Conveniently nestled in the middle of rural Pennsylvania, YCP Hacks is a college level hackathon with small town charm. An hour north of Baltimore, an hour and a half from Philadelphia, and 2 hours from Penn State places it right in the middle of Pennsylvania Dutch Country (presumably made of Funnel Cake). The event is set on the charming York College of Pennsylvania campus, with all the facilities, people and camaraderie that comes with it. Our mission is to promote technical knowledge, innovation, and entrepreneurship in York and beyond, and we just can't wait to see what you do next.

Requirements

We will need all code created during the event and photos of hardware you may have used.

Hackathon Sponsors

Prizes

$3,450 in prizes
Best of Show - First Place
1 winner

First Place Prize MLH Winner Pins MLH Fellowship Fast Track: Opportunity to have your MLH Fellowship applications expedited should you choose to apply.

Best of Show - Second Place
1 winner

Second Place Prize MLH Winner Pins MLH Fellowship Fast Track: Opportunity to have your MLH Fellowship applications expedited should you choose to apply.

Best of Show - Third Place
1 winner

Third Place Prize MLH Winner Pins MLH Fellowship Fast Track: Opportunity to have your MLH Fellowship applications expedited should you choose to apply.

Best YCP Hacks - First Place
1 winner

Best Gaming Hack - First Place
1 winner

Best Gaming Hack - Second Place
1 winner

Best Hardware Hack - First Place
1 winner

Best Hardware Hack - Second Place
1 winner

Best First Hack - First Place
1 winner

For first timers

Best First Hack - Second Place
1 winner

For first timers

Hackers Choice
1 winner

Best Use of MongoDB Atlas
1 winner

M5GO IoT Starter Kit
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.

Best Domain Name from GoDaddy Registry
1 winner

Hack from Home kit
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 a Hack from Home Kit! Each Kit contains wireless earbuds, blue light glasses, selfie ring light and a pouch for easy transport.

Best Use of Auth0
1 winner

Exclusive Auth0 Swag made for MLH
Auth0 wants your applications to be secure! Why spend hours building features like social sign-in, Multi-Factor Authentication, and passwordless log-in when you can enable them through Auth0 straight out of the box? Auth0 is free to try, doesn’t require a credit card, and allows for up to 7,000 free active users and unlimited log-ins. Make your new account today and use any of the Auth0 APIs for a chance to win some exclusive swag, including an Auth0 branded Rocketbook and Rubik's Cube!

Best Accessibility Hack sponsored by Fidelity
1 winner

Fidelity Branded Wireless Charger
At Fidelity, accessibility is viewed as a major key to the success of their business, which is why they are challenging you to come up with innovative ways to make tech more accessible! We want you to use your hacking skills to find and build solutions that put opportunities and resources within reach for all communities. The team with the best accessibility hack will win a Fidelity branded wireless charger for each team member!

Best Use of Streamlit
1 winner

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 some awesome tech hardware for you and each member of your team.

Hackers Choice
1 winner

Best Gaming Hack - Third Place
1 winner

Devpost Achievements

Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:

Judges

TEMP

TEMP
YCP

Judging Criteria

  • Skill
  • Creativity
  • Effort
  • Knowledge

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