NotUniversity Hacks is our first MLH Summer League event exclusive to students in high school and below. Look forward to special prizes and partners geared specifically for this event. If you're a University level student, you can still sign up to mentor! Email summerleague@mlh.io.
Eligibility
This event open to hackers, all over the world, who are students at the time of the hackathon or who have graduated within the last 6 months. Students must be in high school or lower equivalents!
As per our Code of Conduct, there is no discrimination on the basis of race, religion, national origin, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, social class, economic status, veteran status, disability, or age.
Requirements
You must submit a 2 minute (max) video demo!
Prizes
First Overall
MLH Swag + Snap Spectacles
Second Overall
MLH Swag + YubiKey Security Key
Third Overall
MLH Swag + Casio Calculator Watch
Best Water Hack
As the U.S. continues to experience episodes of severe drought and/or storm events, water leaders are seeking innovative solutions to encourage public participation in solving the dual problems of keeping water clean and available, when there is too little water (drought) and too much water (storm event).
During a drought, customers need to conserve water; while during a storm event customers may need to avoid flooded areas, stay at home, or turn off their sprinklers. These are just a few ideas – you will have many more!
What tools can you build to help encourage public participation in times of severe weather? What else will customers need to know during these events? How will these tools connect weather data, the water supplier data, and water customer data? How will the public receive this information?”
Winning team will receive:
- Snaptain SP510 Drone
- Echo Dot
- ELEGOO Mega 2560
- Fire 7 Tablet
Best Water Hack Runner Up
Runner up team will receive:
- Echo Dot
- ELEGOO Mega 2560
- Fire 7 Tablet
Best Hack for Social Good
Our favorite hack for social good will take home JBL CLIP 3 Bluetooth Speakers for each team member.
Best UI/UX
Our favorite UI/UX will receive Instax Mini 9s for each team member.
Best Hardware Hack presented by Digi-Key
Build a hardware hack with what you have at home or use emulators to simulate hardware for your hack. The best project will receive Arduino Starter Kits for each team member.
Best Domain Name from Domain.com
Register a domain using Domain.com during the weekend. Each team may submit one entry per person on the team. Each winning team member will receive a Domain.com branded backpack.
Best UiPath Automation Hack
Build or add automation to your hack using UiPath! Each winning team member will receive a Limited Edition UiPath Branded Backpack.
Best use of MongoDB Atlas
Create a hack using MongoDB Atlas to host a database in the cloud! Automate the provisioning and deployment process with ease, while focusing all your efforts on your hack. Projects built using MongoDB Atlas will be eligible to win an AirCharge Plus per team member.
Devpost Achievements
Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:
Judges
Major League Hacking
Judging Criteria
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Originality
Has this project been done before at hackathons in the past? How creative is their project in solving the problem at hand? -
Technology
How technically impressive was the hack? Was the technical problem the team tackled difficult? Did it use a particularly clever technique or did it use many different components? Did the technology involved make you go "Wow"? -
Design
Did the team put thought into the user experience? How well designed is the interface? -
Completion
Does the hack work? Did the team achieve everything they wanted? -
Learning
Did the team stretch themselves? Did they try to learn something new? What kind of projects have they worked on before? -
Adherence to Theme
Does the hack adhere to the event's theme? Does it implement that theme fully or just partially?
Questions? Email the hackathon manager
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