Now running on our 9th 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 in person! 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 11th, 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

4 non-cash prizes
Best UI/UX
1 winner

Winners will receive Google Backpacks

Best Beginner Hack
1 winner

Winner will receive portable batteries

Best Social Impact Hack
1 winner

Winners will receive small plushies

Most Innovative Hack
1 winner

Winners will receive Bluetooth Speakers

Devpost Achievements

Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:

Judges

Sara Xin

Sara Xin
Director

Ria Kulkarni

Ria Kulkarni
Logistics Head

Jasmine Cao

Jasmine Cao
Sponsorship Head

Carol Gao

Carol Gao
Hacker-X Director

Nora Han

Nora Han
Marketing Co-Head

Juliana Lu

Juliana Lu
Marketing Co-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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