About WinterHacks

WinterHacks is a Greater Toronto Area-based hackathon targeted at high school students. University students will also be allowed to attend. Hackers of all skill levels are welcome; this is a beginner-friendly hackathon. The hackathon will be hosted from 12-13 January 2024, from 6:00 pm EST on Friday to 6:00 pm EST the following Saturday. There will be workshops, games, and prizes for all participants attending and the winners of our event. We hope to see you there!

Requirements

What To Submit

Because we want to make our hackathon as beginner-friendly as possible, WinterHacks will be an open-theme hackathon but will encourage winter-themed projects. Apart from a general submission, however, WinterHacks will also have themes to submit under, which may include best pitch, best aesthetic, environmental, educational, etc. These themes may also include themes from our sponsors. 

Hackathon Sponsors

Prizes

$CAD 5,240 in prizes
1st Place
1 winner

- $80 total cash prize
- $100 worth of AoPS Gift Cards ($25 per person)
- 1 year of Wolfram|One Personal Edition plus a one-year subscription to Wolfram|Alpha Pro ($375 per person)
- 1 year domain from .xyz ($10 per person)

2nd Place
1 winner

- $40 total cash prize
- 1 year of Wolfram|One Personal Edition plus a one-year subscription to Wolfram|Alpha Pro ($375 per person)
- 1 year domain from .xyz ($10 per person)

3rd Place
1 winner

- 1 year of Wolfram|One Personal Edition plus a one-year subscription to Wolfram|Alpha Pro ($375 per person)
- 1 year domain from .xyz ($10 per person)

Verbwire API Prize
2 winners

Projects that use the Verbwire API and are subject to the Verbwire Hackathon Submission Policy will receive $45 in Verbwire credits per member.

Raffle Prize
1 winner

- 60% Mechanical Keyboard

Devpost Achievements

Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:

Judges

Riyya Hari Iyer

Riyya Hari Iyer
Software Engineer

Runde Yang

Runde Yang
Cofounder @ Dream Voyage Inc

Aubree Lianto

Aubree Lianto

William Dai

William Dai

Ilya Kononov

Andrew Chu

William Wu

Laison Tao

Luke Zhan

Judging Criteria

  • Functionality
    What is the project's purpose and how well does it fulfill its intended purpose based on the pitch?
  • Pitch
    Is the pitch interesting and appealing? Does the pitch reflect and display the project accurately?
  • Practicality
    Does the project function and is it adaptable for future improvements? Is the project viable and what kind of problem is it trying to solve?
  • Design
    How does the project look? Is the project appealing? Does the project stand out? Is the project usable in terms of structure and UI?
  • Originality
    Is the project original and creative? Does the project consist of new ideas?

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