Welcome to HackUTD: Lost in the Pages, the largest 24-hour university hackathon in the South! This is a weekend-long event where you have 24 hours to build software, hardware, and more around a problem or idea. You can team up with people you have known forever or people you have just met. Whether you're a frequent hackathon attendee or just getting started, we'd love to see what you can make. Join us for workshops taught by industry leaders, fun events/games, free food, and limited-edition swag items! And, most importantly, an extremely enriching learning experience.
Note on prizes: Each member of the winning teams will get a prize

Requirements

What to Build

Build almost anything you want! If you want to win prizes, build something that satisfies sponsor's challenge statements, which you can find a detailed list of on our hackerpack once hacking starts.

Team Registration

Your team needs to be registered by 11:00pm on Saturday (11/8). Don’t worry, you do not have to have your whole project done by this time. You will be able to edit your submission after the first submit. This is just to make sure your team is registered on DevpostYou will have until 12:00pm on Sunday to fully submit your project.

Submission

Your project needs to be finalized by noon (12:00pm) on Sunday! No edits can be made to your project after that time. Make sure you have at least the following:

  • Project Title and Description
  • Code Repository or Zip
  • Challenges/Tracks you are submitting to
  • Demo Video (should ONLY be a demo, maximum of 2 minutes)

You can only submit to a maximum of 2 sponsor challenge statements! (But you can submit to as many non-sponsor tracks as you want)Any challenge with [MLH] at the start does not count towards this limit.

Hackathon Sponsors

Prizes

23 non-cash prizes
General Track
3 winners

1st - Mac M4 16GB
2nd - iPad Air 11" M3 + Apple Pencil Pro
3rd - Lofree FlowLite 84 Keyboard

PNC Bank
3 winners

1st - PlayStation 5 Slim
2nd - Ray-ban Meta AI Sunglasses
3rd - Yaber T1 Pro-Mini Smartphone Projector

T-Mobile
3 winners

1st - iPhone 17
2nd - iPad Air
3rd - Beats Studio Pro Headphones

StateFarm
3 winners

1st - HOVERair X1 Drone w/Camera
2nd - Bose Earbuds
3rd - Newsmy Portable Power Station

Goldman Sachs
3 winners

1st - Apple Airpod Pros 3
2nd - Apple TV
3rd - $50 Grub Hub gift card

Toyota Financial Services
3 winners

1st - $500 Amazon Gift Card
2nd - $350 Amazon Gift Card
3rd - $150 Amazon Gift Card

Northmark Compute & Cloud
3 winners

1st place chooses 1st, 2nd chooses 2nd, 3rd chooses 3rd:
1. Nintendo Switch 2
2. Sony WH-1000XM5 Headphones
3. DJI Tello Drones

Capital One
1 winner

1st - $300 Amazon Gift Card

Nvidia
3 winners

1st - 3 RTX 5080 GPUs + 3 NVIDIA Logo Hats
2nd - 2 RTX 5080 GPUs + 3 NVIDIA Backpacks + 3 $100 Brev Credits
3rd - 3 NVIDIA Backpacks + 3 $200 Brev Credits

CBRE
3 winners

1st - $250 Amazon Gift Card
2nd - $150 Amazon Gift Card
3rd - $75 Amazon Gift Card

EOG Resources
2 winners

1st - Nintendo Switch 2
2nd - Ninja Cremi

Best Startup
1 winner

1st - Phillips Hue Light Bar

Best Hardware
1 winner

1st - ELEGOO UNO Project Starter Kit

Best Design
1 winner

1st - Fujifilm Instax Mini SE Instant Camera with Bonus 10 pack Mini Film

Best Beginner
1 winner

1st - Anker Power Bank

Guided Track
1 winner

1st - Nord VPN 1 year subscription

Best Use of Gemini API by MLH
1 winner

Google Swag kits

Best Use of ElevenLabs by MLH
1 winner

Wireless Earbuds

Best Use of Auth0
1 winner

JBL Headphones

Best Use of Solana
1 winner

Prize: SenseCap Card Trackers

Best Use of DigitalOcean Gradient AI by MLH
1 winner

Retro Wireless Mouse

Best Use of Vultr
1 winner

Portable Screens

Best Domain Name from GoDaddy Registry
1 winner

Digital Gift Card

Devpost Achievements

Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:

Judges

Jury

Jury
HackUTD

Judging Criteria

  • Innovation and Creativity
    How unique or original is the project idea? Does it present a new solution to a problem or use technology in an unexpected way?
  • Technical Complexity
    How technically challenging is the project? Did the team push the boundaries with complex algorithms, integrations, or hardware?
  • Completeness
    Does the project work as intended? Are there any major bugs or broken features?
  • Design
    How user-friendly and visually appealing is the project? Is the interface intuitive and easy to navigate?
  • Impact
    Does the project address a real problem, and could it be used in a real-world context?
  • Presentation
    How well did the team communicate their project and its purpose? Did they clearly explain the problem, solution, and technical choices?

Questions? Email the hackathon manager

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