HackKU is the annual 36-hour hackathon hosted by students from the Association for Computing Machinery at the University of Kansas. Participants will get to spend the weekend learning and developing their programming skills while working on a new project, while also having the opportunity to attend workshops, interact with industry sponsors, receive mentorship, and participate in fun events. We’ll also have free swag and food all weekend, and lots of prizes! Work with teams of up to 4 people to create unique solutions to real-world problems. Students from all different backgrounds and experience levels are encouraged to join us and explore their interests.

$14,480 in prizes

• Theme
  If you are competing on the themed track, your project should follow this theme. This does not apply if you are competing on the general track.
• Technology
  Considering your prior knowledge, the judges should be impressed by what you accomplished. Your project should have challenged you to explore new technologies and you should have learned something new during HackKU
• Completeness
  Keeping in mind that your project was built in 36 hours, your project should be reasonably usable and somewhat complete.
• Innovation
  Your project should not be an exact re-creation of an existing product, it should introduce new concepts and expand upon prior ideas.
• Presentation
  Your demo should be clear and concise, and explain your project and how you created it.