#SmartBreakfast Hackathon Info
Calling Undergraduate and above students to join the Smart Breakfast Hackathon with individual submissions. Unleash your skill in Product Development, Process Improvement and Creative Scicomm, submit your PDF entry for a chance to win Rs 5,000 or an internship. Prizes announced on 18 October, 2024.
Eligibility
Any student, anywhere, who is pursuing an undergraduate degree or above. Should be a student at the time of submission. You may be asked to submit proof to claim the prize.
Only single submissions are allowed. No group or collaborative submissions permitted.
Submission Process
Register your interest here. Upon registration you will receive an email with instructions and PPT template.
Read up about smart proteins.
Complete your PPT as per the instructions. Convert it to a PDF. If you are submitting scicomm material as a video, insert a screenshot of your reel in the PPT and separately email the reel to wellness@tdu.edu.in.
Submit your entry using the link provided upon registration. There is a 10MB limit on the PDF upload.
Prizes will be announced on 18 October, 2024 at the Smart Protein Forum meeting.
Jury
Balkumar Marthi, Dean, Campus Life, GITAM University
Priyankana Mukherjee, Head BioNEST, IKP Knowledge Park, Bangalore
Shovan Ganguli, Science and Technology Consultant
Swathy Palagiri, Innovation Specialist
Vilas Sinkar, Ex-Vice President R & D Unilever
Prizes
Rs 5,000 for the top entry in each category: Product, Process and Scicomm.
Internship worth Rs 10,000 at TDU's Scientific Kitchen for 2 runners-up in each category.
Contact
Sonia Velarsan / Megha : wellness@tdu.edu.in
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