About Hack This Fall 

​Hack This Fall began with a mindset of encouraging new hackers to build unique projects regardless of the tech or field. The only focus was to create something meaningful and enjoy the process of building, while also solving the shared struggles of our surroundings.

​For this season, we are breaking the virtual barrier and will be hosting a 36 Hours In-person Hackathon; where we are aiming to promote hackers and help them nurture their new ideas and prototypes in various domains.

Read more about Hack This Fall on our website: hackthisfall.tech

Requirements

Few important things to keep in mind.

- This is a team hackathon. Hackers must form a team of 2 - 4 members.
- It is mandatory for every member of a team to be registered on Devpost to submit the project.
- Your project must be built on the weekend of the hackathon [3rd - 5th Feb 2023].
- Your project submission must be completed within the submission period.
- Your code must be available in a public repository.
- Do not submit projects from past hackathons or projects which were built before the hackathon. This will straight away void the hackathon guidelines and disqualify your submission.
- Cross-submissions from hackathons happening on the same weekend is not allowed!

Hackathon Sponsors

Prizes

1,262,000 in prizes

Overall Hackathon Winning Team

INR 50,000 to the winning team and additional perks

Overall Hackathon Runners-Up Team

INR 35,000 to the winning team and additional perks

Overall Hackathon Second Runners-Up Team

INR 20,000 to the winning team and additional perks

Best All Girls Team

INR 10,000 to the winning team and additional perks

Best Beginner Team

INR 10,000 to the winning team and additional perks

Best Use of Storyblok

Teams may use Storyblok APIs (Content Delivery API or Management API) to integrate Storyblok with their project.

We encourage you to also check out how to expand Storyblok using custom apps and field types (plugins) to create an awesome hack.

- Storyblok will give away a Keychron K2 (Hot-swappable) Wireless Mechanical Keyboard (Version 2) to each member of the team with the best hack integrating Storyblok.

Top-10 Projects Built using 5ire Labs (10)

INR 10,000 and 5ire Labs Swag package to the winning team. (Everyone who tries to build as part of this track also receives 5ire Labs Swag package)

Top-2 Projects Built using Zeeve.io (2)

Each winning team member receives a special Zeeve Swag package.

Best Project Built using ApyHub (3)

ApyHub offers powerful yet simple-to-use APIs that provide standard data & essential functionalities, helping developers save time and boost efficiency. Teams need to use one of the APIs actively available at https://apyhub.com to be eligible for this prize.

- The best project will win 150 EURO worth of Amazon Voucher to the team, 5M Atoms, an Exclusive ApyHub Hoodie for each member, and additional perks!

- The second-best project will win 100 EURO worth of Amazon Voucher to the team, 3M Atoms, an Exclusive ApyHub T-Shirt for each member, and additional perks!

- The third-best project will win 50 EURO worth of Amazon Voucher to the team, 3M Atoms, an Exclusive ApyHub Coffee Mug for each member, and additional perks!

All three teams will get featured in the #made-with-apyhub channel on the Official Discord Community, and get featured in our monthly newsletter.

Best use of APIs

The winning team member receives Postman Student Swag Kit that includes a Premium Diary, Thermos with Temperature Display, Sticker Sheet, Mobile Pop-up Holder, and Premium Pen.

Best Postman Public Workspace

The winning team member receives Postman Student Swag Kit that includes a Premium Diary, Thermos with Temperature Display, Sticker Sheet, Mobile Pop-up Holder, and Premium Pen.

Best use of Postman Visualizer

The winning team member receives Postman Student Swag Kit that includes a Premium Diary, Thermos with Temperature Display, Sticker Sheet, Mobile Pop-up Holder, and Premium Pen.

Best Use of Microsoft Cloud for Your Community [MLH Prize]

LinkedIn Premium 12-Month subscription and Xbox Ultimate 3-Month Game Pass

Most Creative Use of Twilio [MLH Prize]

Twilio Swag Box & GameGo Console

Best Use of Appwrite [MLH Prize]

Building a full-stack application can be time-consuming, especially if you’re more of a front-end developer or lack experience with things like databases or authentication. At hackathons, you want to make every minute count, which is why Appwrite is the missing ingredient to your recipe for a successful hack. With all the core backend functionalities you need already pre-built and ready for customization, all you’ll need to do is make an API call to take advantage of an Appwrite database, media storage, user auth, and even custom compute functions. Use Appwrite in your hack this weekend for a chance to take home some Fitbits for you and your team.

Best Domain Name from GoDaddy Registry [MLH Prize]

GoDaddy Registry is giving you everything you need to be the best hacker no matter where you are. Register your domain name with GoDaddy Registry for a chance to win a Hack from Home Kit! Each Kit contains wireless earbuds, blue light glasses, selfie ring light and a pouch for easy transport.

Most Creative Use of GitHub [MLH Prize]

GitHub is one of the best ways to collaborate, push code, get feedback, and show the world what you’ve built during a hackathon. To take it a step further, GitHub is now offering you access to industry tools, events & learning resources through something called GitHub Global Campus. Win this weekend’s Most Creative Use of GitHub prize category, first by signing up for GitHub Global Campus and second by using a GitHub repository to host your hackathon project’s code! Make sure your use of GitHub stands out with a detailed ReadMe page, meaningful pull requests and collaboration history, and even a GitHub pages deployment!

Best Hardware Hack using Blues

Most creative Hardware project that uses Blues Wireless Notecard.

Every winning team member will receive $50 amazon gift card

Top-3 Projects uploaded on Peerlist (3)

Each winning team member receives a special Peerlist Swag package.

Devpost Achievements

Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:

Judges

Aryan Kaushik

Aryan Kaushik
Software Engineer, Capgemini India

Avinesh Tripathi

Avinesh Tripathi
Ambassador, Kubesimplify Community

Bhargav Patel

Bhargav Patel
Jr. Staff AI Engineer, Detect Technologies

Dhiraj Chauhan

Dhiraj Chauhan
Full Stack Developer, Ironforge

Harsh Shah

Harsh Shah
CTO, Pedals Up

Insha Ramin

Insha Ramin
Lead DevRel India region, Showwcase

Manav Darji

Manav Darji
Blockchain Protocol Engineer, Polygon

Rishabh Bansal

Rishabh Bansal
Developer Program Manager, Superteam x Solana

Shubhangi Gupta

Shubhangi Gupta
DevRel, DhiWise

Vishwa Mehta

Vishwa Mehta
DevRel, Fuel Labs

Judging Criteria

  • Originality
    Has this project been done before at hackathons in the past? How creative is the project in solving the problem at hand?
  • Completion
    Does the hack work? Did the team achieve everything they wanted?
  • Design
    Did the team put thought into the user experience? How well designed is the interface?
  • Innovation
    Does the project attempt to solve a previously unsolved problem?

Questions? Email the hackathon manager

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