There are the CODiE awards http://www.siia.net/codies/2013/ http://www.siia.net/codies/2013/ I built a pruduct that was nominated in the educational category

There are the CODiE awards http://www.siia.net/codies/2013/ http://www.siia.net/codies/2013/ I built a pruduct that was nominated in the educational category several years ago. The awards event was really fun but otherwise I don't see it as a way to attract more CS/SE students.