DigitalC Impact Pitch

If you are a winner, we will contact you directly via email to arrange the shipment of your prize.

READY TO GET STARTED?

Here’s how to participate in the contest:

1. Create a free Hackster account

2. Register to participate in the contest

3. Design, build, and document your project

4. Submit your project on this contest page

Winners are selected based on the following criteria:

1) Project Documentation (60 points)

• Story/Instructions - Show how you created your project, including images, screenshots, and/or video


• BOM – Detail the hardware components as well as apps you used (10 points)


• Schematics – Use software like Fritzing.org, draw your circuit diagrams, detailed photographs (10 points)


• Code – Include working code with helpful comments (20 points)


• CAD - showcase your complete vision with beautiful CAD designs if relevant


• Great photographs, videos, and screenshots are worth a thousand words. Ask yourself: "If I were a beginner reading this project, would I understand how to recreate it?"


Project must clearly address the contest theme


2) Creative Problem Solving (40 points)

Your idea doesn't have to be original, but it should be a creative (a fresh take on an old idea is often worth as much as a brand new idea).


Winners will be announced on this page on Jun 1, 2017.

Good luck! We can't wait to see what you build.

• One grand prize Impact Award winner will be selected from the qualifying submissions of Round One. The award includes a cash award plus in-kind benefits and options.

• Three wireframe projects will qualify as Round One Winners. The winning project holders will qualify to move on to Round Two for the Grand Prize Impact Award. The award includes a $1,000 cash plus in-kind value of benefits. (3 are available)

• The first ten qualified projects submitted to this contest receive a $100 cash award. The Cleveland Water Alliance generously supports technical projects for the Impact Pitch by making this award possible. (10 are available)

Guidelines for submitting your project:

• Build your project using related hardware and software

• Document your project using the hackster project template

• Describe your project with plenty of details: What are you creating? What does it do? Why does it matter?

• Add your project to the contest by clicking on “Add my Project”

• When your project is complete, submit it by clicking on “Submit to Contest”

• Submit your project by Mar 11, 2017 at 11:59 PM PT.

• Your Project Documentation should include:

• Story and quality images;

• Clear instructions;

• BOM and schematics;

• Source code;

• CAD files if relevant

• All projects should be relevant to the theme of the contest

Contest winners will be announced on June 1, 2017. The list of winners will be visible on the main page (Contest brief).

If you are a winner, we will contact you live March 11, 2017 via email to arrange the shipment of your prize.

• You can submit a project even if you don’t attend the Cleveland Pitch Hackathon.

• Build and submit your project by March 11, 2017 by 4PM EST.

• Add a new project by clicking the + symbol at the top right side of the screen and following the submission template.

• Share detailed instructions with images in the story section

• Share the bill of materials

• Share the electronics schematics

• Share the source code (optionally via Github or Bitbucket)

• Share the CAD files (if relevant)

As long as you submit your project before the deadline it doesn't matter when it is moderated. Just sit back and enjoy a well deserved break!

All projects entered in the contest are locked after the submission deadline to ensure that they remain the same during the judging process. They are then unlocked after winners are announced.

When judging entries, we take into account the submission date. When an entry is clearly plagiarized from another, we favor the original entry; however, we might favor a newer entry if it is considerably better than the original. If you believe the result of the judging is unfair, please email us at help@hackster.io to appeal.

Without limiting the other terms and conditions hereof, to be eligible for judging, an entry must meet the following content/technical requirements:

To be eligible to win round one:

• You must create a free Hackster.io account and register as a participant for this contest.

• Your original idea must be submitted via the project form.

• Projects should be submitted in the English language.

To be eligible to win the Impact Award:

• Images

• Instructions

• BOM

• Schematics

• Code

• CAD (if relevant to the project)

In addition:

• your entry must be your own original work; and

• your exact entry cannot have been selected as a winner in any other contest; and

• you must have obtained any and all consents, approvals or licenses required for you to submit your entry; and

• your entry may not include any third party trademarks (logos, names) or copyrighted materials (music, images, video, recognizable people) unless you have obtained permission to use the materials.

• $1,000 cash award to four project submissions by March 11, 2017 at 4PM EST. Additional in-kind prizes will be announced. 
• $40,000 cash award to one grand prize winner with a working prototype from the eligible round one winners. Additional in-kind prizes will be announced. 

Winners are selected based on the following judging criteria (as judged in accordance with the Contest rules set forth below):

Round One Prize:

• Presentation (up to 20 points): The way you describe and present your idea. The easier to understand, the better!

• Demonstrated use of Hardware and Application Design (60 points): Are you applying the application to the full extent of its potential? Are you using it in ways never seen before? Does it address local ecology and environmental issues?

• Creativity (up to 20 points): Your idea doesn't have to be original, but it should be creative (a fresh take on an old idea is often worth as much as a brand new idea).

Grand Prize Entries:

Project Documentation (up to 60 points):

• Story/Instructions – Show how you created your project, including images, screenshots, and/or video (20 points)

• BOM – Detail the hardware components as well as apps you used (10 points)

• Schematics – Use software like Fritzing.org, draw your circuit diagrams, and/or take detailed photographs (10 points)

• Code – Include working code with helpful comments (20 points): Great photographs, videos, and screenshots are worth a thousand words. Ask yourself: "If I were a beginner reading this project, would I understand how to recreate it?"

Creativity (up to 40 points):

• Your idea doesn't have to be original, but it should be creative (a fresh take on an old idea is often worth as much as a brand new idea).