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About the challenge
🌍 Global Challenges, Local Solutions
Communities around the world face challenges every day, from traffic congestion and food waste to public safety, healthcare access, environmental sustainability, and educational inequality. While these issues may seem global, meaningful change often begins at the local level.
In the Girls in STEM Global Hackathon, participants will design innovative STEM-based solutions that address real problems in their communities. Whether you’re building an app, creating an AI tool, designing a prototype, conducting research, or developing an engineering solution, your project should demonstrate how STEM can be used to create positive impact.
We encourage participants to identify a challenge affecting their local community and develop a creative, practical, and scalable solution. The most successful projects will combine innovation, technical skill, and a clear understanding of the problem they are solving.
Think globally. Solve locally.
Get started
🚀 How to Participate
- Register for the hackathon on Devpost.
- Form a team of 1–4 participants, or compete individually.
- Identify a challenge affecting your local community.
- Brainstorm, research, and develop a STEM-based solution.
- Build your project during the hackathon period.
- Create a Devpost submission including:
• Project title
• Problem statement
• Solution overview
• Demo video
• Screenshots, designs, or prototype images - Submit your project before the deadline.
Eligible projects may include:
• Apps and websites
• Artificial intelligence tools
• Engineering designs
• Robotics concepts
• Scientific innovations
• Research-based solutions
• Environmental technologies
• Accessibility and community impact projects
No prior hackathon experience is required. Beginners are welcome and encouraged to participate.
Requirements
What to Build
Participants are challenged to create a STEM-based solution that addresses a real problem affecting their local community.
Your project may focus on areas such as:
• Transportation & Traffic
• Food Waste & Sustainability
• Public Safety
• Community Resources
• Healthcare & Wellness
• Education
• Accessibility & Inclusion
• Environmental Challenges
• Emergency Response
• Technology for Social Good
Projects can include:
• Mobile Apps
• Websites
• AI & Machine Learning Solutions
• Engineering Designs
• Hardware Prototypes
• Robotics Concepts
• Scientific Research Projects
• Data Analysis Tools
• Community Impact Technologies
There are no limits to how you solve the problem—just make sure your project clearly addresses a real-world challenge and demonstrates how STEM can create positive impact.
What to Submit
Each team must submit the following through Devpost:
✅ Project Title
✅ Project Description
Explain the problem you are solving, your solution, and who it helps.
✅ Demo Video (2–5 minutes)
Show your project in action and explain how it works.
✅ Screenshots, Designs, or Photos
Include visuals that help judges understand your project.
✅ Technology & Tools Used
List any programming languages, software, hardware, AI tools, or technologies used.
✅ Impact Statement
Describe how your solution could improve your local community.
✅ Team Information
Include the names of all team members.
Optional:
• GitHub Repository
• Research Documentation
• Presentation Slides
• Prototype Files
Submissions must be original work created during the hackathon period.
Prizes
1st Place Overall — Global Impact Champion
Awarded to the project that best combines innovation, technical excellence, STEM application, and real-world impact.
Prize
:
• Winner Certificate
• Featured Winner Spotlight on Girls in STEM platforms
• Exclusive Winner Badge
• Recognition during the Awards Ceremony
2nd Place Overall — Innovation Excellence Award
Awarded to a project that demonstrates outstanding creativity, strong technical execution, and a meaningful solution to a community challenge.
Prize:
• Runner-Up Certificate
• Featured Project Spotlight
• Digital Award Badge
3rd Place Overall — Rising Innovator Award
Awarded to a project that showcases exceptional potential, creativity, and STEM-driven problem-solving.
Prize:
• Certificate of Achievement
• Featured Project Recognition
• Digital Award Badge
Best Artificial Intelligence
Awarded to the project demonstrating the most innovative and effective use of artificial intelligence.
-certificate
-mention of website
Best Engineering & Innovation Project
Awarded to the project with the strongest engineering design, prototype, or technical innovation.
-certificate
-mention on website
Best Technology Project
Awarded to the project that excels in software development, application design, or technical implementation.
-certificate
-mention on website
Best Hardware Project
Awarded to the project featuring the most impressive hardware, robotics, embedded systems, or physical prototype.
-certificate
-mention on website
Best Social Impact Project
Awarded to the project with the greatest potential to create positive change within a community.
-certificate
-mention on website
Devpost Achievements
Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:
Judges
Sofia Bouazizi
Girls In STEM MENA&Central Asia Founder
Maria Yesenov
Judging Criteria
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Innovation & Creativity
How original, creative, and unique is the solution? Does it present a fresh approach to solving the problem? -
Impact & Relevance
How effectively does the project address a real local challenge? How meaningful could the impact be on the community? -
Technical Execution
How well was the project built, researched, designed, or prototyped? Does the solution demonstrate strong STEM knowledge and application? -
Feasibility & Scalability
Is the AI solution practical and deployable in real-world settings? Can it scale efficiently with larger datasets, users, or broader applications? -
Presentation & Communication
How clearly and effectively does the team communicate their AI solution, including the problem, methodology, technical approach, and results, through their submission and demo?
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