UofTHacks is back for it's 13th iteration! 36 hours, over 550 participants, and tons of memories to be made.

We're bringing together over 550 innovative and driven students to UofT to design, build, and innovate new projects, all within 36 hours. From January 16-18, 2026, participants will have the opportunity to get expert mentorship, meet other participants and intrustry leaders, and enjoy a series of fun and technical events.

Requirements

What to Build

We will have a theme for UofTHacks 13, which we ask hackers to relate their project to in some way. Participants are given the freedom to build anything they can imagine. We want to see you get creative and build unique solutions to real world problems. 

What to Submit

Your devpost submission must have a demo video and a link to your public github repository. Additionally, participants must follow the steps on their hacker portal to complete their submission.

Hackathon Sponsors

Prizes

22 non-cash prizes
Overall 1st place
1 winner

Nintendo Switch 2's, as well as a copy of "Beyond Cracking the Coding Interview", to each member of the winning team.

Overall 2nd place
1 winner

DJI Osmo Action 4 action cameras to each member of the winning team.

Overall 3rd place
1 winner

HUION Note notebook drawing tablet to each member of the winning team.

Best Beginner Hack
1 winner

Portable Chargers, as well as a copy of "Beyond Cracking the Coding Interview", to each member of the winning team.

Best "UofT" Hack
1 winner

UofT Bookstore swag bag, as well as 1-year ONRamp memberships from UofT Entrepreneurship, to each member of the winning team

Best Hardware Hack
1 winner

Reachy mini lite's, sponsored by Pollen Robotics, to each member of the winning team.

Ignobel Prize
1 winner

Mystery Prize

Shopify: Hack Shopping with AI
1 winner

Shopify Keyboard's, and Meta Ray-Bans, to each member of the winning team

Amplitute: Build Self-Improving Products
1 winner

Paid internships to each member of the winning team

Foresters: The Multi-Agent Mind
1 winner

Paid Internships (Up to 4 members)

1Password: Best Security Hack
1 winner

$100 CAD Best Buy gift cards, 1 free year of 1Password, and an opportunity to chat with the recruiter who manages our intern hiring process, for each member of the winning team

Backboard.io: Memory Lane: Adaptive AI Journeys
1 winner

$500 gift certificate for the winning team

TwelveLabs: Build The Future of Video Understanding with TwelveLabs
3 winners

1st place: 50 hours of API credits,
2nd place: 40 hours of API credits,
3rd place: 30 hours of API credits

LeLamp: Hack the Human-Robot Experience
2 winners

3d printer, and a LeLamp robot, to the winning team

Verily: The Future of Health Care
1 winner

Winners may be invited to final round interviews for summer internships at Verily

Best Use of Gemini API
1 winner

Google Swag Kits

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?

Best Use of Solana
1 winner

Ledger Nano S Plus

The world of development is evolving fast and Solana is leading the charge with a network built to handle all of your infrastructure needs. Forget high fees and slow confirmations, it’s time to build applications that are fast, efficient, and scalable. Harness Solana's core advantages like blazing fast execution and near-zero transaction costs to make your hackathon ideas become real world projects. With Solana, the possibilities are endless. Create a game, social app, or consumer product that relies on instant, high-frequency transactions. Design a sophisticated trading, lending, or decentralized exchange (DEX). Build a prototype for supply chain, identity, or payments that can handle massive, real-world volume. Show us how you can innovate with Solana for a chance to win some cool prizes for you and each member of your team!

Best Use of Vultr
1 winner

Portable Screens

Vultr empowers hackers to bring their high-performance projects to life instantly; providing everything from the speed of one-click deployment and scalable cloud compute, to specialized Vultr Cloud GPUs that can power AI-driven applications. We want you to push the limits of what can be built when infrastructure is no longer the bottleneck! Sign up for a Vultr account today and claim your free cloud credits! Take your next hack to the cloud with Vultr for a chance to win some awesome portable screens for you and your team!

Best Use of ElevenLabs
1 winner

Wireless Earbuds

Deploy natural, human-sounding audio with ElevenLabs. Create realistic, dynamic, and emotionally expressive voices for any project, from interactive AI companions to narrated stories and voice-enabled apps. ElevenLabs will empower you to build rich, immersive experiences without the need for actors or complex audio production, using simply the power of AI. Integrate fully autonomous audio experiences into your hack with ElevenLabs and give your project a voice, along with giving your team the chance to win some wireless earbuds!

