This prize is awarded to the team whose project excelled in all areas of judging.
1st Place: Apple Ipad Mini + Apple Pencil Pro, per participant

This prize is awarded to the best team composed entirely of first-time hackers whose project excelled in all areas of judging. Note: To qualify, a majority of the team must consist of first-time hackers.
1st Place: Beats Solo 4 True Wireless Headphones
2nd Place: JBL Flip 6 Portable Waterproof SpeakerOpt

This prize is awarded to the best team whose project had the most intuitive, user-friendly, and aesthetic UX/UI design.
1st Place: Acer Portable Monitor
2nd Place: Westing House 24' TV

This are prize awarded to the team whose project creatively tackles issues that women face, aids female-empowerment, combats the gender gap in tech, etc.
1st Place: Apple Mac Mini

This award is given to the team with the best UI/UX for data labeling by Arcfield.
Prize: $300 Amazon Gift Card total for the team

This award is given to the team with the best financial hack by Capital One. How will you reimagine banking?

Prize: $250 Amazon Gift Card per person

This team is awarded to the project with the most promising potential as a startup. This category recognizes innovative hacks demonstrating strong business viability, scalability, and market impact. Get a chance to win a cash prize!

Prize: $100 Gift Card

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

Want to take your Python skills to the next level? Streamlit is an open-source Python library that makes it easy to share and build custom web apps for machine learning, data science, and more. Instead of writing Python scripts without a UI, you can create a beautiful web app, complete with widgets and data visualizations, and deploy it for free to the Streamlit Community Cloud. You can even build a fully functional LLM-powered app with just 25 lines of code! Hack with Streamlit this weekend for your chance to win an Arduino Tiny ML Kit for you and each member of your team.

Prize: Arduino Tiny MLH Kit

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: Hashicorp Wireless Mechanical Keyboard

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. The winning team will also be considered for a grand prize — if chosen you’ll be flown out to San Francisco to meet with the Reach Capital team in person!

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: Hack from Home Kit

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