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.
  • 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.

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Prizes

$CAD 1,800+ in prizes
+ other prizes
Category: Automation
$CAD 240 in cash
1 winner

Category: Learning Tools
$CAD 240 in cash
1 winner

Category: Financial Literacy
$CAD 240 in cash
1 winner

Category: Overengineering
$CAD 240 in cash
1 winner

Finalists
$CAD 120 in cash
5 winners

People's Choice Award
1 winner

to be decided

Rocket Innovation Studio ISMs Sponsor Track
$CAD 120 in cash
1 winner

Prize includes Rocket Innovation Studio swag in addition to cash prize.

GDG Build with AI Partner Track
$CAD 120 in cash
1 winner

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

Affan Shahid
UWindsor Computer Science Society

Brock Bovay

Brock Bovay
UWindsor Computer Science Society

Joshua Lebert

Joshua Lebert
UWindsor Computer Science Society

Jeremie Bornais

Jeremie Bornais

Steven Rice

Steven Rice
Kaiju Solutions

Vlad Tusinean

Vlad Tusinean

Judging Criteria

  • 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?

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