Ever wanted to build the next big thing? At the innaugural season of MasonHacks, George Mason High School's student hackathon, you might just be able to do so.

The event will run from 9AM to 8PM on May 19th, 2018.

There will be no cost for participants. We thank our incredibly generous sponsors (listed on the right) for their support of this event!

Eligibility

Participants must be current High School students.

Teams of up to five may participate. Individual participation is also allowed.

Requirements

Any code project (not in violation of the rules) is acceptable. There is no required theme for this event, although prizes will be awarded for projects fitting specific categories.

Hackathon Sponsors

Prizes

$2,375 in prizes
First Prize All-Around
1 winner

The creator of the best overall project will recieve $500 in hosting credit from our sponsor, DigitalOcean.

Second Prize All-Around
1 winner

The second-place project all-around will win $250 worth of hosting credit from our sponsor DigitalOcean.

Third Prize All-Around
1 winner

The creator of the third-best project all-around will win $125 in credit toward hosting on DigitalOcean servers.

Best Educational Project
1 winner

Best Hardware Hack
1 winner

Our sponsor Alarm.com is the maker of world-class IOT and home security devices. They depend on new talent in the hardware industry to continue developing their innovative products. As such, they'll be sponsoring an award for the best Hardware hack.

Community Award
1 winner

We'll be giving out a prize for the best project relating to the immediate community.

Innovation Award
1 winner

Best Beginner Project
2 winners

We'll be giving out prizes to the top two projects created by beginning hackers!

Complementary Participant Gifts
60 winners

Free .tech domain to top 10 projects
10 winners

Devpost Achievements

Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:

How to enter

Please sign up above beforehand. If you've already signed up on Eventbrite, you'll need to sign up here instead.

Judges

MasonHacks Volunteers

MasonHacks Volunteers

Judging Criteria

  • All-Around Best
  • All-Around Best (Second Place)
  • All-Around Best (Third Place)
  • Best Educational Project
    In the spirit of George Mason, we'll be giving out an award for the best educational hack.

Questions? Email the hackathon manager

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