Who can sign up?
Hackers must have applied and been accepted via email. Hackers who were not accepted will not be able to participate, regardless of their registration on DevPost.
Requirements
For your hack/submission to be eligible for WinHacks 2026, it must follow the following terms and conditions:
- Your hack must have been worked on only during the duration of WinHacks 2026. In some cases (such as using templates), it is ok to use starter code that was created before WinHacks 2026. However, this must be clearly stated in your submission or your hack will not be considered.
- Your hack must contain a public GitHub repository link.
- Your hack must contain a demo video no longer than 3 minutes in length.
- Everyone who has worked on your hack must be a verified hacker in the WinHacks 2026 Discord server and register in-person.
- You can join the server at https://discord.winhacks.ca.
- And verify by following the #instructions channel in the server
- Everyone who has worked on your hack must be present in your “team channel” on Discord.
- Don’t have a team channel yet? Head to #instructions!
- All team members must be listed on your Devpost submission. Any team member not listed on Devpost will not receive a prize.
- Each hacker can be on only one team, and each team can submit only one project.
Prizes
Category: Automation
Category: Learning Tools
Category: Financial Literacy
Category: Overengineering
Finalists
People's Choice Award
to be decided
Rocket Innovation Studio ISMs Sponsor Track
Prize includes Rocket Innovation Studio swag in addition to cash prize.
GDG Build with AI Partner Track
Prize includes mentorship from industry professionals and GDG swag in addition to cash prize.
Devpost Achievements
Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:
Judges
Affan Shahid
UWindsor Computer Science Society
Brock Bovay
UWindsor Computer Science Society
Joshua Lebert
UWindsor Computer Science Society
Jeremie Bornais
Steven Rice
Kaiju Solutions
Vlad Tusinean
Judging Criteria
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Design
Is the project easy to use? Does it look nice? Clean projects show the team's commitment. -
Originality
Is the project new or unique? Have you not seen his idea elsewhere? -
Meets Challenge Requirements
Did this project meet the requirements listed in the challenge description?
Questions? Email the hackathon manager
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