Search for judges by name or enter their email address
Posted: Mon Feb 10, 2025 3:51 am
On the hackathon page, administrators can invite judges for that event. To add judges:
Select the themes (if applicable)
Select regions (if applicable)
From the hackathon page, you can also edit the judging criteria.
After the submission deadline passes, judges will be able to see all of the projects and judging criteria. They’re able to give scores for each of the criteria and enter feedback. During the judging period, hackathon managers can keep track of results in a leaderboard that is only visible to them.
Related: See how Finastra streamlined israel telegram screening judging in its internal hackathons with DFT
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#4 Hackathon announcements
Throughout the event, you’ll likely want to send updates to participants and judges. The hackathon announcements feature makes it easy to compose and send messages. To do this:
Select the recipient
Fill in the subject line
Fill in the message body
Select when to send the message
Click send
A gif showing how to schedule an announcement on DFT
Get more people to participate in your hackathons
A big part of getting more people to participate in hackathons comes down to making it easy for them to do so. There are a few ways DFT helps with this—easy-to-use project prompts, built-in teambuilding features, and the option to run private guest hackathons.
Select the themes (if applicable)
Select regions (if applicable)
From the hackathon page, you can also edit the judging criteria.
After the submission deadline passes, judges will be able to see all of the projects and judging criteria. They’re able to give scores for each of the criteria and enter feedback. During the judging period, hackathon managers can keep track of results in a leaderboard that is only visible to them.
Related: See how Finastra streamlined israel telegram screening judging in its internal hackathons with DFT
Book a free demo
Want to see Devpost for Teams in action? Book your free demo.
Book a demo
#4 Hackathon announcements
Throughout the event, you’ll likely want to send updates to participants and judges. The hackathon announcements feature makes it easy to compose and send messages. To do this:
Select the recipient
Fill in the subject line
Fill in the message body
Select when to send the message
Click send
A gif showing how to schedule an announcement on DFT
Get more people to participate in your hackathons
A big part of getting more people to participate in hackathons comes down to making it easy for them to do so. There are a few ways DFT helps with this—easy-to-use project prompts, built-in teambuilding features, and the option to run private guest hackathons.