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Eurekathon 2025 — Innovation Without Limits
Contact: eureka.institute.contact@gmail.com or Discord or Instagram
📅 Dates: September 27 – October 25 (5 weeks)
🌍 Location: Online (Discord for updates & collaboration)
Overview
Eurekathon is a 5-week online innovation competition open to high school students worldwide that combines the spirit of a science fair with the creativity of a hackathon. Participants can code or research projects in diverse categories and present their work in a final symposium. Along the way, students will attend weekly workshops, hear from industry professionals, and gain valuable skills in problem-solving, teamwork, and pitching.
Whether you’re an experienced builder or a complete beginner, we encourage you to join! You can compete individually or with up to 4 teammates. Throughout the competition, there will be workshops and guest speaker panels covering computer science, AI, medicine, and more, so everyone has the chance to learn, innovate, and pitch their ideas.
What makes Eurekathon unique?
Tracks
We offer two tracks so participants can showcase their strengths:
- Coding Track → apps, AI models, technical solutions
- Research Track → literature reviews, experimental designs, theoretical innovations
Subject Categories
Within each track, participants can choose from 6 categories:
- Computer Science + AI (Technology)
- Biology/Medical and Environmental Science
- Math & Physics
- Economics
- Problem in the Community
- Other
Program Schedule
- Week 1: Opening Ceremony · Mission & Goals · Design Thinking & Idea Selection · Subject Workshops (CS, AI, Medical)
- Week 2: Continued workshops + team development
- Week 3: How to Pitch / Presentation Prep Workshop
- Week 4: Solution Development (asynchronous work)
- Week 5: Project Submissions (max 4-min video) · Judging · Award & Closing Ceremony · Guest Speaker Panel
Please make sure to:
- Join on this Devpost
- Join the Discord for announcements, workshops, and updates
- Follow us on Instagram for updates!
Any other questions about Eurekathon? Email us at eureka.institute.contact@gmail.com or ask in the Questions channel on Discord!
Why join?
Eurekathon isn’t just about competing, it’s about learning, collaboration, and creating impact. Whether you want to code, research, or both, this is your chance to innovate across multiple categories and share your vision with a global community. Additionally, there's a chance to win awesome prizes and scholarships to research programs!
Requirements
What to Build
You must create a project in one of two tracks and in one of the subject categories:
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Coding Track: Build a functional prototype, app, website, simulation, or other coded solution. Citations and evidence in your project description is a bonus!
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Research Track: Conduct background research and create a literature review, theoretical framework, or experimental design around your chosen problem. A prototype is a bonus!
What to Submit
Project Video (Required) (Paste link in Video demo link field)
- Maximum 4 minutes in length.
- Must explain the problem, your solution, and how it works.
- Can include demo footage, slides, or other visuals.
Written Project Description (Required) (About the project field)
- Provide a detailed description of your idea/solution, including what makes it innovative.
- Coding Track → include description of technologies used.
- Research Track → include background research and references (if applicable).
Code or Research Documentation (Required)
- Coding Track (Try it out links):
- PUBLIC GitHub or other repo link (Required) with source code, with a README explaining setup/use.
- Live Demo (testable link) - recommended but not required
- Research Track (File upload):
- Participants will submit a PDF containing the following sections: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Y7UJF9GO88y6imqEjcE2kyPyv6QwieMmWFFdpY8GVAM/edit?usp=sharing
NOTES:
- Projects created before the hackathon timeframe are permitted, however they will receive a harsh point deducton.
- AI use for writing code/research document is discouraged, but allowed. AI use for ideation and support is encouraged. Just know that quality is a judging criteria!
Prizes
1st Place – Coding Track
Awarded to the top project in the Coding track.
- Certificate
- CodeCrafters 2-year VIP membership ($720)
- Interview Buddy Tier I AI Mock Interview Credits with Unlimited Attempts ($70)
- Art of Problem Solving Coupon ($25)
- 1-year subscriptions for NordVPN ($60), NordPass ($24), NordProtect ($90) and Incogni ($96)
- 1 GB of free data for Saily ($9)
- 3-month access and ($270) credit for nexos.ai
- Free web-dev position at Eureka Institute
1st Place – Research Track
Awarded to the top project in the Research track.
