
-AoPS: $25 AoPS Coupon Code (Worth: $25)
-Gen.xyz: .xyz domain (Worth: $10)
-InterviewBuddy: AI Interview Vouchers + 10% Coupon Code for mock interviews (Worth: $10)
2nd Place – Social Good Track
-Certificate of Accomplishment
-CodeCrafters: 1-year VIP CodeCrafters membership (Worth: $360)
-Nexos AI: 3-month access (Worth: $200)
-UniBee: 6-month subscription of the business plan (Worth: $120)
-CoCalc: 6-month Academic license (Worth: $60)
-InterviewCake: 7-day access pass (Worth: $50)
-CleanShotX: App + Cloud Basic (Worth: $30)
-AoPS: $25 AoPS Coupon Code (Worth: $25)
-Gen.xyz: .xyz domain (Worth: $10)
-InterviewBuddy: AI Interview Vouchers + 10% Coupon Code for mock interviews (Worth: $10)
3rd Place – Social Good Track
-Certificate of Accomplishment
-Nexos AI: 3-month access (Worth: $200)
-CodeCrafters: 6-month VIP CodeCrafters membership (Worth: $180)
-UniBee: 6-month subscription of the business plan (Worth: $120)
-InterviewCake: 7-day access pass (Worth: $50)
-CoCalc: 3-month Academic license (Worth: $30)
-CleanShotX: App + Cloud Basic (Worth: $30)
-AoPS: $25 AoPS Coupon Code (Worth: $25)
-Gen.xyz: .xyz domain (Worth: $10)
-InterviewBuddy: AI Interview Vouchers + 10% Coupon Code for mock interviews (Worth: $10)
Best General Track
-Certificate of Accomplishment
-Nexos AI: 3-month access (Worth: $200)
-UniBee: 6-month subscription of the business plan (Worth: $120)
-InterviewCake: 7-day access pass (Worth: $50)
-CoCalc: 3-month Academic license (Worth: $30)
-CleanShotX: App + Cloud Basic (Worth: $30)
-AoPS: $25 AoPS Coupon Code (Worth: $25)
-Gen.xyz: .xyz domain (Worth: $10)
-InterviewBuddy: AI Interview Vouchers + 10% Coupon Code for mock interviews (Worth: $10)
Participation
-Certificate of Participation
-UniBee: 3-month starter subscription (Worth: $27)
-InterviewBuddy: 15% Coupon Code for mock interviews (Worth: $4)
-InterviewCake: 7-day access pass (Worth: $50) (Limited & awarded via Discord)
-Gen.xyz: .xyz domain (Worth: $10) (Limited & awarded via Discord)
Devpost Achievements
Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:
Judges
Abdelrahman Ashraf Elnakesh
Co-Founder of Zero Dump Initiative
Abhishek Nagpal
Sr SDE, AWS
Amish Gadhia
UI/UX Designer at CIVIE | Creator of UXSnaps
Ankush Tyagi
Software Engineering Manager, Ericsson
Damodhara Reddy Palavali
Software Engineer, Social Security Administration (USA)
Depak Kumar
Staff Product Manager, Walmart
Jay Rungta
Engineer Manager, Google
Jui Hanamshet
Software Engineer 2, Microsoft
Jyoti Kunal Shah
Director of GenAI, Applications Development, ADP, USA
Mohammad Haris Zia
Founding Senior Product Engineer, Neurotone AI
Noah Goertzen
Visual Design Artist
Serhii Savin
Data Scientist at Lyft
Suhas Holla Karkada Chandrashekar
Senior Software Engineer, Pangolin Laser Systems
Zhi Ye
Data Scientist, Elevance Health
Judging Criteria
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Creativity & Innovation (30 Points)
How original and inventive is the idea? Does it bring something new or unexpected to the table? -
Impact (30 Points)
How meaningful is the solution? Does it have the potential to help people, communities, or address real-world problems? -
Technical Execution (20 Points)
How well is the project built? Does the implementation show solid technical ability and problem-solving? -
Presentation & User Experience (20 Points)
How clearly is the project explained and demonstrated? Is it intuitive, easy to use, and well-presented in the demo?
Questions? Email the hackathon manager
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