All team members of the first place overall project will each receive this prize. For example, if 4 members form the winning team, 4 PS5 Slim Digitals will be awarded.

All team members of the second place overall project will each receive this prize. For example, if 4 members form the winning team, 4 Meta Quest 3S will be awarded.

All team members of the third place overall project will each receive this prize. For example, if 4 members form the winning team, 4 Keychron V1 Keyboards will be awarded.

All team members of the best theme project will each receive this prize. For example, if 4 members form the winning team, 4 Fujifilm Instax Mini 12 Instant Cameras will be awarded.

There are two NBC Challenge options: Create Your Own Interactive Narrative Choice Game; and Create Your Own Thrilling Silent Auction Website.

The best project overall from either option, but not both, will receive the prize.

The Mayor’s Innovation Challenge is calling on students to produce a
creative idea that contributes to making Kingston a better place to
live, work or play.

Individuals or teams of up to four will outline an idea that could be implemented in the city and contributes to the quality of life of residents, or a proposal that leverages emerging technologies or develops new innovations to enhance the delivery of municipal
services. The individuals or teams of submissions that win will be invited to a pitch competition on Friday, March 14 where panelists can ask more questions about the idea. With a new prize structure to the program this year, the winning teams will have an opportunity to gain valuable experience through the Summer Company program and a $10,000 prize to advance their idea, or a chance to turn their idea into a business venture with admission to the Queen’s Founders and Innovators Initiative (QFII) program and the opportunity to unlock up to $4,000 in seed funding, along with a chance to compete in their pitch competition with a prize pool of up to $80,000.

JBL Tune 510BT Wireless Headphones
Midnight is a data protection blockchain that offers programmable data protection capabilities powered by zero-knowledge technology to address the delicate balance between data protection, ownership, and utilization. This ensures that developers can leverage blockchain technology without exposing confidential information or losing control over their data.

To build on Midnight, all you need is familiarity with TypeScript or a similar JavaScript based library. The service is free to use and their developer documentation has all the information you need to get started. Build a DApp using Midnight this weekend for a chance to win wireless headphones for you and each of your team mates!

Want to take your Python skills to the next level? Streamlit is an open-source Python library that makes it easy to share and build custom web apps for machine learning, data science, and more. Instead of writing Python scripts without a UI, you can create a beautiful web app, complete with widgets and data visualizations, and deploy it for free to the Streamlit Community Cloud. You can even build a fully functional LLM-powered app with just 25 lines of code! Hack with Streamlit this weekend for your chance to win an Arduino Tiny ML Kit for you and each member of your team.

HashiCorp Terraform is a source available infrastructure as code (IaC) tool that makes building, deploying, and managing your projects even easier! Whether you’re working in the cloud or using local resources, Terraform can make managing and configuring your application simple and organized. From deploying Machine Learning models to spinning up virtual containers for your web applications, Terraform supports a wide array of cloud providers and services, taking the guesswork out of your next hackathon project. Dive into the documentation and discover all the ways Terraform can take the way you hack to the next level!

Terraform’s community edition is free to use with no credit card required! Utilize Terraform in your hackathon project this weekend for a chance to win some awesome Hashicorp prizes for you and each of your teammates!

GoDaddy Registry is giving you everything you need to be the best hacker no matter where you are. Register your domain name with GoDaddy Registry for a chance to win some amazing prizes!

Generative AI is rapidly changing the landscape of software development. This category challenges you to build novel applications that leverage the power of Generative AI APIs. Think outside the box and integrate cutting-edge AI models to create innovative solutions with real-world impact.

To participate, utilize publicly available Generative AI APIs (like those from OpenAI, Anthropic, Hugging Face, Llama, IBM Watson, or Google Gemini) to develop a unique and functional application. This could include:
AI-powered creative tools: Design an app that allows users to generate unique marketing copy, translate languages in real-time, or create personalized learning experiences.
Intelligent assistants and automation: Build a chatbot that can provide insightful customer support, or a system that automates complex tasks using natural language processing.
Next-generation content creation platforms: Develop a platform that empowers users to generate high-quality images, write different kinds of creative text formats, or compose original music with AI assistance.
This is your chance to get hands on with cutting edge tech, put your skills on display, and of course, win some awesome prizes!

The top 3 projects at QHacks will receive a gift bundle which provides access to Nord Security's products such as NordVPN, NordPass, Incogni and Saily

This prize goes to the hack that embodies the spirit of the university of waterloo, a school that makes sure their students have the most sociable time. This hack breaks every rule in the book when it comes to programming, yet it still somehow works. The headache you get from trying to understand this code can only be beaten by the morning after the Queen's homecoming weekend. This is the type of hack that will stun those in Waterloo CS, but is one that is loved for embodying the coding spirit of "if it ain't broke, don't fix it"

Prize: Waterloo Geese Plushies + shot glasses

This prize goes to the hack that encapulates the chaos of programming. Whether it is a project that is psychotically organized or a project that makes us question our existence on earth, this hack is the definition of chaos. This project is one that makes will cause the judges to question what they're doing with their Sunday, as they can not comprehend how such a jank project came together or they can not fathom why a binary search tree exists in a calculator app.

Prize: McGill Plushies + limited edition beanie