Welcome to
Impact Hacks!
Join our beginner-friendly, virtual hackathon and build something socially impactful for your community!
No coding experience necessary! Everyone is welcome to compete for prizes!
Build for prizes!
Build
Harness your creativity to build a revolutionary and impactful product!
Share
Share your creations with peers. Be inspired and inspire others.
Win
Submit your creation for evaluation and win prizes!
Hackathon Rules
Stay on theme
Build something that can positively impact others. Take this any way you want - education, finance, productivity, organization, etc. Be creative.
Stay on time
Complete your project in its entiriety before the submission deadline listed below.
Present your work
You must present your work through a video showcase or presentation. Sending a link to your creation is optional but highly recommended.
Use your own code
Do not receive unauthorized help. This includes copying substantial amounts of code from the internet and from generative AIs.
Judging Criteria
Creativity
How unique is your idea or the execution of your idea? Has anyone does this or approached it the way you did?
Completeness
How complete is your project? Can it wholly perform a function? Is it MVP (minimum viable product)?
Impactfulness
How impactful is your project? Does it positively affect others peoples' lives in any way?Would other people use it?
Complexity
Is your project technically advanced? Was it challenging and time consuming to design?
Hackathon Schedule
09/01 10:00 AM EST
Registration opens
09/29 10:00 AM EST
Submissions open
10/01 10:00 AM EST
Submissions close
10/04 10:00 AM EST
Winners announced
Winning Prizes
2nd Place
$50 USD Amazon Gift Card
1st Place
$100 USD Amazon Gift Card
3rd Place
$30 USD Amazon Gift Card
