Deadline Nears for Base Onchain Summer Awards and Campus Mini App Challenge

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Ethereum L2 blockchain network Base opened submissions for two parallel competitions aimed at spotlighting creativity and innovation in the on-chain space, the Onchain Summer Awards and the Campus Mini App Challenge, with both deadlines set in the first week of September.

• Check out Campus Mini App Challenge here.
• Check out Onchain Summer here.

Deadlines

The Campus Mini App Challenge invites students and developers to build creative mini-apps, with submissions closing on September 5, 2025. 

Meanwhile, the Onchain Summer Awards, which recognize standout onchain projects across various categories, will accept entries until September 2, 2025.

Campus Mini App Challenge

The Campus Mini App Challenge, organized by Base Philippines, invited students and developers to build creative mini apps. 

It is a month-long competition that runs throughout August 2025 aimed at showcasing the creativity of students and alumni from universities across the country in building onchain mini apps.

The challenge called for participants to create functional onchain tools, games, social dApps, or utilities using Base, with projects judged on functionality, creativity, and usability. Builders were allowed to join individually or in teams, provided at least one member is a student or graduate of a Philippine university.

As of writing, there are currently 106 submissions on the challenge.

Prize:

• 3,000 USDC will be awarded, with 1,000 USDC each, for the top three winners.
• The top three schools with the highest number of submissions will receive ₱50,000 each.

According to the website, winners will be announced on September 12, 2025.

Onchain Summer Awards

The Onchain Summer Awards, running from July 9 to September 2, 2025, will recognize the most innovative consumer and mini apps built on Base. 

A total of $250,000 in prizes will be awarded across two categories:

• $200,000 for Top Apps by Engagement (Live & New, Mini & Consumer)
  • Prizes per sub-track:
    • 1st Place: $25,000
    • 2nd Place: $10,000
    • 3rd Place: $7,500
    • 4th Place: $5,000
    • 5th Place: $2,500

• Top Apps by App Maturity – $50,000 allocated to:
  • Early-Stage Apps (<100 users): $1,000 each + Base Core support
  • Emerging Apps (<5,000 users): $1,000 each + entry to IncuBase
  • Established Apps (>5,000 users): $1,000 each + growth and fundraising support

Winners will be determined through metrics such as transaction volume, repeat user engagement, demand for Base blockspace, and Farcaster activity. 

Teams must register on Base Build (available August 12 for mini apps and August 19 for consumer apps) for their data to be tracked.

Each week during the program, one standout app will also be featured in a live demo spotlight. 

Final winners will be announced in early September, with standout projects also spotlighted weekly through live demos. Top builders are set to be recognized at the OCS Awards Ceremony during Basecamp this fall.

This article is published on BitPinas: Onchain Summer and Campus Mini App Challenge

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