Welcome to Hydrangea Hacks! Hydrangea Hacks is a virtual hackathon for women and non-binary individuals on June 18-20. The hackathon aims to cultivate and foster diversity in tech among young beginners and professionals. You may build or design whatever you like though participants may create and submit a project to a track of their choice! All you need is a computer, and if you want, a few friends to hack with!
Remember to apply at bit.ly/hhacks2021 for a chance to win $30k in hackathon prizes and raffles as well as $150k worth of free swag. Hydrangea Hacks also has a referral program by which the person with the most referrals by the end of hackathon receives $15.
Eligibility
To participate as a hacker, you must...
- Identify as women or non-binary
- Be at least 13 years old
- There are no location restrictions!
- Cis-gender men are welcome to mentor, volunteer, judge, or participate as sponsors!
Requirements
1. Work must be entirely completed during the hackathon hours.
2. You must submit a 3 minute (max) video demo!
3. You must be on a team of 1-4 people.
Prizes
$5,000 in prizes
First Overall
HyperX Gaming Keyboards, scholarships to an upcoming Volare Labs bootcamp in August 2021 (valued at $125 CAD each), $100 donation towards any Bay Area organization of the team's choice, career chat with Google's Senior Program Manager and Global Lead of Developer Student Clubs Program, and a cool trophy!
Second Overall
(2)
$150 DoorDash Giftcard, signed copies of "Beyond Good" by Theo Lau, career chat with Google's Senior Program Manager and Global Lead of Developer Student Clubs Program, and a cool trophy!
Third Overall
Amazon Echo Dot 4th Gen, career chat with Google's Senior Program Manager and Global Lead of Developer Student Clubs Program, and a cool trophy!
Organizers' Choice
3 months of Discord Nitro and 1Password family subscriptions
Best Web App with Qoom
(3)
1-year Pro Plan with a free domain name
Opportunity to be invited to Qoom Creator Group, 12-week apprenticeship program
Selected projects will be featured on the Qoom website.
Best ML with SashiDo
Planning on building an application using Machine Learning? SashiDo is offering a special prize for the most original Image project built with SashiDo & Google's Teachable Machine!
Top 3 receive access to SashiDo internships, blog posts, and more.
Best Beginner Hack
$60 Amazon Giftcard
Best Social Good Hack
Fujifilm QuickSnap Flash 400 Disposable 35mm Camera and San Jose's Nirvana Soul Coffee Beans
Best Education Hack
$100 of AoPS credits and Magoosh ACT/SAT subscriptions
Best Healthcare Hack
Fitbit Inspire 2s and Framer Pro subscriptions
Best Finance Hack
Rocketbook Wave Cloud-Connected Reusable Smart Notebooks and 1Password family subscriptions
Top 12 Overall
(12)
One year of Wolfram|One Personal Edition and a one-year subscription to Wolfram|Alpha Pro.
Workshop Winners
(10)
Keep on the lookout during workshops and fun game nights! Ways to win prizes include the Postman API workshop and the movie night trivia.
Free Swag
Stickers
T-shirt
Balsamiq Cloud
Linode Credits
SashiDo Student Credits
Repl.it 3 Months Free
Wolfram|One
Digital Ocean Credits
Interview Cake's Coding Interview Prep Course
.XYZ Domain
+ LOTS OF SURPRISE RAFFLE PRIZES
Devpost Achievements
Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:
Judges
Judge
Judging Criteria
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Originality
Does it do something entirely novel, or at least take a fresh approach to an old problem? -
Execution
Is the hack usable in its current state? Is the user experience smooth? Does everything appear to work? Is it well designed? -
Applicability
Is the hack practical? Is it something people would actually use? Does it fulfill a real need people have? -
Presentation
How well was the project presented? Did it make the hack more compelling? Did it give a good idea of its purpose? -
Learning
Did the team stretch themselves? Did they try to learn something new? What kind of projects have they worked on before?
Questions? Email the hackathon manager
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