About the Challenge
United Hackathons exists to fulfill one goal: connecting innovators to organizers, allowing for an opportunity to build a network of student-led hackathons. Email us if you are interested in our support for your hackathon. Our first hackathon is focused on social good and more details will be posted once tracks are released.
Fill out this 5 minute form: https://tinyurl.com/unitedhackathons
Get Started
1. Form a team – Up to 4 members.
2. Pick a track – Once they come out.
3. Plan your idea – Sketch, outline, or research your solution.
4. Build it – Use any tools or technology.
5. Submit – Upload your project, screenshots, and demo video to Devpost before the deadline.
Requirements
Tracks
AI4Good — Build AI tools that solve real problems, from study assistants to accessibility tools and community support systems.
Medical — Build tools that improve access to healthcare, support patient wellbeing, or make medical information and services easier to reach for underserved communities.
Educational — Create solutions that expand access to learning, support students with different needs, or make education more equitable and effective.
Environmental — Develop technology that helps communities reduce waste, conserve resources, or respond to environmental and climate challenges.
Economic — Design tools that promote financial inclusion, support small businesses and gig workers, or help people build economic stability and opportunity.
Safety — Build applications that protect individuals and communities — from personal safety and emergency response to harassment prevention and disaster preparedness.
What to Submit
1. Project Title & Description – Explain your idea, the track, the problem it solves, and how it works.
2. Screenshots or GIFs – Show your app, website, or prototype in action.
3. Demo Video (Optional but Recommended) – A short video (1–3 minutes) demonstrating functionality.
4. Team Details – Names and roles of all team members.
5. Link to Code or Prototype – GitHub, Figma, or live demo link.
Prizes
1st place
2 years of codecrafters membership and a 1-year subscription for NordVPN, NordPass, Coveron, Incogni, and Saily.
2nd place
1 year of codecrafters membership and a 1-year subscription for NordVPN, NordPass, Coveron, Incogni, and Saily.
3rd place
6 months of codecrafters membership and a a 1-year subscription for NordVPN, NordPass, Coveron, Incogni, and Saily.
Devpost Achievements
Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:
Judges
Bhargav Krishna Korrapati
Sr. Software Engineer - technology professional with over a decade of experience in Cloud Engineering, Platform Engineering, and DevSecOps, with a focus on cloud architecture and large-scale modernization.
Shireesha Mangannagari
Lead Data Engineer - Data Engineering, Cloud Computing, Big Data, Data Analytics, AI/ML, Enterprise Data Integration, and Emerging Technologies
Vincent Vu
Software Engineer at Paraform
Yadi Reddy Mangannagari
Senior Software Developer / Solution Architect, ERP, EPM, Data Integration & AI Professional
Devyendar Maganti
Lead Platform Engineer at Prudential Financial
Sachin Gurjar
AI Engineer at Turing | Founder
Fenil Shah
Senior Software Engineer, Amazon
Anudeep Bonagiri
Anudeep Bonagiri, CEO & Cofounder of Cruze Maps
Sharath Chandra Kampili
Staff Enterprise Architect, Cockroach Labs
Anuj Ahluwalia
Principal Engineer, Applied AI FDE at ServiceNow
Oguzhan Karaca
Co-Founder & CEO, Derya
Tarang Nair
Mugdha Abhyankar
Software Engineer at Intuit
Aishwarya Nair
Senior Data Engineer
Nisarg Shah
Staff Machine Learning Engineer at Uber
Neeraj Prithyani
Principal Data Engineer at Expedia Group
Venkatraman Ramnath
Senior Software Developer at Mastercard
Nikhil Singh
Lead Software Engineer (Money Movement Engineering) at U.S. Bank
Sai Prasad Saladi
Software engineer at U.S. Bank
Manjula Thummala
Senior Software Engineer at U.S. Bank
Akshay Talathi
Software Engineering Manager at Goldman Sachs
Rahul Kumar
Co-founder & CTO of Alignbridge
Judging Criteria
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Rubric
Graded on 100 points basis: 3 - Screenshots and GitHub for project is submitted on time 7 - UI/UX (design) 30 - Creativity of project 30 - Functionality of project 30 - Real world application of project (Does it solve a real-world issue)
Questions? Email the hackathon manager
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