Awarded to the best overall project submitted to the hackathon

Prize: Hisense 55" 4k QLED TV

Awarded to the best arcade-centric project

Prize: Nintendo Switch OLED Console with White Joycons, 64GB (Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Bundle)

Awarded to the best no-code project prototyped in Figma or another design software

Prize: Fujifilm Instax Mini 12 Bundle

Awarded to the project with the highest overall ranking, where at least 2/3 of team members are attending their first hackathon.

Prize: Amazon Echo Pop

Bio: This track is designed to equip participants with the knowledge and skills needed to maximize the potential of AWS for building, deploying, and managing scalable, secure, and cost-effective cloud solutions.

Prize: $1,000 in Amazon gift cards

Build a hack that focuses on improving the developer experience in some meaningful way - this could be tackling any part of the development lifecycle (creating, modifying or testing software)!

Prize: Keychron Mechanical Keyboard

We’re in search of bold new thinking. This is an invitation to solve the problem of medical error that harms millions of U.S. patients, kills approximately 250,000 patients, and costs billions of dollars every year. We’re calling on Hack@Brown teams to envision the best consumer-driven patient safety tech solution that has the potential to avert patient harm and save lives. One team member from each team must attend the workshop to be eligible for the prize. The best team will be awarded a prize worth $1,000. In order to be eligible to win your innovation must be consumer-driven (versus designed for clinical staff use) and address with one of the following five leading patient safety challenges facing health care across the continuum of care: Medication errors, procedural/surgical errors, errors during routine patient care (e.g. pressure ulcers, blood clots, falls), infections and diagnostic safety. The winning team will represent the most aligned, innovative, impactful idea that clearly understands the problem identified. Learn more about the problem and get access to resources to help your hack here.

Prize: $1000

Bio: MongoDB Atlas takes the leading modern database and makes it accessible in the cloud! Get started with a $50 credit for students or sign up for the Atlas free forever tier (no credit card required). Along with a suite of services and functionalities, you'll have everything you need to manage all of your data, and you can get a headstart with free resources from MongoDB University! Build a hack using MongoDB Atlas for a chance to win a M5GO IoT Starter Kit for you and each member of your team.

Prize: M5GO IoT Starter Kit

Bio: HashiCorp Terraform is a source available infrastructure as code (IaC) tool that makes building, deploying, and managing your projects even easier! Whether you’re working in the cloud or using local resources, Terraform can make managing and configuring your application simple and organized. From deploying Machine Learning models to spinning up virtual containers for your web applications, Terraform supports a wide array of cloud providers and services, taking the guesswork out of your next hackathon project. Dive into the documentation and discover all the ways Terraform can take the way you hack to the next level!

Terraform’s community edition is free to use with no credit card required! Utilize Terraform in your hackathon project this weekend for a chance to win some awesome Hashicorp prizes for you and each of your teammates!

Prize: Keychron K8 Wireless Keyboard

Bio: AI has upended what we can accomplish with technology. Reach Capital invests in the next generation of founders and technical talent, and they want you to use AI to transform the future of learning, health, and work. Build a project that impacts one (or all!) of these areas for a chance to win a Logitech webcam for each member of your team and the exclusive opportunity to discuss your creation with Reach Capital’s team of expert investors.

Prize: Logitech Webcam & Meeting with Co-Founding Partner at Reach Capital

Bio: GoDaddy Registry is giving you everything you need to be the best hacker no matter where you are. Register your domain name with GoDaddy Registry for a chance to win some amazing prizes!

Prize: GoDaddy Hack from Home Kit!

Bio: Generative AI is rapidly changing the landscape of software development. This category challenges you to build novel applications that leverage the power of Generative AI APIs. Think outside the box and integrate cutting-edge AI models to create innovative solutions with real-world impact.

To participate, utilize publicly available Generative AI APIs (like those from OpenAI, Anthropic, Hugging Face, Llama, IBM Watson, or Google Gemini) to develop a unique and functional application. This could include:

AI-powered creative tools: Design an app that allows users to generate unique marketing copy, translate languages in real-time, or create personalized learning experiences.

Intelligent assistants and automation: Build a chatbot that can provide insightful customer support, or a system that automates complex tasks using natural language processing.

Next-generation content creation platforms: Develop a platform that empowers users to generate high-quality images, write different kinds of creative text formats, or compose original music with AI assistance.

This is your chance to get hands on with cutting edge tech, put your skills on display, and of course, win some awesome prizes!

Prize: Mechanical Keyboard & Fitbit