SwampHacks is 36 hours of learning, coding, and creativity. For a whole weekend, students nationwide come together as developers, engineers, and designers. We encourage people of all ages, genders, and backgrounds to attend, learn, and innovate!

This year, SwampHacks will be welcoming hundreds of participants from all over the country to experience software development from the comfort of your own home! Best of all, no experience is necessary to participate! From seasoned mentors to intriguing workshops, SwampHacks supports all student activities and encourages “outside the box” thinking. Join us to meet some of the brightest minds in the world and have an awesome weekend in our virtual swamp.

Requirements

In addition to a Devpost submission, you need to submit a video demo of your project. You will be judged on this demo.

Hackathon Sponsors

Prizes

$2,100 in prizes

1st Place

$250 cash for all members of the team

2nd Place

$100 cash for all members of the team

3rd Place

$50 cash for all members of the team

Infotech Prize

For best use of a public dataset for the public good

First Time Hacker

$25 Amazon gift card for all members of the team

Theme Award - Exploring the Unknown

$15 Amazon gift card for all members of the team

People's choice

For whoever gets the most likes during public voting |
$10 Amazon gift card for all members of the team

Google Cloud Prize

For Best Use of Google Cloud | 1 Google Cloud Branded backpack for each team member.

Judges

Zachary Speaks

Amay Patel

Cindy Wong

Michael Clark

Loren Dixon

Vishwa Krishnan

Tyler Lack

Adenike Aderoju

Lisha Zhou

Judging Criteria

Originality
Does the product introduce a new approach or perspective, technical, analytical, or visual?
Usefulness
Can the hack be used to fulfill a real-world problem? Is the hack practical?
Presentation
Is the hack usable? Is it properly designed?
Execution
Is the hack well-presented? Were all features covered?

University of Florida	Public
$2,100 in prizes	300 participants

Swamphacks IX