Dates

March 8th to March 9th, 2025

Prizes

Podium Prizes

  • 1st place: $400
  • 2nd place: $300
  • 3rd place: $200
  • 4th Place: $100

Sponsor Prizes

  • 1Password Best Security Hack 
  • CSE Cyber Mindset 
  • Redbrick Impact Challenge
  • Peersupport.io Sponsor Prize
  • Wondershare - Filmora Creation Prize
  • MLH Assorted Prizes
  • CS Project Hub

Team

  • Teams may have 1 - 4 members, all of which must be a registered hacker and present at the event.
  • You may only be part of one team.
  • Only one project submission per team is allowed.
  • Collaboration between two or more teams is not permitted.

Project and Submission

  • All code for your project must be written between 12:00 PM PST Saturday, March 8th, 2025 to 12:00 PM PDT Sunday, March 9th, 2025. Ideas may be brainstormed beforehand.
  • Plagiarism, including self-plagiarism, will result in disqualification of the team.
  • You may use any publically available libraries/packages/design assets.
  • You must submit your project to cmd-f-2025.devpost.com before 12:00 PM PST on Sunday, March 9th, 2025 to be eligible to demo.
  • You may opt-in to a maximum of THREE sponsor prizes.
  • More submission guidelines can be found on your Hacker Info Package here!

Judging

  • Your whole team must be present at the assigned table during your assigned judging time, or your project will not be judged. We recommend being there at least 10 minutes early.

Finally, all participants are required to adhere to the MLH Code of Conduct.