Join the Claude Builder Club at NJIT for a one-day hackathon, hosted by Anthropic!

On April 26, you'll have 10 hours to go from idea to working prototype. Build something that genuinely improves people's lives, tackle one of humanity's biggest challenges, and show us your thinking as much as your code.

Whether you're a seasoned builder or someone with a bold idea and the drive to see it through, this is your chance to make something that matters.

Part of a global Claude Builder Club event happening across 78 universities in 12 countries.

 

Event Details

📅 Date: Sunday, April 26

📍 Location: Kupfrian Hall

🍕 Food & drinks provided throughout

 

About the challenge

This term's theme is social impact. Build across one of three tracks:

  • Health & Wellbeing - Make healthcare more accessible, help people manage their physical health, and expand access to mental health support and understanding
  • Economic Empowerment & Education - Remove barriers to learning and opportunity
  • Creative Flourishing - Amplify human creativity and help people find meaning

 

Get started

​Join the Discord to find teammates and get announcements: https://discord.gg/PyhH56mpk 

Requirements

What to Build

Build a working prototype that uses Claude AI to address one of the three social impact tracks: Health & Wellbeing, Economic Empowerment & Education, or Creative Flourishing. Your project should demonstrate a real use case and show genuine impact potential

 

What to Submit

  • A link to your public GitHub repo
  • A brief description of the problem you're solving and how Claude powers your solution"

Hackathon Sponsors

Prizes

$300 in prizes
Health & Wellbeing Track
$100 in cash
1 winner

$500 API credits + $100 cash

Economic Empowerment & Education Track
$100 in cash
1 winner

$500 API credits + $100 cash

Creative Flourishing Track
$100 in cash
1 winner

$500 API credits + $100 cash

Devpost Achievements

Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:

Judges

Thava Kanaganathan

Thava Kanaganathan

Haotian Zhang

Haotian Zhang

Andrew Klobucar

Andrew Klobucar

Mayooran Thavendra

Mayooran Thavendra

Judging Criteria

  • Impact Potential
    Is this a real problem? Who does it affect and why does it matter? Does the solution make sense?
  • Technical Execution
    Does the core functionality work? Does it demonstrate the idea effectively?
  • Ethical Alignment
    Did the team think seriously about potential harms? Does this empower people rather than replace them?
  • Presentation
    Can the team clearly explain what they built, why they built it, and what they'd do next?

Questions? Email the hackathon manager

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