About the Event
Flourish‑A‑Thon is a cross-disciplinary hackathon bringing together students from all across Johns Hopkins — from AI and engineering to public health to business — to do one thing: build AI solutions that help people flourish.
Over five days, your team will identify a place where people fall short of a thriving life and build something that starts to close it. A tool. A model. An intervention. Something real.
Schedule
Friday, May 1
3:00 – 6:00 PM
6225 Smith Avenue SE 304
Kickoff. We'll orient the group, meet your teammates, and spend 90 minutes workshopping ideas together.
Saturday, May 2
12:00 – 4:00 PM
Bloomberg Student Center 403
Work with mentors to frame your problem. Two workshops led by PhD researchers to sharpen your thinking.
Sunday, May 3
All Day
Zoom
Final push. Refine, prototype, and prepare your pitch.
Monday, May 4
All Day
Zoom
Practice your pitch with teammates.
Tuesday, May 5
4:00 – 6:00 PM
Bloomberg Student Center
Lightning pitches. Teams present what they built and what they learned. Prizes awarded.
Who We're Looking For
The strongest teams will have leads covering at least three perspectives:
Technical Lead
AI, data science, engineering — someone who can build or prototype fast.
Public Health Lead
Epidemiology, health policy, community health — someone who knows where the gaps are.
Business Lead
Strategy, operations, growth — someone who can think about what it takes to make things last.
Apply as an individual and we'll help match you to a team, or apply with a group already formed.
Awards
Participation is free. Top teams compete for $1,000 in prizes, awarded at the Exhibition Day pitch event.
First Place
$500
Best overall project
Second Place
$300
Runner-up
Third Place
$200
Third place
Get Involved
Open to all Johns Hopkins students and affiliates. Applications reviewed on a rolling basis.
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