The COVID19 Global Hackathon is an opportunity for developers to build software solutions that drive social impact, with the aim of tackling some of the challenges related to the current coronavirus (COVID19) pandemic.
Innovators around the world are encouraged to #BuildforCOVID19 using technologies of their choice across a range of suggested themes and challenge areas – some of which have been sourced through health partners including the World Health Organization and scientists at the Chan Zuckerberg Biohub.
WORTH
Selected candidates will be awarded the following.
- Social impact – The real reward is driving meaningful social impact for the COVID-19 response
- Recognition – Judge-selected projects will be shared widely across the tech ecosystem and partner networks
ELIGIBILITY
- The hackathon welcomes locally and globally focused solutions
- Open to all developers – with support from technology companies and platforms including Facebook, Giphy, Microsoft, Pinterest, Slack, TikTok, Twitter, and WeChat, who will be sharing resources to support participants throughout the submission period.
- Any and all tech stacks are welcome, but we encourage teams to build on tech stacks that are easy to scale and commonly used. Any necessary supplementary files, such as installation files or instructions, should be included with the submission as a single file or a zip.
- Application is open to all regions
DEADLINE: March 30, 2020.
To apply and for more information visit here
