Now running on our 8th year, FemmeHacks is a two-day collegiate hackathon hosted by the University of Pennsylvania's Women in Computer Science (WiCS) chapter. FemmeHacks aims to empower, educate, and inspire women and non-binary folks across the nation. After forming teams, attendees build a variety of web, mobile, and hardware applications, learn from workshops, and attend various speaker events. This year, FemmeHacks will be held virtually! Visit femmehacks.io for the registration link, hackathon schedule, FAQs, and other live updates!

 

Note: We will only review projects submitted by FemmeHacks participants (see the Eligibility section below), and cross submissions will not be considered.

Requirements

Your project must be original and should function reasonably. Please submit a draft of your project by 6PM EST on Saturday, Feb 12th, and the final project is due 8:30PM EST! 

All submissions must include a summary write-up and a 2-3 min demo video! The video can be uploaded to YouTube (or another platform) so that it's easily accessible via a link.

Hackathon Sponsors

Prizes

$400 in prizes

Best Financial Hack

Sponsored by and judged by Vanguard. Winners receive $50 Amazon gift card.

Best Use of Google Cloud (2)

Sponsored by and judged by Google Cloud. 1st place winners receive Google Cloud backpacks. 2nd place winners receive Google Cloud swag boxes.

Most Innovative Hack

Sponsored by and judged by Meta. Prize TBA

Judge's Choice

Winners choose from an assortment of prizes from Amazon.

Best UI/UX

Winners choose from an assortment of prizes from Amazon.

Best Beginner Hack

Winners choose from an assortment of prizes from Amazon.

Best Social Impact Hack

Sponsored by Microsoft. Prize TBA

Devpost Achievements

Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:

Judges

Morgan McLees

Morgan McLees
Logistics Co-Head

Lucy Yuan

Lucy Yuan
Director

Rashmi Iyer

Rashmi Iyer
HackerX Head

Anna Monaco

Anna Monaco
Logistics Co-Head

Janice Kim
Marketing Co-Head

Sara Xin

Sara Xin
Marketing Co-Head

Jasmine Cao

Jasmine Cao
Sponsorship Head

Judging Criteria

  • Technical Difficulty
    Is the hack technically interesting or difficult? Is it just some lipstick on an API, or were there real technical challenges to surmount? This is the most important criterion that your hack will be judged upon for the general prizes.
  • Originality
    Is the hack more than just another generic social/mobile/local app? Does it do something entirely novel, or at least take a fresh approach to an old problem?
  • Polish
    Is the hack usable in its current state? Is the user experience smooth? Does everything appear to work? Is it well designed?
  • Usefulness
    Is the hack practical? Is it something people would actually use?

Questions? Email the hackathon manager

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