You must submit your hack to be considered for one track (Social Good, Education, Maverick) only. Submitting multiple times to more than one track will lead to an automatic disqualification. More information about tracks can be found in the Tracks section.

Each team is allowed to submit their project for as many superlative (bounty) prizes as their hack applies to.

Requirements

Please read all of the following information carefully.

In order to participate in HackRU, you must be at least 18 years old.
In order to be judged, one person on your team only must submit a BUIDL (project) on DoraHacks. Before you do, your whole team must be registered HackRU participants.
Your submission must include a link to the shared repository you used, and include all names of your team members for your submission. For the Telegram box, please put NA.
The max team size is 4 people. Each team member must have a DoraHacks account and be listed as a contributor on the project submission.
All projects must be submitted in DoraHacks by 10:00 am on Sunday, February 2nd. Submitting on DoraHacks does not mean hacking is over! You can still hack from the beginning of the hackathon, 12:00 pm on Saturday, February 1st until 12:00 pm on Sunday, February 2nd, but you must make sure to push all updated code to your submitted repository prior to judging.
You are not allowed to submit a project that has been built before the start of hacking or a project built at/submitted for another hackathon.
Any hack found to have been made before the start of hacking or for another hackathon will lead to automatic disqualification.
When submitting your project, make sure to submit all project info and answer the questions on the submission page.
You must submit your hack for one track only (Social Good, Education, Maverick or Transit).
Each team is allowed to submit their project for as many relevant superlatives as their hack applies to. Please only choose the superlatives that apply to your hack.
Each team is only allowed to submit a single project.
All members of your team must be present for judging beginning at 12:30 PM EST on Sunday, February 2nd.
All prize winners must be present to sign a prize form if your team wins a prize. No exceptions will be made.
Any hack that fails to meet any of the above requirements or the eligibility requirements will be disqualified and not be considered for any prize.

Be sure to specify the track you want to be considered for otherwise you will not be considered for a track prize.

Tracks

Social Good - Hacks that drive positive change and uplift communities.
Education - Hacks that foster education.
Maverick - Any other hack! The opportunities are limitless.

Track Prizes

Social Good Track:
Winner: Ninja Ice Cream Maker
Runner Up: LARQ Bottle PureVis 17 oz

Education Track:
Winner: Kindle Paperwhite
Runner Up: Corsair K70 Pro Keyboard

Maverick Track:
Winner: Therabody SmartGoggles
Runner Up: Cosori Air Fryer

Judging criteria

Functionality and Execution
Does the Hack work as intended?
Creativity and Innovation
Is the idea unique? Has significant thought been put into the idea?
Technical Difficulty
Was the project technically challenging to execute? Does it require a high level of understanding/skill?

Contact us

Please contact info@hackru.org or message in discord with any further queries/question