Awards 4 units of Apple AirPods 4 for unparalleled excellence in innovation, technical execution, and overall project quality.

Awards 4 units of the AULA keyboard to a team made up entirely of first-time hackers who demonstrate exceptional creativity and execution in their first hackathon.

Awards 4 units of the Razer BlackShark V2 X Gaming Headset to the most innovative and engaging game design, featuring standout mechanics, storytelling, or technical creativity.

Awards 4 portable monitors to a project that improves learning, educational access, or academic support through thoughtful use of technology.

Awards 4 pink digital cameras to a project that meaningfully addresses issues affecting women, gender-nonconforming individuals, and/or marginalized communities.

Awards 4 Amazon Echo Dots to the most intuitive, accessible, and visually compelling user experience that enhances usability and interaction.

Awards 4 portable mini projects to a creative and impactful exploration of financial technology, especially using emerging tools or novel ideas. Eligibility *requires* downloading and registering for Twocents.

Awards 4 JBL speakers to a project demonstrating novelty and technical depth in AI/ML, with non-trivial implementation and strong coding practices.

Millions of people face obstacles to participating in the financial system. Language barriers, limited trust in institutions, low digital literacy, documentation challenges, identity verification hurdles, high fees, and limited accessibility (devices, bandwidth, disability support) prevent individuals from safely managing, moving, and protecting their money.

Design an AI‑powered solution that reduces barriers to financial participation and empowers underserved people and communities to confidently engage with financial services.

Awards JBL Headphones.

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?

Awards Google Swag Kits to the winning project.

The world of development is evolving fast and Solana is leading the charge with a network built to handle all of your infrastructure needs. Forget high fees and slow confirmations, it’s time to build applications that are fast, efficient, and scalable.

Harness Solana's core advantages like blazing fast execution and near-zero transaction costs to make your hackathon ideas become real world projects. With Solana, the possibilities are endless.

- Create a game, social app, or consumer product that relies on instant, high-frequency transactions.
- Design a sophisticated trading, lending, or decentralized exchange (DEX).
- Build a prototype for supply chain, identity, or payments that can handle massive, real-world volume.

Show us how you can innovate with Solana for a chance to win some cool prizes for you and each member of your team!

Awards Ledger Nano S Plus to winning project.

DigitalOcean offers a reliable and easy-to-use cloud platform for every stage of your project. Leverage core services like Droplets, Managed Databases, and App Platform to build, deploy, and scale your application effortlessly. Building with AI? DigitalOcean Gradient™ AI enables you to build, train, and deploy machine learning models, including access to GPU infrastructure and serverless inference!

Sign up for DigitalOcean today and get $200 worth of free credits that you can use towards building your next great hack. Build with DigitalOcean's robust cloud infrastructure for a chance to win some great prizes for you and each of your teammates!

Awards Retro Wireless Mouse to winning project.

Deploy natural, human-sounding audio with ElevenLabs. Create realistic, dynamic, and emotionally expressive voices for any project, from interactive AI companions to narrated stories and voice-enabled apps. ElevenLabs will empower you to build rich, immersive experiences without the need for actors or complex audio production, using simply the power of AI.

Integrate fully autonomous audio experiences into your hack with ElevenLabs and give your project a voice, along with giving your team the chance to win some wireless earbuds!

Awards Wireless Earbuds to winning project.

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 M5Stack IoT Kit for you and each member of your team.