- Certificate
- Interview Buddy Tier I AI Mock Interview Credits with Unlimited Attempts ($70)
- Art of Problem Solving Coupon ($25)
- 1-year subscriptions for NordVPN ($60), NordPass ($24), NordProtect ($90) and Incogni ($96)
- 1 GB of free data for Saily ($9)
- 3-month access and ($270) credit for nexos.ai
- Free leadership position at Eureka Institute
2nd Place – Coding Track
Awarded to the second-best project in the Coding track.
- Certificate
- CodeCrafters 1-year VIP membership ($360)
- Interview Buddy Tier I AI Mock Interview Credits with Unlimited Attempts ($70)
- Art of Problem Solving Coupon ($25)
- 1-year subscriptions for NordVPN ($60), NordPass ($24), NordProtect ($90) and Incogni ($96)
- 1 GB of free data for Saily ($9)
- 3-month access and ($270) credit for nexos.ai
- Free web-dev position at Eureka Institute
2nd Place – Research Track
Awarded to the second-best project in the Research track.
- Certificate
- Interview Buddy Tier I AI Mock Interview Credits with Unlimited Attempts ($70)
- Art of Problem Solving Coupon ($25)
- 1-year subscriptions for NordVPN ($60), NordPass ($24), NordProtect ($90) and Incogni ($96)
- 1 GB of free data for Saily ($9)
- 3-month access and ($270) credit for nexos.ai
- Free leadership position at Eureka Institute
3rd Place – Coding Track
Awarded to the third-best project in the Coding track.
- Certificate
- CodeCrafters 6-month VIP membership ($180)
- Interview Buddy Tier I AI Mock Interview Credits with Unlimited Attempts ($70)
- 1-year subscriptions for NordVPN ($60), NordPass ($24), NordProtect ($90) and Incogni ($96)
- 1 GB of free data for Saily ($9)
- 3-month access and ($270) credit for nexos.ai
- Free web-dev position at Eureka Institute
3rd Place – Research Track
Awarded to the third-best project in the Research track.
- Certificate
- Interview Buddy Tier I AI Mock Interview Credits with Unlimited Attempts ($70)
- 1-year subscriptions for NordVPN ($60), NordPass ($24), NordProtect ($90) and Incogni ($96)
- 1 GB of free data for Saily ($9)
- 3-month access and ($270) credit for nexos.ai
- Free leadership position at Eureka Institute
Honorable Mention
Awarded to the 10 next best submissions that did not place in the top 3.
- Certificate
- Interview Buddy Tier I AI Mock Interview Credits with Unlimited Attempts ($70)
- Core team member position at Eureka Institute
Best Presentation/Pitch Video
Awarded to the project with the most outstanding presentation or pitch video, across all categories and tracks.
- Certificate
- Interview Buddy Tier I AI Mock Interview Credits with Unlimited Attempts ($70)
- Free position at Eureka Institute
Participation
All Competitors will recieve: - Interview Buddy Tier II Mock Interview Credits with Unlimited Attempts within the Session ($45) - Interview Buddy Exclusive Discount Coupons for Expert-led 1:1 Mock Interview/Mentorship Sessions (15% and 20%) - Interview Cake full access licenses to our full coding interview prep course for 7 days ($50) - Free xyz domain ($15) - Stellar Learning free trials
Devpost Achievements
Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:
Judges
Nikhil Reddy Karra
Lead Cloud DevOps Engineer & Startup Founder
Lovleen Kaur
SDE III at Cisco
Kathyayan Mula
Engineering Manager at Chime Financial Inc.
