Prizes

Three things to win, at three moments of the programme: vouchers for the people who feed the needs library now, prizes for the teams that build in November, and support for the projects that come out of the weekend.

A team presenting on stage to a full auditorium, a network of sensor and health data projected on the screen behind them.

Now · needs call

Synapsy voucher for the strongest contributor

CHF 500

For the contributor with the most, and most original, needs by 15 October: travel to the hackathon in November for someone coming from afar, or AI and compute credits for a local winner.

Ranked by the public leaderboard: originality × quantity, with diminishing returns.
Every submission is reviewed for validity before the call closes, and the board is recomputed.
Submit as yourself: anonymous needs earn no points and are not eligible.

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Now · needs call

Fondation Pôle Autisme voucher for child and adolescent mental health

CHF 500

For the strongest contribution specific to mental health in connection with developmental disorders in children and adolescents.

Chosen among the needs submitted by 15 October that address developmental disorders in children and adolescents.
Judged on the strength of the need: how concrete it is, how grounded in practice, and how much of a difference an answer would make.
One need can be in the running for both vouchers.

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November · hackathon

Prizes for the best teams

Awarded at the public finals

On 7 November the teams present in public and a jury rewards the strongest projects. Prizes are research-aligned rather than cash: compute credits, equipment and resources a team can put straight into the next step of its project.

Judged on the need it answers, the prototype, and the plan to become a fundable project.
Awards close the weekend on Saturday evening.
Winning teams are first in line for the support that follows the weekend.

Apply and contribute needs to get onboarded

After · project development

Support to carry projects further

We are putting together support for the projects that come out of the weekend, to take the strongest from prototype to grant submission. Details will be announced here as partners confirm.

More to come

This page is updated as prizes are confirmed. The November prizes and the support after the weekend depend on the sponsors confirmed.

How prizes are decided

The Synapsy voucher follows the public leaderboard, checked by the organising team for validity before the call closes.
The Fondation Pôle Autisme voucher is chosen by the organising team with Professor Marie Schaer among the eligible needs.
Hackathon prizes are awarded by a jury of clinicians, researchers and partners at the public finals, on criteria published with the challenges.
Support after the weekend goes to projects the jury has ranked. The organisers decide and are not obliged to give reasons.
Vouchers and prizes are personal and cannot be exchanged for cash.

The first prizes are already open

Submit a need before 15 October: it is how you apply, and it puts you in the running for both vouchers.

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