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New Student HACKATHONS - Potential to learn skills, job opportunities + more

By Jessica

Great news! Devpost has recently launched some amazing virtual hackathon opportunities, open to a variety of skill levels and interests, and we thought you might want to get in the action. There is even one JUST for students!


Join in to collaborate, build, and get a shot at some great prizes and cool swag:

 

Browsers 3000

CHALLENGE: Build applications, websites, browser extensions, libraries, modules, tools or learning materials that bring web3 or P2P to the web we have today.

PRIZES: $38,000 in prizes

DEADLINE: Aug 19, 2021 5:00pm EDT

JOIN THE HACKATHON: https://bit.ly/Browser3000s

 

DocuSign Good Code Hackathon

CHALLENGE: Develop a web or mobile app using the DocuSign esignature and other APIs to support the Jane Goodall Institute or a non-profit of your choosing.

PRIZES: $50,000 in prizes

DEADLINE: Aug 13, 2021 2:00pm PDT

JOIN THE HACKATHON: https://bit.ly/docusign2021s

 

Codegeist 2021

CHALLENGE: Build innovative cloud apps using Atlassian’s Forge platform in one of the following categories: Apps for DevOps Teams, Apps for IT, Apps for Business.

PRIZES: $300,000 in prizes

DEADLINE: Sept 13, 2021 5:00pm EDT

JOIN THE HACKATHON: https://bit.ly/Codegeist2021s

 

Postman Student Summit Hackathon: Visualize for the Prize

CHALLENGE: Use Postman’s visualizer feature to make sense of data returned from an API. 

ELIGIBILITY NOTE: This one is for students only! (Must be age of majority in your country of residence)

PRIZES: Swag, Raspberry Pi and accessories, 1on1 career advice with Postman employee, and more

DEADLINE: July 28, 2021 11:00am PDT

JOIN THE HACKATHON: https://bit.ly/PostmanSS21s

 

Please feel free to use the resources and join the communities to learn.  If you have any questions, please reach out to cassie@devpost.com

 


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