The Challenge - Power the Future is a unique 24-hour challenge where college students from all disciplines put their talents to the test to bring ideas to life.

From Idea to Solution - Teams will be briefed on a Dominion Energy-related scenario and will brainstorm, prototype, and present their innovative solution to a panel of industry experts.  Your solutions can have a positive impact on the future of Dominion Energy.

Prizes - Prizes will be awarded to winning teams.  Those include $4,000 for the winning team ($1,000 per team member, up to 4 members per team) as well as technology focused prizes for the 2nd and 3rd place teams.  Additionally, Dominion Energy paid internships may be offered to select participants that stand out to the judges regardless of how your team places overall.  In short, there are many opportunities to win.

 

Eligibility

College students from all disciplines are encouraged to register. There is a focus on developers/programmers, engineers, creatives, marketers, analysts and business development.

Requirements

At a minimum, teams will need to provide the following information:

Project Name,

Elevator Pitch (short description for the project),

Names of team members on the project,

Additional details about your project such as inspiration for your idea, what it does, etc.,

And finally a prototype of your idea.

Hackathon Sponsors

Prizes

$7,000 in prizes

First Place

The first place team (of up to 4 people) will win $1,000 per person.

Second place

The second place team will each win a cool, current piece of technology. We are leaning towards new phones but will evaluate what is cool and fresh closer to the event date.

Third Place

The third place team will win a cool, current piece of technology. We are leaning towards one of the retro consoles but will evaluate what is cool and fresh closer to the event.

Internships

Internships may be awarded to stand out participants. There is no set number on them and no limit to the know. We are looking for participants that catch the eye of the staff and judges. If that occurs, on site recruiters will talk with you more about paid internship opportunities at Dominion Energy.

Best use of Algolia

Casio CA-506C-5A Calculator Watch for each team member

Best use of Google Cloud Platform

Google Home Minis for each team member

Best Domain Name from Domain.com

Raspberry Pi & PiHut Essential Kit for each team member

Best IoT Hack Using a Qualcomm Device

410C Dragonboard for each team member

[Weekly Challenge] Best Chat Bot using Botkit & Cisco Webex Teams

Power banks for each team member

Best use of HERE.com

Hacker gear and swag from HERE.com

[Weekly Challenge] Best use of Clarifai’s API

Hacker gear from Clarifai for each team member

[Weekly Challenge] Snap Kit Weekly Challenge

Spectacles by Snapchat for each team member

[Weekly Challenge] Best Social Good Hack from Fidelity

$50 Gift Cards from Fidelity for each team member

Best use of Authorize.net

LS20 Gaming Headsets for each team member

Devpost Achievements

Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:

Judges

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Judging Criteria

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