Best Use of Snowflake API
1 winner

Arduino Tiny ML Kit

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.

Best Use of MongoDB Atlas
1 winner

M5GO IoT Starter Kit

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.

Best .Tech Domain Name
1 winner

Desktop Microphone & a Free .Tech Domain Name for up to 10 years!

Make your Team's Achievements timeless: Win a .Tech Domain Name for up to 10 years to Showcase and Expand Your Project, Plus Desktop Mics for Effortless Collaboration on Zoom, empowering you to build even more cool things together!

Devpost Achievements

Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:

Judges

In-Person Judging

In-Person Judging

Rudraksh Monga

Rudraksh Monga

Yuti Wang

Yuti Wang

Jason Dsouza

Jason Dsouza

Jason Zhang

Jason Zhang

Jeff Lu

Jeff Lu

Amos Shaw

Amos Shaw

Tommy Trinh

Tommy Trinh

Jarod Anjelo Lustre

Jarod Anjelo Lustre

Anne Hu

Anne Hu

Jun Chao Chen

Jun Chao Chen

Munaz Rahman

Munaz Rahman

Akira Takaki

Akira Takaki

David Jorjani

David Jorjani

Winston Zhao

Winston Zhao

Andrew Chu

Andrew Chu

Srinidhi Shankar

Srinidhi Shankar

Wenwen Li

Wenwen Li

Amy Xie

Amy Xie

Tasnim Reza

Tasnim Reza

Arnav Shah

Arnav Shah

Cindee Chen

Cindee Chen

Winston Yu

Winston Yu

Angela Zhou

Angela Zhou

Sebastian Tsang

Sebastian Tsang

Lingkai Shen

Lingkai Shen
Google

Rishabh Minocha

Rishabh Minocha
Google

Maryam Moadeli

Maryam Moadeli
Google

Jaden Zhang

Jaden Zhang

Hubert Xu

Hubert Xu

Dat Bui

Dat Bui

Justin McGuire

Justin McGuire
1Password

Erfan Ghafoori

Erfan Ghafoori
1Password

Jin Dhaliwal

Jin Dhaliwal
1Password

Jonathan Murray

Jonathan Murray
Backboard.io

Brent Wolfram

Brent Wolfram
Foresters Financial

Praveen Kumar Neelappa

Praveen Kumar Neelappa
Foresters Financial

Ganeshbabu Balasubramanian

Ganeshbabu Balasubramanian
Foresters Financial

Barrington Rowe

Barrington Rowe
Foresters Financial

Ryan Khurana

Ryan Khurana
TwelveLabs

Brittney Lee

Brittney Lee
Amplitude

Leo Jiang

Leo Jiang
Amplitude

Bianca Curutan

Bianca Curutan
Amplitude

Daniel Chung

Daniel Chung
Amplitude

Larissa Filice

Larissa Filice
Shopify

Isis Abramovici

Isis Abramovici
Shopify

Edna Delgado

Edna Delgado
Shopify

Sebastian Alvarado

Sebastian Alvarado
Shopify

Rouzbeh Majidi

Rouzbeh Majidi
Shopify

Evan Lee

Evan Lee
Shopify

Curtis Norman

Curtis Norman
Shopify

 Alison Evans Adnani

Alison Evans Adnani
Shopify

Chris Kim

Chris Kim
Shopify

Akin Shonibare

Akin Shonibare
Shopify

Angela Chen

Angela Chen
Shopify

Jenna McCormick

Jenna McCormick
Shopify

Nabeel Ahsen

Nabeel Ahsen
Shopify

Farhan Thawar

Farhan Thawar
Shopify

Olakitan Bello

Olakitan Bello
Shopify

Abdulwahaab Ahmed

Abdulwahaab Ahmed
Shopify

Yatish Gupta

Yatish Gupta
Google

Judging Criteria

  • Idea and Innovation
    How creative and useful your idea is for solving a real-world problem.
  • Technicality
    How well do you blend different technologies together to build your project.
  • Design
    The quality of design for your project, taking into account user experience and accessibility.
  • Pitching Clarity
    How well do you organize your pitch to deliver a clean and effective demo.
  • Time
    How well do you adhere to the time limits provided for judging. (5 minutes for general judging, 3 minutes for sponsor judging)
  • Completion
    How complete is the hack relative to the team's goals?
  • Theme
    Is this project relevant to the theme? Can you justify its relevance?

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