Best Overall - Humanitarian

A hackathon category dedicated to helping others. Your solution to humanitarian efforts can be scoped into something global or local. You can think big— such as finding a solution to solve hunger— or you can think small— such as a solution for your elderly neighbor's daily tasks.

Best overall projects based on creativity, execution, and impact. All projects submitted are automatically entered for the best overall category.

The Best Overall prize is $200 per team member

Second Place - Best Overall - Humanitarian

A hackathon category dedicated to helping others. Your solution to humanitarian efforts can be scoped into something global or local. You can think big— such as finding a solution to solve hunger— or you can think small— such as a solution for your elderly neighbor's daily tasks.

Best overall projects based on creativity, execution, and impact. All projects submitted are automatically entered for the best overall category.

The Second Place Best Overall prize is $50 per team member

Best Accessibility Hack

There are many people who struggle with everyday tasks because their disabilities prevent them to, and the world we live in is not very accessible to them. What can you create to help increase access to those with disabilities?

The Best Accessibility Hack prize is $100 per team member.

First Time Hack

This category is for beginner hackers. If this is your first hackathon, we encourage you to participate in this category! You can submit anything to this as long you or one member on your team is a first-time hacker.

The First Time Hack prize is $100 per team member.

Best "Useless" Hack

Have you ever come up with an idea that is fun, but not necessarily useful or convenient to anyone? Participate in creating the best "useless" hack! You can create something silly, create something for creation's sake, or over-engineer something! Sometimes laughter is the best we can do for humanity!

The Best "Useless" Hack prize is $100 per team member.

Echo3D - ✨Sponsor Challenge✨

$100 Amazon Gift card is awarded to the team with the best use of Echo3D. Use your imagination and come up with something creative!

Miami Dolphins - ✨Sponsor Challenge✨

The accessibility factor of websites and applications is something that is commonly overlooked. Does your submission stand up to the WCAG accessibility standards?

The winning prize will be a special surprise!

Microsoft - ✨Sponsor Challenge✨

Use MRTK3 to build something you wish you would have learned in high school.

The winning team will be invited to an opportunity to showcase their work in december to a community of educators with Microsoft!