Hatathon “Hack The Culture” // expired

• Participation in an online ideathon which unifies great minds from arts and creative industries, business, and IT to generate forward-looking solutions for the cultural sector in the times of crisis
• 3 teams with the most innovative projects can win a EUR 3,000 prize
• Chance to apply for follow-up grants of EUR 25,000 each to realise your project 
• 3 webinars on anti-crisis cultural transformations and technologies for art 
• Experience of creating a viable solution within a limited period of time and pitching ideas 
• New acquaintances in a range of spheres from creative industries to IT
• Ideas, strategies, and tools on how to survive the lockdown and economic crisis

• Teams need 3-6 fellows and an idea to develop during the hatathon
• Team leads need a timely idea that will motivate individual participants to join their team 
• Individual participants need a sharp mind and motivation to help the team they will join

We will engage mentors and evaluators, experienced in culture, creative industries, entrepreneurship, and IT, to coach and judge the projects. There will be 3 rounds of evaluation:

• In the first round, evaluators will assess the projects according to 5 criteria: impact, product, team, presentation, and feasibility. 20 project teams with the highest rating will enter the second round. 
• In the second round, short-listed teams will pitch their ideas in Livestream. After the presentation, evaluators will decide on 3 winners, who each will get a prize of EUR 3,000. 
• After the Hatathon, short-listed project teams can apply for follow-up grants. You will have to work out a more detailed plan and develop a budget to compete for a follow-up grant. Your application will be assessed by House of Europe jury experts separately.

• Participation in Hatathon is open to everyone. You can register independently or on behalf of an organisation.
• To apply for a follow-up grant, you need to be a non-governmental and non-profit cultural organisation registered as a legal entity. Therefore at least one member of your team should represent an organisation with such a status. 
• State organisations and private entrepreneurs cannot apply for grants themselves but are welcome to take part in the Hatathon and to join teams. 
• If your application for a follow-up grant is successful, we will conclude a grant agreement with the organisation/legal entity that shall receive the grant and lead the implementation of the project.   
• We will transfer the money to the bank account of the same legal entity. No payments will be made in cash. 
• You can only apply for follow-up grants after you took part in the Hatathon and your idea got shortlisted. There is no way to directly apply for Hatathon follow-up grants.
• Please find more detailed application guidelines on how to apply for Hatathon follow-up grants here.