This prize goes to the best overall project.

Winners may choose one (1) of the following prizes per teammate:
- Racing Sim,
- ROG Handheld,
- 4070 graphics card ,
- Dell Gaming PC Bundle,
- Asus Gaming Router,
- Mac mini,
- IPad Air,
- PS5 slim,
- PS5 disc version,
- Canon dslr,
- Sony ZV-1F Content kit,
- Sony Bravia 3 tv 65",
- Sony Home Audio Sound Bar,
- Celestron Telescope

Each teammate will also receive a Nord Security Prize Package with a value of $375. This prize package will include:
- 1 year NordVPN and NordPass
- 1 year of Incogni
- 1 GB of data through Saily

The winning team will also receive four (4) hoodies from 7West.

This prize goes to the second best overall project.

Winners may choose one (1) of the following prizes per teammate:
- BenQ 27” 1080p Gaming Monitor
- Samsung 32" 4k Gaming Monitor 60hz
- Sony WF-1000XM4 Wireless Earbud Headphones
- Nintendo Switch
- ASTRO Gaming A50 Wireless Headset
- PC
- HS720E GPS Drone
- Xbox series S
- Meta Quest 2
- HP Mixed Reality Headset Developer Edition
- Samsung S9 FE
- Epson Epiqvision Projector
- Sony sound bar
- Logitech g923 racing wheels and pedals

The winning team will also receive four (4) hoodies from 7West.

This prize goes to the third best overall project.

Winners may choose one (1) of the following prizes per teammate:
- Nintendo Switch Lite
- McLaren CSL Elite Steering Wheel
- SteelSeries Arctis 7 Headset
- RESPAWN Gaming Chair
- Arduino Starter kit
- DROP CTRL Keyboard
- Bose QC 2
- Xbox elite series 2 controller
- Lego Millennium Falcon
- Apple TV 4k
- Raspberry Pi5
- Elgato Stream Deck
- Creality 3D Printers Ender 3 V3 SE
- Beats studio pro
- irobot robot vaccum
- i7 processor
- Anker Docking station

Recognizes the project demonstrating exceptional technical innovation, complexity, and skill. This prize celebrates engineering excellence and cutting-edge technology.

Winners may choose one (1) of the following prizes per teammate:
- DROP Keycaps (select any below $100),
- Harry Potter Book Set,
- Ninja Blender,
- Logitech G Pro Wireless Gaming Mouse,
- SteelSeries Arctis 5 Headset,
- JBL Tune 225TWS Wireless Earbuds,
- Logitech MX Master 3S Wireless Mouse,
- IFixit Kit
- Keychron Mechanical Keyboard,
- Razer Mouse,
- JBL Speaker,
- Amazon Kindle,
- Blink video doorbell,
- Firetv cube,
- Instant pot,
- Skullcandy crusher evo

Awarded to the project with the most well-thought-out and feasible business strategy. Judges will evaluate the potential for real-world implementation, scalability, and market impact.

Winners may choose one (1) of the following prizes per teammate:
- DROP Keycaps (select any below $100),
- Harry Potter Book Set,
- Ninja Blender,
- Logitech G Pro Wireless Gaming Mouse,
- SteelSeries Arctis 5 Headset,
- JBL Tune 225TWS Wireless Earbuds,
- Logitech MX Master 3S Wireless Mouse,
- IFixit Kit
- Keychron Mechanical Keyboard,
- Razer Mouse,
- JBL Speaker,
- Amazon Kindle,
- Blink video doorbell,
- Firetv cube,
- Instant pot,
- Skullcandy crusher evo

Given to the project that makes the greatest positive impact on society. Judges will look for solutions addressing pressing social, environmental, or humanitarian challenges.

Winners may choose one (1) of the following prizes per teammate:
- DROP Keycaps (select any below $100),
- Harry Potter Book Set,
- Ninja Blender,
- Logitech G Pro Wireless Gaming Mouse,
- SteelSeries Arctis 5 Headset,
- JBL Tune 225TWS Wireless Earbuds,
- Logitech MX Master 3S Wireless Mouse,
- IFixit Kit
- Keychron Mechanical Keyboard,
- Razer Mouse,
- JBL Speaker,
- Amazon Kindle,
- Blink video doorbell,
- Firetv cube,
- Instant pot,
- Skullcandy crusher evo

Awarded to the most creative yet impractical project. This category celebrates originality, humor, and the idea that not all hacks have to be useful—some just need to make us laugh!

Winners may choose one (1) of the following prizes per teammate:
- DROP Keycaps (select any below $100),
- Harry Potter Book Set,
- Ninja Blender,
- Logitech G Pro Wireless Gaming Mouse,
- SteelSeries Arctis 5 Headset,
- JBL Tune 225TWS Wireless Earbuds,
- Logitech MX Master 3S Wireless Mouse,
- IFixit Kit
- Keychron Mechanical Keyboard,
- Razer Mouse,
- JBL Speaker,
- Amazon Kindle,
- Blink video doorbell,
- Firetv cube,
- Instant pot,
- Skullcandy crusher evo

This prize is decided by participant votes and celebrates the most popular project among attendees. A great opportunity to showcase creativity and make an impression on the hackathon community.

