Top-Tier: Undergrad Best in Show

Top-Tier: Graduate Best in Show

Best Dressed

This award will be given to the hack with the
most ease of function, user capability, and
overall experience and appearance.

Most Creative

A hack that is out of the ordinary and the
most original.

Best Community Hack

No matter if it’s online or in person, people
are looking for ways to connect. This hack will
best bring people together virtually.

Best AR/VR Hack

AR and VR brings together the digital and
physical world. This award will be given to the
hack best using augmented and virtual reality.

Best NFT Hack

Non-Fungible Tokens (NFT) are exploding in
the tech industry. This hack will be the best
NFT hack.

Best Crypto/Blockchain Hack

Cryptocurrency might be the future of digital
payment. This hack will best use crypto and
blockchain technology.

Best Domain.com Domain Name

Register a .tech domain name using Domain.
com during the weekend. Each team may
submit one entry per person on the team.
Each winning team member will receive a
PowerSquare Qi wireless phone charger.

Best Use of Google Cloud

Build your hackathon project with a suite
of secure storage, powerful compute, and
integrated data analytics products provided
by Google Cloud. See full list of products
here: g.co/cloud. Each winning team member
located in the US will receive a Google Cloud
Swag Bag complete with a beanie, pillow,
journal, socks and lanyards.

Best Hardware Hack, from Digi-key

Using your preferred hardware or hardware
emulator, build a hack for your chance to win
a Grove Beginner Kit, with embedded Arduino
Uno compatible board. Each winnin

Best Web3 Hack Using DeSo

You must launch an app that writes to the
DeSo blockchain and/or implements DeSo
identity. While social media apps are a great
fit for DeSo, you can also build financial
apps, marketplaces, and more on the DeSo
blockchain. The Best Use of DeSo gets $100
worth of $DESO coin & an exclusive DeSo
branded tumbler!

Dream Big and Create More Cheers Hack

AB InBev is all about bringing people together
and creating more cheers for a better world!
Using whatever tools, hardware and/or
software at your disposal, build a hack that
leads us into a brighter future for a chance
to win some amazing prizes for you and your
team.

Most Creative Use of GitHub

GitHub is one of the best ways to collaborate, push code, get
feedback, and show the world what you’ve built during a hackathon.
To take it a step further, GitHub is now offering you access to
industry tools, events & learning resources through something called
GitHub Global Campus. Win this weekend’s Best Use of GitHub prize
category, first by signing up for GitHub Global Campus and second
by using a GitHub repository to host your hackathon project’s code!
Make sure your use of GitHub stands out with a detailed ReadMe
page, meaningful pull requests and collaboration history, and even a
GitHub pages deployment!

Best Hedera Hashgraph Blockchain Project

Hedera is a next generation blockchain
technology that’s accessible from familiar
programming languages like Java and
JavaScript. Their goal? To make Web3
development even more accessible to hackers
like you! Build a project on Hedera’s test
network for a chance to win amazing Glorious
Modular Compact Keyboards for you and your
team!

Most Creative Use of Twilio

Twilio allows you to incorporate mobile messaging, phone calls
and a ton of other awesome communication features right into
your hackathon project using web service APIs. Are you building
an e-commerce website and want to send text notifications or
email confirmations once an order is completed? Or maybe your
application needs to verify users based on their mobile numbers?
Twilio makes all this possible and more. Build a hack that simplifies
your life using any one of Twilio’s APIs for a chance to win a
Twilio Swag Box and GameGo Console for you and each of your
teammates!