Smart Campus 2023

If you are a winner, we will contact you directly via email to arrange the shipment of your prize.

Participants who receive free hardware and do not submit a project may be ineligible for future giveaways unless the hardware is returned.

If you receive free hardware and become unable to submit a project, please contact us at nana.wang@dfrobot.com and let us know as soon as possible. We may choose to arrange for the hardware to be shipped to another participant.

To be eligible for judging, you must meet ALL of the following requirements unless otherwise stated:

General Requirements

• You must be registered as a participant for this contest.
• You must register for an Arduino Cloud account (if you don't already have one)
• You must join both Arduino and DFRobot communities on Hackster
• Your entry must be your own original work
• Your entry cannot have been selected as a winner in any other Hackster contest
• Your team is no more than 5 members per entry.*
• You must be affiliated with a school as a student or faculty

*By entering a submission to this contest on behalf of a team, you acknowledge that you are the designated representative authorized to act on behalf of your team. (See full rules below for details)

Hardware Application Requirements

Note: If you choose to submit an application for free hardware, you must meet the following requirements. If not, continue to 'Hardware/Software Build Requirements' below.

• You must be a US-based school affiliate to be eligible
• Your hardware application must be submitted via the online application form found on the contest page’s “apply for hardware” tab
• Your hardware application must be written in English
• Your hardware application must use the Hackster EEDU kits (AI, Environmental Sensing, IoT)
• Your hardware application must solve a problem related to "smart campus"
• Your hardware application must be submitted by Apr 6, 2023 at 6:00 PM PT.

Hardware/Software Build Requirements

• Your project must be created using the DFRobot ESP32/ESP8266 development board series + sensors
• Your project must be created using the Arduino Cloud
• Your project must solve a problem related to "smart campus"

Project Documentation Requirements

• Your project must include a project name, short project description, cover image, bill of materials (BOM), full instructions, images, and relevant resource files (schematics, code, CAD).
• Your project must be written in English.
• Your project must be submitted by Jun 16, 2023 at 11:59 PM PT.

Your project will be judged according to the rubric below.

• Project Documentation (30 points)
  Story/Instructions - Show how you created your project, including images, screenshots, and any video demonstration of your solution working as intended. Ask yourself: “If I were a beginner reading this project, would I understand how to recreate it?”.
• Complete BOM (10 points)
  Detail the hardware, software and/or tools used.
• Schematics (10 points)
  Draw your circuit diagrams using software like Fritzing.org and/or take detailed photographs.
• Code & Contribution (20 points)
  Include working code with helpful comments.
• Creativity (30 points)
  Your idea doesn’t have to be original, but it should be creative (a fresh take on an old idea is often worth as much as a brand new idea).
• Bonus Points - Impact (10 points)
  Incorporate in your story a video of your campus tour - what is special/unique about your campus, and what is the impact your solution will bring to your campus.

• Swag + Hardware Coupon + School Plan Cloud Credit ($3,700 value)

• Swag + Hardware Coupon + Cloud Credit ($250 value)

• Swag + Hardware Coupon + Cloud Credit ($250 value)

• Swag + Hardware Coupon + Cloud Credit ($247 value)

• Swag + Hardware Coupon + Cloud Credit ($250 value)

• Swag + Hardware Coupon + Cloud Credit ($250 value)

• Swag + eGiftcard ($250 value)

• Swag + Hardware Coupon ($100 value) (5 are available)

Step 1: Register for the Contest

• Start by creating a free account on Hackster.io (or sign-in if already a member).
• Register for the contest by clicking “Register as a participant”.

Step 2: Build and Document Your Project

• Build your project according to the submission requirements.
• Document your project build using Hackster’s project template. To create a new project, click “create new project” on the contest page or the “+” symbol in the top right corner of your Hackster page.

Step 3: Review and submit your project

• Review your project and make sure it meets all the submission requirements.
• Upload a previously created project by clicking “add existing project” on the contest page.
• Submit your project by Jun 16, 2023 at 11:59 PM PT by clicking “review and submit project” on the contest page.

Free devices winners will be announced by March 25, 2023. The list of winners will be visible on the Apply for hardware tab.

Contest winners will be announced on July 10, 2023. The list of winners will be visible on the main page (Contest brief).

You are eligible to enter if you meet the following requirements at time of entry:

• You are at least 13 years of age
  If you are 12 years or younger, you must receive a legal guardian's permission and have them complete Hackster’s contest permission form prior to submitting an entry into this contest. Send any questions to contests@hackster.io.
• You are not a resident of Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Sudan, or Syria
  US export regulations prohibit the export of goods and services to the countries listed above, therefore residents of these countries are not eligible to participate in this challenge.
• You are not involved in the execution or administration of this contest.
• You are not an immediate family member or household member of a Hackster employee.