Welcome to VHacks 2018, the first-ever hackathon held at the Vatican. All the information you need is available at go.vhacks.org/participants-welcome.
Eligibility
The top 120 university students from all around the world were selected to attend.
Requirements
In order to be eligible for finals, the following criteria must be met when submitting:
- Team name on Devpost be in the format SI/ID/MR 1-8: <Team Name>. For example, the 7th Social Inclusion team (as per the welcome packet) named For You must be in the format SI8: For You.
- All code must be on a public GitHub repo.
- Pitching information/slide decks be submitted via go.vhacks.org/pitch-submission.
Prizes
$12,061 in prizes
1st Place: Social Inclusion
$2000 to the top Social Inclusion team.
1st Place: Migrants and Refugees
$2000 to the top Migrants and Refugees team.
1st Place: Interfaith Dialogue
$2000 to the top Interfaith Dialogue team.
2nd Place: Social Inclusion
$1000 to the second place Social Inclusion team.
2nd Place: Migrants and Refugees
$1000 to the second place Migrants and Refugees team.
2nd Place: Interfaith Dialogue
$1000 to the second place Interfaith Dialogue team.
VHacks Audience Prize
Let the people speak; everyone at VHacks will get the opportunity to choose their favorite final round team! $1000
MLH Best Domain Name from Domain.com
Raspberry Pi & PiHut Essential Kit
The Lacroix Prize
€1500 from The La Croix. All teams meeting submission deadlines of first round are eligible.
Devpost Achievements
Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:
Judges

Father Eric Salobir
Optic Network, Order of Preachers

David Rousset
Sr Program Manager @Microsoft

John Taschek
Senior VP of Market Strategy @Salesforce

Ondrej Socuvka
Senior Policy Manager @Google

Kristen Berlacher
Senior Manager of Social Impact at Airbnb
Judging Criteria
-
VHacks Judging Criteria
All judging criteria can be found at http://go.vhacks.org/judging-criteria .
Questions? Email the hackathon manager
Tell your friends
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.