Benefit

• You’ll get experience on what it takes to work with a team

• You’ll get experience in how to draft project proposals

• You’ll learn about completing a coding project/prototype under a strict deadline.

• You’ll get to compete amongst many talented CUNY students

• You’ll get to improve your presentation skills as all participants will present their projects in front of judges

• You’ll receive feedback on your design and implementation

• You’ll get to add your work your resume/portfolio

• You’ll have an opportunity to learn blockchain technology. 

• Go home with resources to learn more.

ALL Projects must be original work!

 Cybersecurity:

• For your project to fall under the cybersecurity category it must improve the security of the user. Meaning it must provide a cybersecurity function, whether it is by providing cyber intelligence, vulnerability insights, network monitoring, etc.

• You can use a library/framework to streamline some of the tasks for your project but the library/framework can’t be the project. Your project should consist predominantly of your original work

• You’re free to choose offensive, defensive, or forensics but your project must tie into social change. You have the creative freedom to choose how it ties into social change.

• For your project to be considered under this category your team must use Git to track your project changes as well push your final submission to Github.

Web Development/Software Engineering:

• You can choose any language/framework of your liking

• For your project to be considered under this category you must develop an application, e.g. a web application, desktop application, mobile application, etc.

• These applications may be static if you’d like

• A UI/UX design using Figma or related application doesn’t fall under this category

• You can use a library/framework to streamline some of the tasks for your project (e.g. animations) but the library/framework can’t be the project (e.g. running “npx create react app” and not doing much beyond that). Your project should consist predominantly of your original work

• For your project to be considered under this category your team must use Git to track your project changes as well push your final submission to Github.

Blockchain:

• Application build should be related to the theme mentioned above.

• Participants are free to use any blockchain network (like Avalanche, Polygon, etc.) of their choice to deploy the dApp. 

• Developing a front end for the application and integrating it with smart contracts will add more value to your project.

• Students can deploy the dApp in Testnet or Mainnet. 

• For your project to be considered under this category your team must use Git to track your project changes as well push your final submission to Github.

Most Innovative/Creative:

• Example of a Route you can go for this category

  • A coding-related project that involves an idea that really encompasses the idea of Social Change and is indeed innovative (as in new) and creative (as in encompassing a new market)

    • Use GitHub and Git to submit all your code and track all your commits
    • You can choose any language/framework of your liking
    • For your project to be considered under this category you must develop an application, e.g. a web application, desktop application, mobile application, etc.

  • or UI/UX for an app/website

  • or Video submission of a thought/detailed idea relating to the theme of the Hackathon - skit video

1. Coding projects must use Git to track project changes and must be pushed to GitHub at the conclusion of the hackathon. (If a project can’t be tracked using Git —e.g. UI/UX,you must specify so in your proposal and the hackathon committee can waive the requirement at their discretion. Permission needs to be granted prior to the commencement of the hackathon)

2. Must be submitted to DevPost before the deadline (deadline: April 29th, 2:15 PM)

1. Submit a Github link or website link

3. Must have the team’s name and the names of all team members

Must indicate under which category your team is submitting their project. You can only select one category. All projects will automatically be submitted under the most innovative/creative category if you don’t submit a category