All projects must be submitted on Devpost before the final deadline to be eligible for judging.

👥 Eligibility

HackAugie is open to:

  • Undergraduate and graduate students

  • All majors and experience levels

No prior hackathon experience is required. Beginners are strongly encouraged to apply.

Participants must:

  • Be currently enrolled in a college or university

  • Register individually or as a team (1–4 members)

  • Agree to the HackAugie Code of Conduct

Project & Submission Requirements

To be eligible for judging, your team must:

🔹 Project Rules

  • Build your project during the official 24-hour hackathon period

  • You may use open-source libraries, LLMs, APIs, and frameworks

  • Pre-existing code is allowed only for boilerplate or previously built tools - core functionality must be created during the event

  • All work must be original

🔹 Submission Requirements (on Devpost)

Each team must submit:

  1. Project Description
    Clearly explain the problem, solution, and impact.

  2. GitHub Repository

    • Public repo preferred

    • Must include a README with setup instructions

    • Should reflect work completed during the hackathon

  3. Demo Video (2–3 minutes)

    • Show your project in action

    • Explain the core features

    • Walk through how it works

  4. Pitch Slides (PDF or link)
    Include:

    • Problem

    • Solution

    • Tech stack/architecture

    • Impact

    • Future roadmap

Submissions without a demo video or a pitch deck will not be considered for judging.