A laptop, your student ID and a great attitude! You should NOT bring any firearms, weapons, alcohol, drugs, or soldering materials.

A variety of prizes can be won including Overall Best Project, Most Creative, and Best Visualization.

There can be a maximum of 4 people per team. You may specify your team when applying so that you are all considered together.

Texas datahack is absolutely free for all UT students!

Yes! We will provide you with breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snacks and drinks throughout the day to make sure you are full and focused. Vegetarian options can be made available if specified on your application.

No. You will have a lot of freedom in what to create at the hackathon, but the projects will have to utilize the datasets that we provide. This helps us create a more level playing field for the contestants.

We will supply you with datasets focused on social good that you can create your project from.

Please reach out to partnerships@txconvergent.org :)

You can email us at membership@txconvergent.org.