Best Public Health Visualization ($200 for the team)

This award will go to the team that creates the overall best visualization in the public health track. Vizzes will be judged holistically. A team’s interpretation of their chosen public health data, technical skill, clarity, organization, aesthetic appeal, and connection to the theme (public health) will all be considered.

Eligibility: submit under the Public Health track. Please note that teams may only submit under one track.

Best Social Justice Visualization ($200 for the team)

This award will go to the team that creates the overall best visualization in the social justice track. Vizzes will be judged holistically. A team’s interpretation of their chosen data, technical skill, clarity, organization, aesthetic appeal, and connection to the theme (Social Justice ) will all be considered.

Eligibility: submit under the Social Justice track. Please note that teams may only submit under one track.

Best Economics Visualization ($200 for the team)

This award will go to the team that creates the overall best visualization in the economics track. Vizzes will be judged holistically. A team’s interpretation of their chosen economic data, technical skill, clarity, organization, aesthetic appeal, and connection to the theme (Economics) will all be considered.

Eligibility: submit under the Economics track. Please note that teams may only submit under one track.

Best Beginner Visualization ($150 for the team)

This award will be given to a beginner team in any track who produces an outstanding visualization. Beginners are defined as those who self-identified as being in high school or having never attended a hackathon/vizathon before on their registration form.

Eligibility: all members of a team must meet the definition of a ‘beginner’ outlined above. This award is open to all tracks.

Best High School Visualization ($25 Art of Problem Solving Coupons for each team member) (2)

This award will be given to a high school team in any track who produces an outstanding visualization.

Eligibility: all members of a team must be in high school. This award is open to all tracks. A team cannot win both the “Best Beginner” and “Best High School” award.

Harvard Center for Geographic Analysis - Best Challenge 1 Visualization ($125 for the team)

This award will be given to the top team whose submission falls within the boundaries of the first challenge set by the CGA (more information on a separate document).

Eligibility: submission must meet the requirements of the first Harvard CGA challenge.

Harvard Center for Geographic Analysis - Best Challenge 2 Visualization ($125 for the team)

This award will be given to the top team whose submission falls within the boundaries of the second challenge set by the CGA (more information on a separate document). Eligibility: submission must meet the requirements of the second Harvard CGA challenge.

Wolfram Award (Top 12 Teams, valued at $375 per team member) (12)

This award will be given to all individuals in the top 12 teams across the three tracks at this event. This award is for a year of Wolfram|One Personal Edition plus a one-year subscription to Wolfram|Alpha Pro.

Eligibility: This award is open to all tracks.

Narrative Award ($40 for the team)

This award will be given to a team that creates a story with their visualization. Their work has a clear, compelling, and creative narrative. They are able to effectively show patterns and insights from their data in a way that is accessible and insightful.

Eligibility: this award is open to all tracks.

Aesthetic Award ($40 for the team)

This award will be given to a team that creates an outstandingly visually attractive submission. Their work is stunning and beautiful. Every element of the submission is clearly purposeful and well-designed.

Eligibility: this award is open to all tracks.

Innovation Award ($40 for the team)

This award will be given to a team that displays outstanding creativity and innovation in their work. They may make unique use of our sponsor-provided resources, or use visualization tools in a novel way. The overall submission is one-of-a-kind and impressive in its concept and execution.

Eligibility: this award is open to all tracks.

Interdisciplinary Award ($40 for the team)

This award will be given to a team who thoughtfully takes ideas or inspiration from multiple disciplines in their visualization. They combine fields in a way that allows their visualization to make the most of their data. This visualization tells a story that couldn’t be found in one discipline alone.

Eligibility: This award is open to all tracks.

Accessibility Award ($40 for the team)

This award will be given to the team that is best able to take complex information, concepts, and data, then visualize it in a way that is accessible and easy-to-understand. Their visualization could be understood even by those who are younger (i.e., middle school) and those with no experience in data science and statistics.

Eligibility: This award is open to all tracks.

Interactivity Award (Headset and Mouse from HyperX for each team member)

This award will be given to a team whose submission has interesting and compelling interactive elements. Their visualization is fun to play around with and allows viewers to engage with the data in a way that static visualizations cannot always achieve.

Eligibility: this award is open to all tracks. Due to the agreements of our sponsorship with HyperX, teams must be from the US or Canada to win this prize. The specific products available are Cloud II – Red Gaming Headsets and Pulsefire Core Gaming Mice.