Highest scoring hack overall +MLH Winner Pins!

Second highest scoring hack overall +MLH Winner Pins!

Best Overall Environmental Hack

Runner-Up Environmental Hack

Best mix of technical and non-technical aspects in a project. +MLH Winner Pins!

Fun and interactive projects, usually games.

The best hack that sets out to solve a problem of finance or resource efficiency.

The best wellness and belonging hack category recognizes the best hack working to advance wellness general or individual, or to increase belonging.

Best art, music, visual, or commentary on issues of tech in society.

For our beginners!

The best hack in the field of education and learning!

Best hardware & physical hack

Best hack to incorporate AI and machine learning

This prize goes to whomever uses feedback from our mentors in the most effective or creative way!

Integrates hackathon workshop content

Details of this challenge are TBA -- check our Discord server for updates!

W&M's Institute for Integrative Conservation is hosting a challenge at &hacks XI! We'll announce details as they become available.

It’s time to push the boundaries of what's possible with AI using Google Gemini. Check out the Gemini API to build AI-powered apps that make your friends say WHOA. So, what can Gemini do for your hackathon project?

Understand language like a human and build a chatbot that gives personalized advice

Analyze info like a supercomputer and create an app that summarizes complex research papers

Generate creative content like code, scripts, music, and more

Think of the possibilities… what will you build with the Google Gemini API this weekend?

Play with industry-leading LLMs on a single account using the Snowflake APIs. Adding AI capabilities into your application can be as simple as a single CURL command to Snowflake’s REST API.

Build customized applications, RAG powered chat bots, or embed AI-powered features into your app in half the time with half the hassle. Get started for free with a special, student 120-day Snowflake trial and check out this repository for an example of the Snowflake REST API in action.

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.

Hackathon teams are invited to tackle one of Ferguson’s most pressing IT needs related to green product sales: how can we simplify the process of finding green-certified alternatives to standard products?