Archana Rajendran
Software Engineering Manager at Meta, Youth and Well Being
Aarthi Sivasankaran
IEEE Senior Member and a Technical Program Manager at Google
Sunil Agarwal
Software Engineering Technical Lead at Cisco Systems Inc
Ankur Sadhoo
Staff Software Engineer, MSL, Meta
Peace Enesi
Co-Founder of Pasoma
Ohinoyi Moiza
Co-Founder of Pasoma
Mohammad Haris Zia
Neurotone AI Founding Senior Product Engineer
Aryan Bhasin
Co-founder & CTO of Recado
Yamini Pathuri
Business Intelligence Developer at Breakthru Beverage Group LLC
Vardhansinh Ravalji
IEEE Senior Member and Senior Application Developer, I.T. Applications Engineering | TESLA
Chandrima Sabharwal
SDE ll @ Amazon- Incident Detection
Pramod Gannavarapu
Senior Systems Engineer at Compunnel Inc.
Akshay Talathi
Vice President of Platform Solutions at Goldman Sachs
Tiago Filipe da Silva
Senior Frontend Engineer at MidWestern
Kaarthikeyan Subramanian
Microsoft - Senior Product Manager
Bihag Joshi
Senior Program Manager at LG Magna e-Powertrain
Samuel Olamide
VP Product at Edgetrace
Jasmeet Singh
Advanced Analytics Manager at Walmart, Inc.
Xiesiyuan (Sybil) Shu
UX Designer & Creative Director at Threshold Lab
Violetta Pidvolotska
Senior Software Engineer at Netflix
Nihar Reddy Karra
Principal Cloud Engineer – Amazon
Tejas Patel
Software Development Engineer – Amazon
Kshama Shah
AI Algorithm Engineer at Stoneridge Inc
Ankit Srivastava
Director of Products at ITHENA
Sneha Bhat
Lead Data/AI Engineer at AT&T
Gaurav Agrawal
Principal Software Engineer at CastleHill Risk Managed Solutions
Kemmannu Vineet Venkatesh Rao
Research Engineer @ Magna International
Shivakrishna Vangala
Principal Architect at T-Mobile
Elena Lazar
Senior Software Developer at Luxoft USA Inc.
Viacheslav Latypov
Hercules Dynamics Senior Project Manager, PMO lead
Arun Shanmugam
Senior Data Architect at AWS Professional Services
Jeevitha Gowda Chandramouli
Computer Vision Software Engineer at Qualcomm
Tejas Nayak
Software Engineer at Google
Pooja Vazirani
Senior UX Designer @Onetrust
Dmitrii Timoshenko
Applied Scientist at AWS
Abhijit Roy
Solution Architect at Tata Consultancy Services Ltd.
Hardeep Singh Tiwana
Sr. Technical Account Manager at AWS
Shree Menon
Oracle Functional lead at 1199SEIU Funds
Ziyu Wang
Data Scientist at Meta
Balakumar Kunthu
Jahnavi Kachhia
Machine Learning Engineer at Meta's Reality Labs
Prakul Sairaha
Senior Cloud Solution Architect at Microsoft
Hanna Labushkina
Jevitha Gowda Chandramouli
Computer Vision Software Engineer at Qualcomm
Judging Criteria
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Innovation & Creativity (25%)
How original is the idea? 5: Exceptionally original idea; highly creative or novel approach. 3: Some creative elements; moderately unique solution. 1: Common or unoriginal concept with minimal innovation. -
Impact & Relevance (25%)
Does the project address a problem? 5: Addresses a significant real-world issue with clear potential for impact. 3: Relevant to real-world problems but with limited depth or scope. 1: Minimal connection to real-world applications or unclear relevance. -
Execution & Technical Quality (25%)
Coding Track → Is the solution functional, technically sound, and well-documented? Is the code high quality? Research Track → Is the research thorough, logical, and well-supported by evidence? Is the document written well? -
Presentation & Communication (25%)
Is the problem and solution clearly explained? Does the video/demo effectively showcase the project? Is the pitch engaging and professional? -
Extra Points
Did the project go above and beyond the minimum requirements? -
Time frame worked on
Was the project done outside the hackathon timeframe? 5 - Fully in the time frame 1 - Fully before the time frame
Questions? Email the hackathon manager
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