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Registration closes August 10, 2020 HackSTEMThink is a virtual hackathon from 8/15/2020 to 8/16/2020. The competition is completely free, and participants can compete individually or in groups of up to 4 people. Registration is open to rising 4th-10th graders across the world. No prior coding experience is required. If you are interested in competing alone, then fill out the form only once. HOWEVER, if you are competing in a team, list your team members AND have them submit separate forms as well. Teams can be a mix of people from different states, cities, schools, grade levels, and genders. **Note: If you would like to work in a team but don't have team members in mind, we will randomly assign you to a team with other participants who don't yet have a team. |
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About the Event
A hackathon is a competition where participants work in groups of up to four people and have 24 hours to create some sort of technology (app, website) that addresses a theme or issue. HackSTEMThink’s theme is mental health, and participants will create a program that addresses a mental health issue in their community and/or aims to spread awareness about mental health. Participants will have the chance to win exciting prizes of up to $1,000, ranging from cash prizes to gifts from our generous sponsors. |
2020 Winners
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Click here to see the gallery with all of the winners' projects.
Top Winner: Tanishq Sangwan, Nakul Mittal, Saksham Kaushik 1st Runner Up: Amy Pan and Ariti Gani 2nd Runner Up: Ayushi Yadav 4th Place: Shivom Takkar, Rishabh Agarwal, Devansh Gupta, Somin Shah 5th Place: Shreya Nanda 6th Place: Candice, Ujjay, Shaunak Singh Matharoo, Himank, Zinnia 7th Place: Anika Aggarwal 8th Place: Avni Yadav 9th Place: Aditi Khanna, Varchasvi Singh, Aanya Sen Gupta 10th Place: Nitya Reddy Nalladimma, Akhila reddy Nalladimma, Ava Crawford |
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Women in Tech Panel
Our women in tech panel will be held on 8/15 at 3pm EST. Tune in via Zoom to listen to women in tech related careers speak about their experiences working in the startup/tech industry. The panelists are provided by BUILTBYGIRLS and NCWIT. Janella Polack Product Designer at Proctor & Gamble Taylor Linn Head of Marketing for Rapidly Vero Rebagliatte Director of Engineering at Able Shannon O'Toole Software Engineer at G2 Camille Ramseur Media and Art Pipeline Developer at Walt Disney Imagineering Sumaiya Asif Accounting Student at UT Dallas |
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Prizes
Thanks to our generous sponsors, STEMThink is able to give out monetary prizes to the top winners, as well as other sponsored gifts. Top Winner: $200 Runner Up: $100 Second Runner Up: $50 Top 10 Winners: $100 credit to Bugsee Top 3 Winners from the US: Custom swag from GIRLSMAKEGAMES |
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
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Q: How much does it cost to enter?
A: HackSTEMThink is completely free to participants. You'll have the chance to win cash prizes, attend networking workshops, coding classes, and hear from a panel of accomplished women in tech. Q: Who can enter? A: Anyone around the world entering grades 4th-10th can enter! Q: Is prior coding experience necessary? A: No! We'll be having workshops throughout the day that walk participants through all steps of app and website development. Q: When will winners be announced? A: Mid-September! Q: How will we be getting these prizes? A: US participants will be receiving prize bags delivered to them. We cannot ship items physically to those outside of the US because of COVID-19 restrictions. The cash prizes will be sent to winners electronically in the form of gift cards of their choice. We cannot convert prize money to international currency. All prizes will be given in dollars ($). Q: Can we see our scoresheets? A: All scores are confidential. However, all participants will receive constructive criticism from judges afterwards. Q: Who will be judging us? A: STEMThink team members who have experience with coding. Q: Can we appeal decisions? A: NO! All decisions are final! |
