TECHNOLOGY FOR WELLNESS: A GLOBAL HACKATHON BY CS GIRLIES

August 14 - 16, 2025 | Online | 48 Hours | Beginner-Friendly

Theme: Building tools for wellness, health, and happiness

Can technology make wellness more accessible, fun, and attainable? Let’s find out.

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Technology For Wellness is a global hackathon where Gen Z creatives, coders, and student developers can build unique and human-first projects that reimagine how we take care of ourselves and others. Whether you’re new to tech or deep in the system already, you’re invited to build something only you could make.

HOW TO JOIN

Register on DevPost. This is the only way to enter the hackathon.
After registering, join our Discord to access the opening and closing ceremonies, workshops, mentorship sessions, and hackathon related channels.
Optional: Make and share your hackathon participation ID once you have registered! Go to Canva, select "file" in the upper left corner of the menu, and select "make a copy" to edit the file and make it your own! You are not required to use your real name or fill in your social media usernames if that makes you uncomfortable. https://canva.link/gm3vyqfyjkca9dx

Note: We won’t be matching teams for you, but our #hackathon-team-search Discord channel will help you connect with other builders.

What to Expect

3 tracks, will be revealed closer to the start of the hackathon
Bonus tracks: Most Viral, Best Use of AI
Projects focused on wellness, health, and happiness
Prizes for originality, impact, and user experience
Global mentor support + an active Discord community

SCHEDULE (EST)

Friday, August 14 @ 6 PM EST — Opening Ceremony + Hacking Starts
Sunday, August 16 @ 6 PM EST — Submissions Due on DevPost
Sunday, August 30 @ 6 PM EST — Winners Announced on Discord & Devpost

TRACK DESCRIPTIONS: MAIN TRACKS WILL BE REVEALED CLOSER TO HACKATHON START DATE

OPT-IN TRACKS (BONUS PRIZES)

You are encouraged to join these in addition to your main track.

Most Viral

Post a video of your project showing off its features and letting viewers know why you should win! Eligible platforms include: Instagram, X, YouTube, LinkedIn, TikTok. There will be a submission link open during the judging period, you will have that week to gain views and likes on your videos. The team with the most likes collectively across all of their social media platforms will receive this prize. You are not allowed to use bots to spam like your posts.

1 team will win $250 USD

Best Use of AI

This prize will be awarded to the team that uses AI in the most creative way. This only includes writing code, not generating art with AI, or generating documentation.

1 team will win $250 USD

JOIN THE COMMUNITY

Once you’ve registered on DevPost, hop into our Discord to meet other hackers, join workshops, and attend ceremonies:
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And yes, everyone is welcome! (even if you're not Gen Z or not a girlie!)

Let’s create technology for good!

Questions? Email us at team@csgirlies.com

Requirements

To be considered for judging and prizes, your Devpost submission must include all of the following:

1. Demo Video

1–5 minutes length. Do not exceed 5 minutes
Hosted on YouTube, Vimeo, Google Drive, etc. (must be accessible)
Show us what your project does. It can be scrappy, but make it clear!
Talk us through your “why”

2. Project Description

What does it do?
What inspired it?
What technologies did you use? Did you use AI? If you used AI, what model? Did you use a free or paid tier?
Which track are you submitting to? (You may submit to one main track and one or more bonus tracks)
Note: Please write your project description from scratch without using AI. We want to make sure that you understand what was built. If we discover that AI was used to generate documentation, we will be subtracting documentation and technical points from your overall score.

3. Public Code Repository

GitHub, Replit, Glitch, etc.
Should include basic documentation (like a README)
You can include additional files as a ZIP, but repository submission is required

4. Team Info

Add all teammates to the Devpost submission, make it clear what each person contributed

5. Information for Bonus Tracks (Optional, unless you opt in for the track)

For “Most Viral” optional track: Submit the links to all of the posts you have made about your project (Instagram, YouTube, TikTok, LinkedIn, etc.) You will be able to submit during the judging period, the team with the most likes across all platforms collectively will win this prize
For “Best Use of AI” optional track: Submit a detailed report of how you used AI in your project. Include the prompts you used, what model(s), whether it was a paid model or not, etc. We will judge this track by how creatively AI was used.

CS Girlies Annual Hackathon - Technology For Wellness

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