Top three teams (regardless of track) will receive the following:

1. $3000
2. $2000
3. $1500

Twilio allows you to incorporate mobile messaging, phone calls and a ton of other awesome communication features right into your hackathon project using a web service API. Are you building an e-commerce website and want to send text notifications or email confirmations once an order is completed? Or maybe you'd like to verify users based on their mobile numbers? Twilio makes all this possible and more. Build a hack that simplifies your life using any Twilio API for a chance to win some Twilio Swag Box & a GameGo Console

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.

Register a .Tech domain name using Domain.com during the weekend for your chance to win a Domain.com branded backpack for you and each member of your team! Each team may submit one entry per person on the team. The more creative the domain the better!

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!

Avanade has put sustainable tech at the forefront of their ongoing mission! Sustainability is about conserving an ecological balance by avoiding depletion of natural resources and focusing efforts to reduce and improve the environmental impact of technology, processes, and operations on our planet and society. For your hackathon project, we want you to make a genuine human impact using your ingenuity to address sustainability through an innovative use of technology. Demonstrate how you can create a more sustainable future and help the environment. As an added bonus, the team with the best sustainability hack will be rewarded with awesome lego sets!

Build solutions including apps, AI, and reporting with low code and configuration. Simplify, automate, and transform tasks and processes using the Microsoft Power Platform. In under 30 hours, you'll learn how to create canvas and model-driven applications in Power Apps. You'll also skill up in managing permissions for Dataverse, creating analytics reports with Power BI, and so much more.

Visit the page below for more information:
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/training/challenges?id=B7BFF832-B9EC-495C-8213-26471EB30B38&wt.mc_id=cloudskillschallenge_B7BFF832-B9EC-495C-8213-26471EB30B38

From our mainly centralized social and financial interactions of today, imagine what a decentralized future looks like using a blockchain like XRPL.

* # of winners are flexible based on students submission. The 10,000 prize will be converted to XRPL.

"Join us in creating a more just world through technology. Develop innovative solutions that address the root causes of systemic inequality, improve access to justice for all, and empower marginalized communities to thrive. Let's harness the power of technology to build a fairer, more equitable society for everyone."

Guiding Questions:

-How can technology be used to address systemic inequality in the justice system?
-What tools and resources can we create to improve access to justice for marginalized communities?
-How can we leverage technology to amplify underrepresented voices and empower communities to advocate for their rights?
-What innovative approaches can we take to promote accountability and transparency in the justice system?
-How can we use technology to support the work of grassroots organizations and social justice movements?
-What can we do to address the bias and discrimination that exist within technology itself, and ensure that our solutions are inclusive and equitable for all?

(All are welcome to apply to the gALPHA accelerator, which is a free, four-week venture creation sprint designed to help entrepreneurially minded students, community members and technologists create high-growth startups. gALPHA provides product ideas, mentorship and coaching to individuals or teams, then works with them one-on-one for one month to help them develop an innovative and marketable product or solution. Link is https://airtable.com/shrvqs6wQtQ344mkr).