The Solana Foundation just announced on Twitter their 6th annual Solana Summer Camp Hackathon. This will be an online, global event with up to $5 million in prizes and seed funding – running from July 11th to August 16th, 2022. Solana Summer Camp has a mobile prize track, as well as tracks in Payments, DeFi, Web3, Gaming, and DAOs. The previous hackathon “Riptide” had nearly 7,000 participants submit 600 projects.
Builders can expect a series of Twitter Spaces featuring talks and workshops from prominent individuals in the industry. Participants can also sign up for free month-long, in-person co-working spaces hosted by ecosystem projects in cities around the world, including San Francisco, Sydney, Singapore, Lagos, Salt Lake City, and more.
Projects will be eligible for the following prizes:
– The Grand Champion: winner will receive $65,000 USDC, three passes to an upcoming Solana conference, and the chance to present their projects to the greater Solana community
– The Community Choice Award: winner will receive $10,000 USDC and an exclusive NFT
– Prizes in the Mobile, Payments, DeFi, Web3, Gaming, and DAO Tracks: with five prizes each ranging from $50,000 USDC to $10,000 USDC
– The University Award: winner will receive $30,000 USDC
– The Climate Award: winner will receive $10,000 USDC
