Our event allows 120 students to create a program from scratch in 26 hours. During that time there will be workshops, mini challenges, games and a lot of food. While having fun you will be able to network and engage with our sponsor representatives who come from top tier companies and you'll get a chance to share your CVs.
Prizes
Best Hack - 1st Place
Instax mini 11 and 20 shots pack
Alternatively, swap out for the 2nd or 3rd place prize if you'd prefer.
MLH Fellowship Fast Track Interviews
MLH Winner Pins
Best Hack - 2nd Place
JBL Flip 5 Speakers.
Alternatively, swap for 3rd prize if you'd prefer.
MLH Fellowship Fast Track Interviews
MLH Winner Pins
Best Hack - 3rd Place
Echo dot 5th generation
MLH Fellowship Fast Track Interviews
MLH Winner Pins
Funniest Hack
Each team member wins a box of pizza socks.
People's Choice
Each team member wins a retro game.
Best Newcomer
For first year students.
Win a £10 amazon gift card for each team member.
Best Hack for Social Good by BlackRock
Now is your chance to put your creativity to the test and build the most socially conscious hack for the greater good. Use technology to tackle problems like world hunger, poverty or pollution and earn a chance to win some awesome prizes, courtesy of BlackRock.
Food Scarcity
Each team member wins a portable charger.
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 a web service API. Are you building an e-commerce website and want to send text notifications or email confirmations once an order is completed? Or maybe you'd like to verify users based on their mobile numbers? Twilio makes all this possible and more. Build a hack that simplifies your life using any Twilio API for a chance to win a Twilio Swag Box & GameGo Console ! Get started with $50 in free credit
Best Use of Velo by Wix
We know how difficult it can be to create a phenomenal website in a short period of time, especially when it comes to hackathons. Velo by Wix cuts down your development without sacrificing on functionality! With a built-in database and fully customizable JavaScript front-end and back-end, you can develop a full-stack application directly in your browser. With Velo, all the tools you need are conveniently located in one platform! Build your hackathon project with Velo by Wix for a chance to win Wacom Drawing Tablets for you and each of your teammates.
Best Use of DeSo
DeSo is the official Web3 sponsor of the MLH Hackathon League and the first Layer 1 blockchain custom-built for decentralized social media applications. While a blockchain like Avalanche costs $0.50+ to store just a 200-character post, the DeSo blockchain is built with custom indexing and storage optimizations which make it 10,000X cheaper to store social content on-chain! In order to qualify for the contest, build a hack that uses the DeSo API. While social media apps are a great fit for DeSo, you can also build financial apps, marketplaces, and more on the DeSo blockchain. To get started, sign up for a DiamondApp account, make a post tagging @deso with both your event hashtag & #MLH. The DeSo team will then send you even more $DESO coin to build your hackathon project!
On top of that, the team with the Best Use of DeSo gets $100 worth of $DESO coin & an exclusive DeSo branded tumbler!
Best of use of Capital One Hackathon API
Each team member wins a £50 Amazon voucher.
Best use of unPhone
Each team member wins an unPhone.
Devpost Achievements
Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:
Judges
Capital One
BSI
CompSoc
Judging Criteria
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Originality
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Technology
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Design
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Completion
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Learning
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Adherence to challenges themes
Questions? Email the hackathon manager
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