Your team must build a project that addresses one of the following challenge statements
1. Education & Learning
Develop a project that makes education more accessible, engaging, and effective for students of all ages and backgrounds.
2. Productivity & Self-Improvement
Build a tool that helps people stay organised, develop better habits, and maximise efficiency.
3. Community & Social Good
Build a solution that brings people together, solves local issues and drives positive change in the Muslim community and wider society.
Requirements
All coding must take place during Hacking Hours (10:30 AM - 16:00 PM)
Devpost
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A FOSIS Hackathon page will be setup on Devpost (Link coming soon)
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Each team member must ‘Register’ for the FOSIS Hackathon
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Only 1 member needs to submit the project - Link to Github Repo
If you don’t have a Devpost account, make one now so you’re ready for the Hackathon
Github-
Each team must setup a public Github Repository
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The Repo link must be submitted to the Github Repo Form by only 1 member
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All team members must contribute commits during the Hackathon
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The Repo must have a clear, informative README describing the project
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Each team will be given 3 minutes to present their project at the end
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Judges will have 2 minutes to ask questions
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All team members must present
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No powerpoints allowed! - We want you to showcase what you worked hard on building
Prizes
Best Project
Chocolate and All-Ireland FOSIS recognition
Runner Up
Chocolate and All-Ireland FOSIS recognition
Judges
Salaheldin Akl
Amazon
Uzair Qureshi
Mastercard
Opeid Elsheikh
Hubspot
Judging Criteria
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Functionality
Does the project work as intended? Does it effectively address the problem it aims to solve? -
Creativity
How unique and original is the idea? Does it bring a fresh perspective or an innovative approach to an existing problem? -
Presentation
How well is the project showcased? Is the demo clear, engaging, and effectively communicating the solution and its impact?
Questions? Email the hackathon manager