Dates

All submissions are due 4/3/27 at 4:30 PM. Submissions are only accepted through Devpost. This is a hard deadline — late submissions will not be considered.

Eligibility

  • Must adhere to the Code of Conduct (link to Code of Conduct)

  • KeanUHackThis organizers, volunteers, mentors, sponsors, and anyone affiliated with event operations are not eligible to submit a project

  • You must be a currently enrolled college student to participate

  • You may only submit to this hackathon if you have registered and checked in for KeanUHackThis

Teams

  • Both individuals and teams may participate

  • Maximum team size of 4 members — no exceptions

  • All team members must be added to the Devpost submission to be eligible for prizes

  • Each participant may only contribute to one project

Project & Submission Rules

Any violation of these rules will result in immediate disqualification.

  • Projects must be built during the event (4/2/27 4:30 PM – 4/3/27 4:30 PM). Pre-existing projects will be disqualified

  • No cross-posting — do not submit your project to other hackathons during KeanUHackThis

  • All code must be submitted in a public GitHub repository and linked in your Devpost submission before the deadline — projects with a demo but no uploaded code will be disqualified

  • Public frameworks and libraries are allowed, but must be credited in your README and Devpost page. At least 85% of your code must be written by you during the event

  • Submitting copied or heavily pre-written code will result in disqualification

  • Do not embellish your contributions in Devpost, GitHub, or your presentation

Judging

  • For submission, participants are required to present to judges in person for 5 minutes maximum. Judging times will be sent shortly after the submission deadline

  • All team members are expected to be present during judging

  • Projects will be judged on the following criteria:

    • Creativity — Is the concept unique? Does it solve a problem in a new way?

    • Utility — Does it work? Is it something people would actually use?

    • Impact — Does it address a real societal need?

    • Presentation — How well does the team communicate their idea and passion?

General

  • KeanUHackThis organizers reserve the right to disqualify any team found in violation of these rules or the Code of Conduct

  • Organizers have final say on all judging and eligibility decisions