“This fall, technical university students interested in blockchain technology and web3 have the opportunity to compete for big cash prizes at the Solana Radar Hackathon and access to an acceleration program with $250,000 in guaranteed funding. The hackathon runs online from September 2 to October 9, 2024 and will be an ideal platform for students who want to demonstrate their ideas and […]”, — write: businessua.com.ua
This fall, technical university students interested in blockchain technology and web3 have the opportunity to compete for big cash prizes at Solana Radar Hackathon and access to acceleration programs with guaranteed funding of $250,000. The hackathon continues online from September 2 to October 9, 2024 and will be an ideal platform for students who want to showcase their ideas and develop skills.
University Award is a separate prize apart from all other nominations for the best student team that will develop an innovative project based on the Solana blockchain.
Why should you participate?
- $600,000+ in the prize pool for various categories, including $10,000 for students
- Opportunity to enter the acceleration program Colosseum and guaranteed to receive $250,000 for the development of your project.
- A chance to pitch your product to investors during Demo Day.
Nominations:
- Grand Champ $50,000 + three tickets to Solana Breakpoint 2025!
- 35 prize places (from $5,000 to $25,000) in categories: DePIN, Consumer, DeFi, Payments, Gaming, DAOs & Network States, Infrastructure
- Public Goods Award — $10,000
- University Award — $10,000
- Climate Award — $5,000
- Side Tracks — additional nominations that can be applied for in parallel with others
Categories (tracks) for competitions
How to participateYou can register until October 2, 2024 on the platform Colosseum via the link: https://www.colosseum.org/radar
From October 2 to 9, the project must be submitted: a working version with a video presentation.
Details at the link.
Training workshopsUkrainian Solana Hub Kumeka Team organizes a series of workshops that will help students prepare their projects and increase the chances of success. Workshops cover topics such as marketing, hackathon pitches, and more. At most, the community is preparing bonuses for all students participating in the hackathon from Ukraine.
If you have any questions about the hackathon or need help or advice, please reach out via Discord or the Twitter community.
Solana is waiting for the best student projects and is ready to reward them with $10,000. But the main prize, many additional nominations and acceleration with investment in the project – this is what awaits the most promising projects! Show yourself on the radar!
Register!
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