APPETIZER HACKATHON - An Opportunity to Use Various Korean APIs

APPETIZER HACKATHON, held for the first time this year under the theme of ‘New Normal in the Post-COVID-19 - The Beginning of Innovation using Cloud’ - 1st team to receive a total of $5,000 in prize money and about $17,000 in credits from Naver Cloud.

To download:

1. Application_Form

2.  Idea Development plan_Form

For detailed information, you may want to click the links below to read more: 

1. APPETIZER HACKATHON Guide

2. APPETIZER HACKATHON News Release

1. Outline

○ Name of Event: APPETIZER HACKATHON  

○ Participation Eligibility: 

(Eligibility): Undergraduate, graduate students, developer, and engineer in South-East Asia region

(Quota): Form a group of 1 to 5 people to apply, a total of 30 teams will be selected after document screening

○ Major Details: 30 teams that made into the main HACKATHON round will participate in idea development hackathon which uses various API from 10 Korean companies and they will be able to receive various technical support and feedbacks through mentoring sessions with Korean companies. 8 teams with most outstanding ideas will be chosen to make final presentations and give awards.

○ Total Prize: Total of $27,000

• Grand prize (1 team): $5,000 / 1^st runner-up (2 teams): $3,000 each / 2^nd runner-up (5 teams): $1,000 each.
• Each of 22 teams that will not win awards will be given participation award of $500 each.

○ Main Benefits for Participating Teams

• Provides Naver Cloud credits worth about $2,500 to 30 teams that made to the main round.
• Provides 1-year Naver Cloud credits worth about $17,000 to the Grand Prize Team.

○ Registration Period: December 6, 2021 (Monday) 09:00 am to December 23, 2021 (Thursday) 15:00 pm (Korean Standard Time)

○ Registration Method: Online application (www.api-appetizer.com)

• Applications will be acknowledged only if Idea Development Plan, Pledge of Participation, and Consent Form for Collection, Use, Provision and ThirdParty Provision of Personal Information are completely uploaded.
• APPLE related gifts will be given to only 15 teams who register during 12/6 ~ 12/10 and participate all hackathon programs by the end of the January, 2022.

    ○ Organizer / Host / Supporter: Naver Cloud / Korea Software Industry Association / Ministry of SMEs and Startups, Korea Foundation for Cooperation of Large&Small Business, Rural Affairs

2. Main Schedule (Korean Standard Time)

3. Inquiries: Secretariat of APPETIZER HACKATHON

E-Mail: yr@prime-c.co.kr

* Please inquire through the email, inquiry menu on the website, or through WhatsApp.