We hope that Pearl Hacks will help women and non binary individuals of skill levels to realize their true value, invigorate their educational journeys, and inspire each other to continue dreaming and achieving amazing things.
Prizes
$1,745 in prizes
Pearl Hacks 1st Place: Best Overall Hack
Members of teams who win this prize and individually chose which prize option they want.
Option 1:
Computer Monitor
Option 2:
Patagonia Chacabuco Backpack + Amazon Kindle Paperwhite
Option 3 (only available for international hackers):
Amazon gift card
Pearl Hacks x Pinnacle 1st Place: Best Overall Hack
Each winning team member will receive tickets to Pinnacle, which invites the world’s top 50 collegiate hackathons for an epic finale event in Fall 2021. More information can be found here: https://pinnacle.us.org
Pearl Hacks 2nd Place: Best Overall Hack
Members of teams who win this prize and individually chose which prize option they want.
Option 1:
Logitech Wireless Keyboard + wireless mouse
Option 2:
Patagonia Refugio Backpack + Amazon Echo Dot
Option 3 (only available for international hackers):
Amazon gift card
Pearl Hacks 3rd Place: Best Overall Hack
Members of teams who win this prize and individually chose which prize option they want.
Option 1:
Google Nest + Chromecast Bundle
Option 2:
Wireless Speaker
Option 3 (only available for international hackers):
Amazon gift card
Red Ventures: Best Working From Home Empowerment Hack
The pandemic challenged us at Red Ventures to rethink the way we work and collaborate as we moved to a remote work environment. Because we believe "everything is written in pencil", we knew we'd be able to challenge our thoughts on work and adapt to the new environment. While working from home has lots of advantages, there are still challenges, particularly for frequently marginalized groups like women and people of color. We challenge you to build a tool that you think would better the work from home experience for everyone.
Prize: In the spirit of our "WFH" theme, ach winner will get an Ember Smart Mug and The Comfy wearable hoodie/blanket
nCino: Why So Serious Hack
At nCino, we are serious about software, but we refuse to take ourselves seriously. When the going gets rough, we shoot nerf darts at each other. We celebrate our victories with parties and fun. We invite you to create something "not so serious." Use your creative minds to hack something silly and have fun doing it.
Prize: $25 Amazon Gift Card, Surprise Fun Pack
Optum: Best Healthcare Hack
Optum will be sponsoring the Best Healthcare Hack for the team with the most innovative solution that focuses on how to help people live healthier lives.
Prize: $100 Gift Card & An Optum Blanket
WillowTree: Bridge Inclusivity through Accessibility
Develop a web or mobile app that would aid the daily life of someone with a disability (e.g. visual, auditory, motor, cognitive, seizures/vestibular).
Prize: $75 Amazon Gift Card
Cisco: Best #InclusiveFuture Hack
Best #InclusiveFuture Hack
Cisco’s purpose is to “Power an Inclusive Future for All”. We want to bring people into a future that includes and values everyone!
Our prize goes to the team whose hack is the best example of powering an inclusive future.
#WeAreCisco
Prize: Cisco Swag Bag - Prism Bluetooth Speaker, Solar Powered Portable Charger, Awesome Cisco Socks, Webcam Cover, and more!
CapTech: Best Women's Health & Well-being Hack
CapTech branded Tranzip laptop backpacks & other CapTech swag for each member of the winning team for the Best Women's Health & Well-being hack.
Prize: CapTech branded Tranzip laptop backpacks
Rewriting the Code: Best Women Empowerment Hack
Prize: RTC Cropped Hoodie
CapitalOne: Best Financial Hack
For the best financial hack, we're looking for something creative, solves a problem and unique. You can also use our API: api.nessieisreal.com but it's not required to win our prize.
Prize: $250 Amazon gift card
Genesys: Most Likely to Improve Customer Experience
We invite you to create/design a project that you think will improve customer experience! Think about a time where you had a not-so-great experience with an internet provider, ordering food, shopping online, etc. What would you have done differently? Ideas are limitless!
Prize: Genesys swag basket
MLH: Best Domain Registered with Domain.com
Register a .tech, .space, or .online domain name using Domain.com during the weekend. Each team may submit one entry per person on the team. Each winning team member will receive a PowerSquare Qi Wireless Phone Charger & Domain.com Backpack.
Prizes: PowerSquare Qi Wireless Phone Charger & Domain.com Backpack
MLH: Best Use of Google Cloud
(2)
Build your hackathon project with a suite of secure storage, powerful compute, and integrated data analytics products provided by Google Cloud. See full list of products here: g.co/cloud. Each winning team member will receive a Google branded Parkland backpack.
You MUST SUBMIT A 2-3 MINUTE VIDEO for this prize. Please link it in your devpost.
Prize: Google Cloud Swag Bag or Google Branded Parkland Academy Backpack
Amazon: Most Customer Obsessed Hack
Amazon is famous for its leadership principles, one of which is ✨c u s t o m e r o b s e s s i o n✨, which is to first think about the customer and then work backwards, and to work vigorously to earn and keep customer trust. We'll be rewarding our prize to the team that puts their end users first and always keeps them in mind.
Prize: $100 Amazon gift card
Vanguard: Best Financial Educational Hack
Developing financial literacy for all, but especially the youth, is essential in building a brighter future. This prize goes to the team that develops the best resource to help build financial literacy. Winners will receive a ring light stand and a gift card.
Prize: Ring Light Stand + Gift Cards
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