About the challenge

Hackathon Challenge: Code for Change

In a world facing deep social and economic divides, how can we harness the power of technology to uplift communities, support mental well-being, and ensure access to quality education and economic opportunity?

Participants are invited to build creative, impactful solutions in one of the following areas:

  • Education for All: Tools that make learning more accessible, personalized, or engaging for diverse learners.

  • Mental Health & Wellness: Innovations that support emotional health, reduce stigma, and expand access to care.

  • Poverty & Economic Empowerment: Platforms that promote financial literacy, job access, or entrepreneurship in underserved areas.

 

Your challenge: Use code to build something that makes the world a little more fair, connected, and hopeful.

 

The maximum number of people on a team is 4.

Requirements

What to Build

Participants are encouraged to create a tech-driven project that addresses one of the three verticals under the Social Good theme:

  • Education for All

  • Mental Health & Wellness

  • Poverty & Economic Empowerment

Your project can be a web app, mobile app, hardware prototype, data tool, or any digital solution that aims to create meaningful impact. Creativity, usability, and alignment with the theme are key!

What to Submit

 A GitHub repository containing your complete project code.
 A live demo link (if available), such as a hosted website, app, or video walkthrough.
A brief description (150–300 words) that explains:

  • What your project does

  • The problem it solves

  • How it aligns with the Social Good theme

  • Tools or technologies used

Hackathon Sponsors

Prizes

$175+ in prizes
+ other prizes
1st Place
$40 in cash
1 winner

Amazon Gift Card

2nd place
$20 in cash
1 winner

Amazon Gift Card

3rd place
$15 in cash
1 winner

Amazon Gift Card

Internship at Pheratech Systems
1 winner

The top project utilizing C++ effectively will receive an internship at Pheratech Systems, a robotics engineering startup (Must be an individual project). High Schooler(16+ Preferable)

Honorable Mention
$50 in cash
2 winners

50 dollars off for any CodeforFun Coding Camp.

Devpost Achievements

Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:

Judges

Mingzhe Lu

Mingzhe Lu
Judge/Principal Engineer at Cisco

Da Yong Huang

Da Yong Huang
Senior Engineer Company: Yahoo

Ying Wang

Ying Wang
Judge/Senior Machine Learning Engineer at Apple

Jasamarbir Singh Arora

Jasamarbir Singh Arora
Hackathon Host/SparkHub Co-President

Judging Criteria

  • Innovation / Creativity
  • Technical Complexity
  • User Experience & Design
  • Impact / Relevance
  • Presentation / Pitch

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