Call For Applications: The 2024 AFROTECH™ AI Hackathon ($15,000 in prizes)

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Registration for AFROTECH™ AI Hackathon is now open. AfroTech believe in the power of technology to drive positive change. That’s why they are thrilled to host this virtual hackathon, dedicated to fostering innovation and supporting developers as they build solutions that make a difference for communities of color.

They are challenging you to build a software application that integrates APIs from Google Gemini or OpenAI in a virtual hackathon leading up to the AFROTECHT™ Conference that is a solution for our community in one of the Hackathon categories.

Ahead of the AFROTECH™ Conference 2024, AFROTECH™ will hold an AI Hackathon. Hosted on DevPost, participants of the virtual hackathon will build their own GPT models on the backend of existing GPT technologies. The software application must merge Google Gemini, the tech giant’s AI, or OpenAI.

In addition, the software application must fit one of the categories below:

Health and medical
Sustainability
Cybersecurity and risk
Skills-based workforce development

Eligibility Criteria for AFROTECH™ AI Hackathon

To participate in the AFROTECH™ AI Hackathon 2024, participants must be either mid-career professionals or beyond and at least 21 years of age.

AFROTECH™ AI Hackathon Prize

The grand prizes for the AFROTECH™ AI Hackathon 2024 are as follows:

1st Place
- $7,500 USD Cash Prize
- Up to $5,000 USD Team Travel Reimbursement for AFROTECH™ Conference 2024
- Complimentary AFROTECH™ Conference 2024 All-Access Ticket
- com Editorial Feature Post-Event
- Complimentary AFROTECH™ Insider Membership
2nd Place
- $5,000 USD Cash Prize
- Complimentary AFROTECH™ Conference 2024 Executive Ticket
- com Editorial Feature Post-Event
- Complimentary AFROTECH™ Insider Membership
3rd Place
- $2,500 USD Cash Prize
- Complimentary AFROTECH™ Conference 2024 General Admission Ticket
- Complimentary AFROTECH™ Insider Membership

Submission Requirement

Submissions to the Hackathon must meet the following requirements:

Include a Project built with the required developer tools and meets the above Project Requirements.
Include a text description that should explain the features and functionality of your Project.
Include a demonstration video of your Project. The video portion of the Submission:
- Should be around three (3) minutes. Judges are not required to watch beyond three minutes
- should include footage that shows the Project functioning on the device for which it was built.
- must be uploaded to and made publicly visible on YouTube, Vimeo, Facebook Video, or Youku, and a link to the video must be provided on the submission form on the Hackathon Website; and
- Must not include third party trademarks, or copyrighted music or other material unless the Entrant has permission to use such material.
Include a URL to your public code repository
Include a public URL to your app