Awarded to the team that demonstrates the most innovative, well-executed, and impactful hack across all tracks.

4× Apple Watch SEs

Reserved for teams with 50% first-time hackers, this award goes to a team that showcases outstanding creativity, execution, and learning in their first-ever hackathon project.

4 x Owala 16Oz FreeSip Bottle

Recognizes the best hack incorporating physical hardware components, such as IoT devices, robotics, or custom-built electronics.

4 x Anker Soundcore 2 Speakers

Given to the best financial technology project that enhances financial accessibility, security, or efficiency.

Grand Prize: 4 x Premium Clay Poker Set

Given to the best financial technology project that enhances financial accessibility, security, or efficiency. Runner Up Prize: 4 x Crumbl Cookies Gift Card

Recognizes the best project focused on environmental and social sustainability, promoting eco-friendly solutions and sustainable innovation.

Grand Prize: 4 x The North Face Borealis Backpack ($400 total value)

Recognizes the best project focused on environmental and social sustainability, promoting eco-friendly solutions and sustainable innovation. Runner Up Prize: 4x Lego Bamboo Set

Celebrates the most impactful healthcare-focused project, this award recognizes solutions that improve medical care, enhance accessibility, or use technology to advance public health.

Grand Prize: 4 x 23&Me DNA Ancestry Kit

Celebrates the most impactful healthcare-focused project, this award recognizes solutions that improve medical care, enhance accessibility, or use technology to advance public health. Runner Up Prize: 4x LED Halo Mirror

Honors the best project at the crossroads of technology and storytelling. Whether it’s a groundbreaking VR/AR experience, an engaging game, or an intuitive UI/UX design, the winning team pushes the boundaries of digital interaction and creativity.

Grand Prize: 4 x JBL Headphones

Honors the best project at the crossroads of technology and storytelling. Whether it’s a groundbreaking VR/AR experience, an engaging game, or an intuitive UI/UX design, the winning team pushes the boundaries of digital interaction and creativity. Runner Up Prize: 4 x Squishmallow Mini Set

Presented by workshop leader Joel Crawford-Smith, this award is given to a team that best demonstrates innovation, inclusivity, and impact in creating accessible technology solutions.

Midnight is a data protection blockchain that offers programmable data protection capabilities powered by zero-knowledge technology to address the delicate balance between data protection, ownership, and utilization. This ensures that developers can leverage blockchain technology without exposing confidential information or losing control over their data. To build on Midnight, all you need is familiarity with TypeScript or a similar JavaScript based library. The service is free to use and their developer documentation has all the information you need to get started. Build a DApp using Midnight this weekend for a chance to win wireless headphones for you and each of your team mates! Prize: JBL Tune 510BT Wireless Headphones

Want to take your Python skills to the next level? Streamlit is an open-source Python library that makes it easy to share and build custom web apps for machine learning, data science, and more. Instead of writing Python scripts without a UI, you can create a beautiful web app, complete with widgets and data visualizations, and deploy it for free to the Streamlit Community Cloud. You can even build a fully functional LLM-powered app with just 25 lines of code! Hack with Streamlit this weekend for your chance to win an Arduino Tiny ML Kit for you and each member of your team. Prize: Arduino Tiny ML Kit

GoDaddy Registry is giving you everything you need to be the best hacker no matter where you are. Register your domain name with GoDaddy Registry for a chance to win some amazing prizes!

Generative AI is rapidly changing the landscape of software development. This category challenges you to build novel applications that leverage the power of Generative AI APIs. Think outside the box and integrate cutting-edge AI models to create innovative solutions with real-world impact. To participate, utilize publicly available Generative AI APIs (like those from OpenAI, Anthropic, Hugging Face, Llama, IBM Watson, or Google Gemini) to develop a unique and functional application. This could include: AI-powered creative tools: Design an app that allows users to generate unique marketing copy, translate languages in real-time, or create personalized learning experiences. Intelligent assistants and automation: Build a chatbot that can provide insightful customer support, or a system that automates complex tasks using natural language processing. Next-generation content creation platforms: Develop a platform that empowers users to generate high-quality images, write different kinds of creative text formats, or compose original music with AI assistance. This is your chance to get hands on with cutting edge tech, put your skills on display, and of course, win some awesome prizes!