About the challenge
We’re excited to invite you to the GGC Spring Hackathon this April!
Join Grizzly Hacks for our 6th annual hackathon for GGC students! Our hackathon is a beginner friendly hackathon where you’ll design AI-powered solutions that help people work smarter, make better decisions, and access information across industries.
You'll gain hands-on experience with tools like Claude Code while learning prompt engineering fundamentals in a supportive environment. Throughout the event, you'll take on fun coding challenges, compete for prizes, collaborate with other students, and bring your innovative AI ideas to life.
No prior experience is required, this event is perfect for anyone who are curious about AI engineering and want to start exploring AI coding.
Food and beverages will also be provided!
Requirements
What to Build
Track 1: AI for Business, Productivity & Student Tools
Examples:
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AI expense or budgeting tools
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Smart scheduling assistant
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Inventory forecasting tool
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AI meeting summarizer
Track 2: AI for Health & Well-Being
Examples:
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Fitness data analysis dashboard
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AI workout recommendation engine
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Nutrition tracking assistant
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Habit prediction
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Stress detection from user input
Track 3:AI for Social Impact & Community
Examples:
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Local resource recommendation chatbot
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Volunteer matching system
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Student support chatbot
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Track 4: AI for Creativity & Digital Experiences
Examples:
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UI/UX ideas
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Content creation tools
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Apps, websites, user experiences
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Social media / design / storytelling
Prizes
Best Overall
To be determined
Runner up
Presented in person at the award ceremony
Devpost Achievements
Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:
Judges
Cengiz Gunay
Grizzly Hacks Advisor
Anca Doloc-Mihu
GGC
Shanteria Johnson
Vice president
Jerry Chambers
GGC Alumni
Cody Ledford
GGC Alum
Miranda Darlington
Grizzly Hacks Former President
Peter Okolocha
Grizzly Hacks Former President
Loana Morillo
Grizzly Hacks Network Group
Peter Bailey
Grizzly Hacks Network Group
Celeste Echols
Grizzly Hacks Former President
Judging Criteria
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Technology
How technically impressive was the hack? Was the technical problem the team tackled difficult? Did it use a particularly clever technique or did it use many different components? Did the technology involved make you go "Wow"? -
Design
Did the team put thought into the user experience? How well designed is the interface? How beautiful the CSS or graphics are? For a hardware project, how good is the human-computer interaction(e.g. is it easy to use or does it use a cool interface?) -
Completion
Does the hack work? Did the team achieve everything they wanted? Is it just an idea? How flushed out is it? -
Learning
Did the team stretch themselves? Did they try to learn something new? What kind of projects have they worked on before? If a team which always does virtual reality projects decides to do a mobile app instead, that exploration should be rewarded.
Questions? Email the hackathon manager
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