We are HackUMass, a 36-hour event where students bring their craziest ideas to life.

Requirements

Click on 'Start Project' or go to 'My Projects' and click on 'Create project' to get started.

Choose your relevant prize categories on Devpost. You may only choose up to three prizes with the [HACKUMASS] tag. All projects will be automatically considered for Best Software, Best Hardware, and the top three prizes.

Sponsor prizes must also be opted-in, but these prizes will not count towards your limit.

All prizes without the [HACKUMASS] tag are sponsor prizes.

Hackathon Sponsors

Prizes

$9,385 in prizes
[HACKUMASS] Grand Prize
1 winner

Bose SoundLink Revolve (Series II) Portable Bluetooth Speaker + HackUMass XI Bear

[HACKUMASS] Second Place Prize
1 winner

Sony Wireless Headphones + HackUMass XI Bear

[HACKUMASS] Third Prize
1 winner

$125 Amazon Gift Card -- Sponsored by KPMG + HackUMass XI Bear

[HACKUMASS] Best Idea
1 winner

Star Projector Astronaut Lamp

[HACKUMASS] Best Sustainability Hack
1 winner

Jellycat Succulent Plush

[HACKUMASS] Best Security Hack
1 winner

Security Key

[HACKUMASS] Best Game Hack
1 winner

Game Controller Neon Sign

[HACKUMASS] Best Healthcare Hack
1 winner

Stanley Cup

[HACKUMASS] Best Software Hack
1 winner

Royal Kludge Mechanical Keyboard + HackUMass XI Bear

[HACKUMASS] Best Beginner Software Hack
1 winner

LED Lights

[HACKUMASS] Best Web Hack
1 winner

Laptop Stand

[HACKUMASS] Best AI/ML Hack
1 winner

$30 Amazon Gift Card

[HACKUMASS] Best Mobile Hack
1 winner

Anker Portable Charger

[HACKUMASS] Best Hardware Hack
1 winner

Raspberry Pi 4 + HackUMass XI Bear

[HACKUMASS] Best Beginner Hardware Hack
1 winner

iFixit Kit

[HACKUMASS] Cheapest Hardware Hack
1 winner

HexBug Scorpion

[HACKUMASS] Best Circuit Hack
1 winner

Makeronics Electronics Kit

[HACKUMASS] Best Mechanical Hack
1 winner

$20 Home Depot Gift Card

MLH – Most Creative Use of GitHub
1 winner

GitHub is one of the best ways to collaborate, push code, get feedback, and show the world what you’ve built during a hackathon. To take it a step further, GitHub is now offering you access to industry tools, events & learning resources through something called GitHub Global Campus. Win this weekend’s Most Creative Use of GitHub prize category, first by signing up for GitHub Global Campus and second by using a GitHub repository to host your hackathon project’s code! Make sure your use of GitHub stands out with a detailed ReadMe page, meaningful pull requests and collaboration history, and even a GitHub pages deployment!

MLH – Best Use of MATLAB
1 winner

MATLAB and Simulink are computational tools used at over 100,000 businesses, government and university sites in over 190 countries. Use MATLAB and/or Simulink exclusively or integrate them into another tool for your next hack to win an exclusive MathWorks branded Wireless YoYo Speaker! You can also claim a free MATLAB software license to get started.

MLH – Best .Tech Domain Name
1 winner

Make your Team's Achievements timeless: Win a .Tech Domain Name for Life to Showcase and Expand Your Project, Plus 4 Blue Snowball Mics for Effortless Collaboration on Zoom, empowering you to build even more cool things together!

MLH – Best Use of MongoDB Atlas
1 winner

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! Build a hack using MongoDB Atlas for a chance to win a M5GO IoT Starter Kit for you and each member of your team.

MLH – Best Use of Google Cloud
1 winner

Build your hackathon project with a suite of secure storage, powerful compute, and integrated data analytics products provided by Google Cloud. See full list of products here: g.co/cloud. Each winning team member will receive a Google branded backpack

MLH – Best Use of Auth0
1 winner

Auth0 wants your applications to be secure! Use any of the Auth0 APIs for a chance to win some exclusive swag, including nan Auth0 branded Rocketbook and Rubiks Cube! Why spend hours building features like social sign-in, Multi-Factor Authentication, and passwordless log-in when you can enable them through Auth0 straight out of the box? Save some time on your hack and set yourself up for a big win. It doesn't take much to get started. Auth0 is free to try, no credit card required, with up to 7,000 free active users and unlimited log-ins. Make your new account today!

MLH – Best Use of TinyMCE
1 winner

TinyMCE is a rich-text editor that allows you to create formatted content within a hacker-friendly interface. Adding a Rich Text Editor component has never been easier! Alongside functionalities like bold, italics, underlines, hyperlinks, or titles (to name a few), the editor also allows users to enable HTML tags, MarkDown or CSS; TinyMCE also gives you the ability to edit your text elements directly with no code, similar to the way you would edit a word document.

TinyMCE also has dozens of plugins that allow developers to customize their user’s experience. From implementing accessibility checkers, autocorrect, and enhanced image editing to utilizing emoticons, adding responsive design with auto resize and even a ChatGPT AI Assistant, there’s a plugin for every use case imaginable!

Signup for TinyMCE for a free trial and get started today, no credit card required! To qualify for the Best Use of TinyMCE prize category, be sure to render the editor with a Tiny Cloud account and use at least 3 open source plugins and 2 premium plugins in your project, for a chance to win a 3D Printing Pen for you and each of your team members!

MLH – Best Use of Hedera
1 winner

Hedera is a next generation blockchain technology that’s accessible from familiar programming languages like Java and JavaScript. Their goal? To make Web3 development even more accessible to hackers like you! Build a project on Hedera's test network for a chance to win amazing Glorious Modular Compact Mechanical Keyboards for you and your team!

Best Pitch Prize
1 winner

Sponsored by Berthiaume Center For Entrepreneurship

Wolfram Award Letter
8 winners

Award Letter of $375 in value given to the top 8 teams

Devpost Achievements

Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:

Judges

UMass Amherst Professors

UMass Amherst Professors

Judging Criteria

  • General
    Projects will be judged on how well they fit the category, creativity, and actual implementation.

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