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For WH2023, let's travel to Waffle Paradise!

WaffleHacks is a 48-hour student-organized hackathon working to bring technical solutions to your local communities and small businesses.

We welcome all students, of high school level and beyond, and of all technical proficiency levels, to join us on June 23th - 25th, 2023.

What can you create?

Tracks & Prizes

Food Insecurity

Innovative solutions are needed to end student food insecurity! By utilizing technology to connect students with resources, we can revamp campus dining and create sustainable food assistance programs. There are endless possibilities, and we're ready to help college and university students find affordable, nutritious meals.

Prize: Dezin Electric Hot Pot, 1 yr subscription to Wolfram|One and Wolfram|Alpha Pro

It's time to take action and help tackle the issue of student food insecurity head on! This category challenges you to come up with innovative solutions that will make it easier for college and university students to access affordable, nutritious meals. Whether it's through new food assistance programs, revamping campus dining options, or using technology to connect students with resources, the possibilities are endless. And don't forget to think sustainably! We want to create solutions that will have a lasting impact and make a real difference for students.

Looking for a change of scenery? This category challenges you to design and develop innovative, user-friendly, and practical solutions for the travel industry. Maybe you'll develop a new booking platform that streamlines the process of finding and reserving flights and hotels. Or maybe you'll create an app that helps travelers plan and optimize their itineraries, taking into account things like budget, duration of trip, and must-see attractions. There's infinite possibilities! Whatever your idea may be, participants in this track have the opportunity to work on projects that have the potential to revolutionize the way we travel. Come prepared to let your creativity roam free!

Travel

In the Travel category, participants are challenged to create innovative and practical solutions for the travel industry, such as a new platform for booking or an app for helping travelers plan their trips. This track aims to revolutionize travel.

Prize: MATEIN Travel Backpack, 1 yr subscription to Wolfram|One and Wolfram|Alpha Pro

Sustainability

You can submit any hack or solution that contributes to a better future, no matter where on the globe you are. We're excited to see how you support industrial, environmental, business, and any other applicable causes.

Prize: TILTOP Hydroponics Growing System, 1 yr subscription to Wolfram|One and Wolfram|Alpha Pro

Are you passionate about making a sustainable impact? From a global scale to creating change in your own community; if that's your jam, then create a project that can contribute to a better and more sustainable future! This category is open to any hack or solution that supports an industrial, business, environmental, or any applicable cause.

Get ready for a weekend of innovation and social impact at the accessibility track! This track is all about creating solutions to address specific, real-world challenges faced by people with disabilities. Whether you create an app to help blind or low vision individuals navigate unfamiliar environments, develop a browser extension to help people better navigate web content, or design a tool to allow people who are deaf or hard of hearing more easily and affordably access interpreting services, your goal is to make a real, tangible impact on the lives of people with disabilities. So come ready to roll up your sleeves and make a difference in the world of digital accessibility!

Accessibility

By creating innovative solutions for real-world challenges faced by people with disabilities, from developing apps for blind people to creating tools for the hard of hearing, we'll be able to change people's lives. Let's roll up our sleeves and make a difference in the world of digital accessibility!

Prize: ELEGOO UNO Project Super Starter Kit, 1 yr subscription to Wolfram|One and Wolfram|Alpha Pro

Find all our events!

Calendar

Wed 6/21

7 - 8 PM ETFinatic Workshop

Want to earn money but don't know how to manage it?

Join Finatic, a Bank of America partnered non-profit, in learning about personal finance and the applications of computer science in finance! In this workshop, you'll learn about living financially responsibly, investing, and planning for college and retirement. Gain an in-depth understanding of Fintech, algorithmic trading, and how you can implement these concepts into your hackathon project!

9 - 10 PM ETIntro to Data Science

Data this, data that, data everything. But what does it all mean?

Don't worry, because recent data science grad Miracle Awonuga is here to give you the 411. Come learn about what data science is, what possibilities exist in the field, and Miracle's journey going through data science.

For all your questions, here are some answers!