Winners may choose one (1) of the following prizes per teammate:
- DROP Keycaps (select any below $100),
- Harry Potter Book Set,
- Ninja Blender,
- Logitech G Pro Wireless Gaming Mouse,
- SteelSeries Arctis 5 Headset,
- JBL Tune 225TWS Wireless Earbuds,
- Logitech MX Master 3S Wireless Mouse,
- IFixit Kit
- Keychron Mechanical Keyboard,
- Razer Mouse,
- JBL Speaker,
- Amazon Kindle,
- Blink video doorbell,
- Firetv cube,
- Instant pot,
- Skullcandy crusher evo

Financial Well for Young Adults: Imagine empowering young adults to take control of their financial future with confidence and ease. Your challenge is to develop an innovative financial planning solution tailored to their unique needs. It could help users set and achieve their financial goals, track their progress, receive personalized advice, or ! Let's create a solution that is an engaging and accessible experience that allows your creativity to shine!

Build a web application that plugs into existing APIs from one-or-more external tools to create a novel user experience.

View full challenge information at https://drive.google.com/file/d/1U2libcbLEHqgkmzrptAgSlU163QhHyIQ/view?usp=sharing

1st Place: $1000 Amazon Gift Card split among team
2nd Place: $500 Amazon Gift Card split among team

Medpace is responsible for conducting clinical trials for biotech, pharmaceutical, and medical device companies. Your challenge is to create a solution to improve or add value to the clinical trial process.

View full challenge information at https://drive.google.com/file/d/1WLZ0B2YUSIlJwPBU3OBXIzLfrQzg7or4/view?usp=sharing

Awarded to the project that best integrates AWS services to build a functional and innovative solution. Judges will evaluate the depth of AWS service usage, the quality of integration, and the project’s overall completeness and creativity. Must use at least four AWS services, with integration between services considered a plus. Additional consideration will be given to teams that incorporate AWS AI services into their solution.

Prize: Four Echo Shows for the winning team.

This is awarded to the project which best utilizes augmented reality (AR) into their project.

The winning team will receive four (4) ukuleles.

Build a Farcaster Frame (https://docs.farcaster.xyz/developers/frames/v2/) that could be utilized by our NFT tickets for Rare Evo 2025 (https://rareevo.io/about-rare-evo), which are built on Base.

Example: A Frame that allows for NFT tickets to be registered (asking for the user to put information like name/email/company name) and then claimed, updating the metadata indicating that it goes from unclaimed to claimed status, while generating a unique QR code for check in at the ticketed event.

Here are our NFT tickets, but they could use any NFT to create a beta/test app.

https://rareevo.io/rareperks

Create a product that can help address the struggles of individuals with neurological disorders.

The winning team of the RevolutionUC 2025 Capture the Flag (CTF) presented by ICR will win (4) Flipper Zeros.

It’s time to push the boundaries of what's possible with AI using Google Gemini. Check out the Gemini API to build AI-powered apps that make your friends say WHOA. So, what can Gemini do for your hackathon project?

Understand language like a human and build a chatbot that gives personalized advice

Analyze info like a supercomputer and create an app that summarizes complex research papers

Generate creative content like code, scripts, music, and more

Think of the possibilities… what will you build with the Google Gemini API this weekend?

MongoDB Atlas takes the leading modern database and makes it accessible in the cloud! Get started with a $50 credit for students or sign up for the Atlas free forever tier (no credit card required). Along with a suite of services and functionalities, you'll have everything you need to manage all of your data, and you can get a headstart with free resources from MongoDB University! Build a hack using MongoDB Atlas for a chance to win a M5GO IoT Starter Kit for you and each member of your team.

Make your Team's Achievements timeless: Win a .Tech Domain Name for up to 10 years to Showcase and Expand Your Project, Plus 4 Blue Snowball Mics for Effortless Collaboration on Zoom, empowering you to build even more cool things together!

Cloudflare is one of the world’s largest networks enabling hackers like you to build, deploy, and deliver trusted applications, no matter where you are! With Cloudflare, you’ll have all the building blocks to create a full-stack application; from C3 (create Cloudflare command line) instance deployment to object storage. You can even run GenAI (LLMs, text to image, Voice to text etc..) in the cloud and leverage your AI functionality via API requests using Cloudlfare’s Workers AI! Enjoy Cloudflare’s generous free tier to get started at no cost! This weekend, we want you to build an AI Application utilizing Cloudflare’s numerous services for a chance to win Arduino Kits for you and your team!