About the challenge
LaunchHacks is the perfect opportunity for tech-savvy high school students to showcase their coding skills. Get ready to develop cutting-edge applications and push the boundaries of innovation. We’ll provide you with access to the latest development tools and mentorship to guide you through the process. From web applications to mobile games, the possibilities are endless. Push your skills to the next level and join us for a weekend of coding, collaboration, and fun!
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Will be added closer to the event!
Requirements
WHAT TO BUILD
Any CS/STEM-related project of your choosing.
WHAT TO SUBMIT
Create a video that encapsulates the things that you are building and submit that alongside a working code repository. Please try to include version history if you use a platform such as GitHub, as that will make it easier for us to authenticate that the code is written by you.
*Remember your project has to have been created during the hackathon timeline (PST). Cross submissions are allowed to this hackathon, but the project should be built within these dates.
Prizes
First Place
$200 in cash, sponsor prizes to be added shortly
Exclusive permanent Google domains (of participant choice) given to each winning team member, worth $240 each
Second Place
$150 in cash, sponsor prizes to be added shortly
Third Place
$100 in cash, sponsor prizes to be added shortly
Fourth Place
$75 in cash, sponsor prizes to be added shortly
Fifth Place
$50 in cash, sponsor prizes to be added shortly
Total Prize Value
Devpost Achievements
Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:
Judges
Pallavi Shrivastava
Vice President of Product Marketing, U.S. Bank
Suresh Venkat Recharla
Director of Software Development, Oracle
Rajesh Gupta
Head of Agentic Al | Product & Engineering, Skan AI
Yash Singhal
Co-Founder, CaseDocker
Eric Li
Member of Technical Staff, xAI
Ankita Agrawal
Senior Member of Technical Staff, Salesforce
Karthik Jayaprakash
Senior Member of Technical Staff, AMD
Volodymyr Lopukhovych
Lead Software Engineer, Disney
More Judges TBA
Judging Criteria
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Judging Rubric
Please see the judging rubric for more information and specific scoring criteria, on the 'rules' Devpost page or through this link: https://i.imgur.com/dYfOSGH.png
Questions? Email the hackathon manager
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