4 months ago
And the winners are...
The judges have weighed in and we're excited to share the news! Our winners are:
- 1st Place - Underserved
- 2nd Place - Curis
- 3rd Place - Twilight
Go to the Microsoft Azure Innovation Challenge gallery to congratulate the winners 
The Microsoft Azure team would love to hear about your hackathon experience.
Even though the competition is over, continue your cloud skilling journey with a 30 Days to Learn It Challenge, or attend a free Microsoft Virtual Training Day.
Completion of Learning Path Prize
For those eligible participants that completed…
5 months ago
Thank you
Thank you for being part of this hackathon! By just registering for this hackathon you took a step towards furthering your understanding and perhaps gained some development experience.
We would love to know how you participated and what could have helped you.
Please fill out this form and help us get better.
The project gallery is open to show off what some of you were able to accomplish during the hackathon. The judges will start reviewing the eligible projects and we will be back in the new year for the Winner Announcement.
6 months ago
Deadline extension
Great news!
We're extending the deadline to tomorrow, December 9th at 5PM EST.
Use this extra day to polish your submissions. Reach out to us on the hackathon's Discord channel if you have any questions.
You got this!
6 months ago
Are you going to make it?
You have less than 9 hours to submit your app!
Try to do your best and double-check your submission. Better yet, ask someone you know for feedback.
Here is a checklist that we hope will help you out:
- Did you build an open-source application prototype which leverages Azure Bot Service alongside other Azure services to improve healthcare outcomes for underserved communities?
- Have you created a demo video? Is it around 3-5 minutes long, uploaded to YouTube or Vimeo, set to public, easy to understand, and shows your app working? (Pro tip: If you can’t…
6 months ago
Deadline is near!
Only 3 days left to enter your submission to the Microsoft Azure Innovation Challenge!
Submissions are due December 8th @ 5 PM ET.
Here are some last-minute resources that might help you out!
Requirements
Double check that you hit the requirements on the head. This hackathon’s main requirement is to build an open-source application prototype which leverages Azure Bot Service alongside other Azure services to improve healthcare outcomes for underserved communities. For all the details check out the requirements and rules.
Resources
The Resources and Judging Criteria might shine some light…
6 months ago
How to make your submission video great
There is just over a week remaining in Microsoft Azure Innovation Challenge
Submissions are due December 8th @ 5 PM ET.
Starting a submission is a good way to make sure that your app meets the requirements. There’s nothing worse than getting to the deadline, only to realize that you’re missing a key component.
Remember: once you submit a project, you can keep editing it as needed at any time prior to the submission deadline. Need a primer on how the submission form works? Head over to our submission form…
6 months ago
Prizes, Prizes, and more Prizes!
As if just building cool software solutions and taking your Azure knowledge to the next level wasn’t enough incentive for you, here’s a reminder of the prize potential for eligible participants:
Overall Prizes:
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$5000 for First Place
- $2500 for Second Place
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$1000 for Third Place
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$500 for 3 Honorable Mentions
- Free Azure Certification Exam Voucher for the first 200 participants for the Completion of Learning Path
This list, along with an important note on multiple prize eligibility can be found in the rules.
Here is a checklist that we hope will
…7 months ago
Collaboration, Resources + More To Help You Build
Whether or not you have started building your Microsoft Azure Innovation Challenge project, the Devpost’s Discord Community is the perfect place to connect with other developers! Check in to the #health-azure-innovation channels to get connected.
Not only can you bounce ideas off each other and ask other developers for technical help, but you can also use it to ask the Microsoft and Devpost teams questions!
Teaming up
Looking for a challenge team? There is a #team-up channel within the #health-azure-innovation Discord group where you can find others or introduce yourself. You can also use the challenge Participants Tab…
7 months ago
Need help getting started?
This is a great time to start thinking about your project! Take a moment today to quickly plan some bite-sized goals. What are the next steps?
We have a recommended workflow to help you organize your time during the hackathon.
- Review the requirements and get a sense of what you will need to do
- Organize your time with actionable tasks that will help push your project forward
- Brainstorm problems to address, check existing solutions, and define your project
- Build, Deploy and Test and Fix and Test
- Record a demo video and complete the rest…
7 months ago
Ready, Set..Go
Dive into the resources and your project
Cloud Skills Challenge
Complete the Create Conversational AI solutions (Cloud Skills Challenge) to build out your skills for building your project. Completing this will also help you towards being eligible for the “Completion of Azure Learning Path” prize.
Requirements
Make sure you know where you are heading. This hackathon’s main requirement is to build an open-source application prototype which leverages Azure Bot Service alongside other Azure services to improve healthcare outcomes for underserved communities. For all the details check out the requirements and rules.
Resources…