HackISU is the premiere hackathon for students at Iowa State University. Bring your best ideas and join us for 24 hours of fun, excitement, coding, and prizes.

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HackISU is a new hackathon for all students at Iowa State University.

A hackathon is an event where people who are excited about programming come together and collaborate to build cool things. Entrepreneurs, designers, and developers work in teams to create hacks and apps for web or mobile platforms — in our case, these creators are university students.

HackISU is open to all current ISU undergraduate and graduate students, including freshmen! You don't have to be a computer science major or even an engineering student, though it's best if you have some coding experience. You aren't required to have ever attended a hackathon before. You can come with a team, come by yourself and hack alone, or come alone and we'll help you find teammates.

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Prizes

$1,950 in prizes

First Place

$1000 + 3scale API conference tickets + HP Swag Bag

Second Place

$500 + HP Swag Bag

Third Place

$300 + HP Swag Bag

People's Choice

Devpost Achievements

Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:

Eligibility

  • Iowa State University students
  • Teams or individuals may submit

Requirements

You have creative freedom. Make something to wow the judges, who will be focusing on the technical, design, and feasibility of your project.

Judges

Kevin Shekleton

Kevin Shekleton
Cerner

Chris Waters

Chris Waters
Thinix

Chris Van Oort

Chris Van Oort
Thinix

Judging Criteria

  • Technical
    How technically challenging is this project?
  • Look and Feel
    The design of the project. Does it look AWESOME?
  • Usability
    Would people use this?