Prizes

Along with our sponsors, we're looking forward to offering over 20 different prize categories so there is something for everyone! Specify which prizes you wish to submit to via your Devpost submission.

For more detailed descriptions of our prize categories, visit our Devpost.

HackViolet Prizes

<aside> 🥇 1st Place Overall Microsoft Surface Go, per participant

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<aside> 🥇 Best First-Time Hack - 1st Place DJI Mini 2 Drone, per participant

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<aside> ♀️ Best Hack to Support Women - 1st Place iPad Air 2, per participant

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<aside> 🦃 Ut Prosim (That May I Serve) Hack VT Student Football Season Tickets or Amazon Gift Card equivalent, per participant

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<aside> 🍎 Best High School Hack Amazon Echo Show 8, per participant

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<aside> 🥈 2nd Place Overall Nintendo Switch, per participant

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<aside> 🥈 Best First-Time Hack - 2nd Place JBL Speaker, per participant

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<aside> ♀️ Best Hack to Support Women - 2nd Place Computer Monitor, per participant

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<aside> ✨ Biggest Visionary One year Disney+ subscription, per participant

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<aside> 💪 Best Health Hack Cosori Smart Air Fryer, per participant

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<aside> 🧠 Best Low Code Hack One month Adobe Creative Cloud Subscription, per participant

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Sponsor Prizes

<aside> 💭 Best Use of Cloud Resources [Peraton] $300 GrubHub gift card, per team Guaranteed Interview for Peraton position or Mock Interview for high school and international students, per individual

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<aside> 🌏 Most Philanthropic Hack [Bloomberg] Sonos Speaker, per participant

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<aside> 🌐 Best Web App [Ventera] $50 E-giftcard of choice, Internship or Full-Time Interview, and 30 minute Mentoring Call with a Ventera Developer, per participant

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<aside> ♀️ Best Hybrid Engagement Hack [Cvent] $200 Amazon gift card to winning team + 30 minute individual consultation with Cvent Representative

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<aside> 📱 Most Innovative Hack to Successfully Navigate a Changing World [CapTech] CapTech Blanket, per participant

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<aside> 📚 Most Customer Focused [CarMax] Google Nest Mini 2nd Gen, per participant

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<aside> 🔐 Best Design with Security in Mind [RSM] Wifi Pineapple, per participant

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<aside> 💡 Best Mobile Application [WillowTree] $150 Apple or Google Play gift card, per team

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<aside> 🔍 Best Use of Google Cloud [Google Cloud & MLH] Google Cloud Swag Bag or Backpack

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MLH Prizes

<aside> 🌐 Best Domain Registered with Domain.com PowerSquare Qi Wireless Phone Charger

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Register a .Tech domain name using Domain.com during the weekend for your chance to win a PowerSquare Qi Wireless Phone Charger for you and each member of your team! Each team may submit one entry per person on the team. The more creative the domain the better!

<aside> ⚙️ Best Hardware Hack Sponsored by Digi-Key Grove Beginner Kit

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Using your preferred hardware or hardware emulator, build a hack for your chance to win a Grove Beginner Kit, with embedded Arduino Uno compatible board. Each winning team member will receive a prize!

<aside> 🎨 Best Creative Use of Twilio Twilio Swag Box & GameGo Console

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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 some awesome prizes! Get started with $50 in free credit!