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.
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
Cerner

Chris Waters
Thinix

Chris Van Oort
Thinix
Judging Criteria
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Technical
How technically challenging is this project? -
Look and Feel
The design of the project. Does it look AWESOME? -
Usability
Would people use this?