Students from across the world come to MHacks to build amazing things, transform dreams into realities, and to meet others with the same level of passion to build their future. MHacks is for creators. Students spend 36 hours building anything they can imagine, and take breaks to interact with technology visionaries, founders, and find new mentors. They meet with the hottest, most sought-after companies in the world who vie for hackers' attention. For MHacks, students give up a weekend of partying to invest a weekend in their personal growth by learning something new, and creating solutions to problems they see in the world.
MHacks isn't just a hackathon -- it's a community of people who have ideas and build them.
Requirements
Judging will be done by both sponsors and the MHacks core team. MHacks will be choosing a 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place, as well as winners for the subtrack categories. Sponsors will judge those entering their categories.
Prizes
1st Place
A $400 Amazon Gift Card, and also Leading Learners Expansion Packs for each member of the team.
2nd Place
A $300 Amazon Gift Card, and also Leading Learners Expansion Packs for each member of the team.
3rd Place
A $200 Amazon Gift Card, and also Leading Learners Expansion Packs for each member of the team.
Best Beginner Hack
$100 Amazon Gift Card
Best Machine Learning Hack
$100 Amazon Gift Card
Best Medical Hack
$100 Amazon Gift Card
[MLH] Best Domain Name from Domain.com
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.
[MLH] 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. International winners will receive a Google branded backpack.
[MLH] Best Use of Auth0
Auth0 wants your applications to be secure! Use any of the Auth0 APIs for a chance to win some exclusive swag, including a Miir 12oz tumbler, Rubiks Cube, and sticker! 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? Save some time on your hack and set yourself up for a big win. It doesn’t take much to get started. Auth0 is free to try with up to 7,000 free active users and unlimited log-ins. Make your new account today!
[MLH] 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!
[MLH] Best Space App powered by Space Force - USA only
The sky is not the limit! Try your hand at making a space-themed application for a chance to win a wireless Bluetooth speaker for you and your team from the U.S. Space Force! We’re looking for amazing solutions to any space-related problems you can imagine. For any sci-fi enthusiast, this is the perfect opportunity to push the limits of your creativity by building the technology of tomorrow, today. We can’t wait to see the solutions you build!
Please note: the majority of your team members must be located in the United States to qualify.
Best Use of Google Cloud - Use any Google Cloud product - 1st place
1st place: Google Cloud branded backpack
Best Use of Google Cloud - Use any Google Cloud product - 2nd place
2nd place: Google Cloud swag box
Best Use of AssemblyAI API
The winning team that builds the best project with the AssemblyAI API will receive a $100 Amazon gift card per person.
Best Educational Hack - Leading Learners
For the winning team of the Education track, each winner will receive an Expansion Pack (valued at $100 USD each) and an EdTech Bundle (valued at $100USD) to expand their idea beyond the event. The Leading Learners Expansion Packs and EdTech Bundles focus on thoroughly explaining 15
ways for student winners to completely focus on the idea's growth, innovation, and expansion of their projects. These practices, tips, and resources were assembled by the Leading Learners Chief Executives on how to scaled the enterprise to thousands of students each month. Leading Learners provides unique QR codes for awardees to access the documents and resources that comes within each Pack.
Requirements:
- Solves any modern-day issue for the educational community
(students, teachers, instructors, or counsellors) and is feasible
- The problem has a target audience of over 1 million individuals
- Is able to be used by and have an impact to individuals aged 15-30+
- Mobile app or desktop application
- Prototype of product using Figma, Invision, or Canva
- Design is user-friendly and easily navigatable
Non-technical
Devpost Achievements
Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:
Judges
MHacks Core Team
Judging Criteria
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Technical Ability
Does the project demonstrate that the team challenged themselves? Did the team select and use their technologies effectively? Is the project extensible? Can more functionality be added by the team members, other developers, or even users? -
Creativity
Is the project aesthetically pleasing (UI)? Is the application intuitive to use (UX)? -
Impact
Does the project accomplish its goal well? -
Social Good
Does it tackle a real-world problem? Is it a valid solution to the problem? Is it scalable and sustainable? Does it improve society / solve an important world problem? -
Presentation
Were the presenters clear and did they communicate their idea effectively?
Questions? Email the hackathon manager
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