About Us
Our goal is to make hackathons accessible and fun for high school students around the world. Hackathons are a great place to learn, connect, and create; we want to prove to students that they are capable of creating something they are proud of.
Requirements
What to Build
A website, mobile app, CLI, physical gadget, or whatever else you think of that relates to tech and time!
What to Submit
A 2-3 minute pitch video and a link to your repository are REQUIRED.
Optionally, add a link to your deployed website, or some way for the judges to try out your application.
Prizes
$10,095 in prizes
1st Place Overall
- GAR Micro Starter Kit for Arduino Uno, Complete Advanced Set
- Razer DeathAdder Essential Gaming Mouse
Wolfram Award: One year of Wolfram|One Personal Edition + One year of Wolfram|Alpha Pro
- Slingshot: Guaranteed paid internships to startups in their network
- $250 of DigitalOcean credits
($849.93 per team member)
2nd Place Overall
- $50 Amazon Gift Card
- Wolfram Award: One year of Wolfram|One Personal Edition + One year of Wolfram|Alpha Pro
- $100 of DigitalOcean Credits
($525.00 per team member)
3rd Place Overall
- $25 Art of Problem Solving Gift Card
- 1 year subscription of Centered Premium
- $100 of DigitalOcean credits
($205.00 per team member)
Best Productivity/Time Saving Hack
As students, the hardest thing to do is manage your time properly to boost productivity. This prize track challenges you to make the most creative productivity/time-saving hack you can think of.
- Lifetime Taskade Unlimited Subscription
- 1 year subscription of Centered Premium
- $50 of DigitalOcean credits
($630.00 per team member)
Best Video Game/Entertainment Hack
Make the most fun or creative game hack that you can think of!
- $25 Steam Gift Card
($25 per team member)
Best Beginner Hack
If you're a beginner to programming (1st hackathon) you're eligible for this prize! A majority of our hackers are beginners, and we hope this prize will spark your interest in the tech community.
- Anker Mini Speaker
($35 per team member)
Best Domain Name from Domain.com, Presented by MLH
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!
- Domain.com backpack
($37.45 per team member)
Best Accessibility Hack sponsored by Fidelity, Presented by MLH
At Fidelity, accessibility is viewed as a major key to the success of their business, which is why they are challenging you to come up with innovative ways to make tech more accessible! We want you to use your hacking skills to find and build solutions that put opportunities and resources within reach to all communities. The team with the best accessibility hack will win a Fidelity branded wireless charger for each team member!
- Fidelity branded wireless charger
($40.00 per team member)
Most Creative Use of GitHub, Presented by MLH
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!
- GitHub Octocat Puzzle and Sticker bundle
($25.00 per team member)
Most Creative Use of Twilio, Presented by MLH
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 awesome prizes! Get started with $50 in free credit!
- Twilio Swag Box
- GameGo Console
($71.9 per team member)
Best Use of Velo by Wix, Presented by MLH
We know how difficult it can be to create a phenomenal website in a short period of time, especially when it comes to hackathons. Velo by Wix cuts down your development without sacrificing on functionality! With a built-in database and fully customizable JavaScript front-end and back-end, you can develop a full-stack application directly in your browser. With Velo, all the tools you need are conveniently located in one platform! Build your hackathon project with Velo by Wix for a chance to win Wacom Drawing Tablets for you and each of your teammates.
- Wacom Drawing Tablet
($90.00 per team member)
Devpost Achievements
Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:
Judges

Sean Wang
Lead Organizer

Jay Ren
Lead Organizer

Jeffrey Zang
Technical Lead

Cera Wang
Design Lead

Nathan Wong
Finance and Sponsorship

Amanda Zhu
Co-Founder at Recall.ai

David Gu
Co-Founder at Recall.ai

Alexsei Monatkin

Tal Peretz

Veronika Golubeva

Ivan Chiklikchi

Yura Abharian

Andrey Sundukov

Yolkinkhuja Alimov

Nikita Vasilev
Judging Criteria
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Creativity
Is the idea unique and innovative? -
Usefulness
What are the real-world applications? -
Presentation
Does it look polished and professional? -
Technical Difficulty
What type of technical challenges were solved? -
Adherence to Theme
How much does it relate to our theme, time?
Questions? Email the hackathon manager
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