About the challenge

Welcome to STEMist Hacks 3.0, a hybrid event where you can work on a solution to a modern problem of your choice with access to unique resources and guidance. You will also have the opportunity to learn and meet others at our various workshops, and by working with our qualified event mentors. 

We invite high school and college students who are local to the Bay Area to take part in the in-person component of our event, where you will have access to unique prize tracks. The virtual component is also open to all high school and college students. 

You may work individually or in teams of up to 4 people. 

Please Note: Our venue can only accommodate up to 50 in-person participants. Registrations will be handled on a first-come first-serve basis. It will be posted on this website when in-person registrations have been filled up. Attending in-person will make you eligible for additional prizes. 

In-Person Component Location: Maker Nexus, Sunnyvale, CA

Address: 1330 Orleans Dr, Sunnyvale, CA 94089

Tentative Hackathon Schedule (all times in PST): 

July 19th

5:30 to 6:30 PM: Opening Ceremony

5:30 PM: Submissions Open

July 20th

11-12 AM: Intro to Web Development by Rohan Fernandes

2-3 PM: Neural Networks by Shrey Vishen

6 PM: Game Night Activities

July 21st

1 PM: Submissions Close

2-4 PM: Judging Period

5-6 PM: Closing Ceremony and Awards

As part of our event, participants (both in person and virtual) will have access to qualified mentors from the industry for any support needed while working on projects throughout the weekend. 

Event Mentors: Aayush Dubey (Wolfram), Aadharsh Rajkumar, Prashant Kondayapalepu, Rohan Fernandes

Get started

Please fill out our registration form which is required to compete and join our discord server where communication regarding the event will take place. 

Registration Form: https://forms.gle/csnZ3o6wFDokbEiQ7

Discord: https://discord.gg/yysphnJNF8

• Originality
  Was this project creative or was it a commonly thought of problem and solution? How was the project executed?
• Effort
  Does this project appear to have taken a large portion of the given time? Does it seem a lot of thought and brainstorming went into creating the project? How complex is the project?
• Impact
  If released to the public, what changes will it cause? Does it solve the problem that the team points out?
• Feasibility
  If this project receives funding, is it realistic that it can be effectively implemented in society? Can it actually be helpful, or is it a gimmick?
• Project Condition
  Does the project work? Are there any cases where the project fails/crashes? Are there a large number of bugs that drastically worsen the functionality of the project?
• Code Quality
  Is the code well organized, and does it encourage readability?
• Video
  Does the video effectively demonstrate the problem that is being addressed? Does it give a demonstration of the project? Is it less than 5 minutes?