This year HackIllinois has $60K+ in prizes!

PATH PRIZES

Prizes are for each member except Best Voyagers Hack & Best General Hack.

BEST VOYAGERS HACK$5000
BEST GENERAL HACK$2500
BEST BEGINNER HACKAt least half of the members are first time hackers.EPOMAKER Mechanical Keyboard
BEST UI/UX DESIGNFUJIFILM Camera Package
BEST SOCIAL IMPACTRecognizes the project that has the potential to create the most significant positive change or address a pressing societal issue. Whether through addressing environmental concerns, improving accessibility, or tackling social injustices, among many other possibilities, this category highlights projects that aim to make a tangible difference in the world.$50 Donation to charity of choiceMARSHALL Speaker +
MOST POPULARDetermined by attendee votes.SONY Headphones
MOST CREATIVENINJA Coffee Machine
MOST USELESSCelebrates projects that are delightfully impractical — but still well-designed and fully functional. We’re not looking for broken demos or unfinished apps, but thoughtfully built projects that explore fun, novel, or whimsical ideas rather than serious real-world problems.NERF gun + Walkie-Talkie
BEST USE OF OPENAI5k OpenAI API credits
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BEST USE OF CLOUDFLARE5k Cloudflare Credits
BEST USE OFSUPERMEMORY
  • Pair of Meta Raybans for each winning team member

    • TRACK PRIZES

    Designed by our sponsors to provide a specialized topic to center your project around. Each team can only compete in ONE track.

    Each track winning team will also receive a $2500 cash prize.

    BEST EXPOSED API

    $2500 + TBD

    BEST AI INFERENCE
    • 1st place: $2000 for the team, 5K in Modal Credits per person, a visit to SF or NY Modal Office with lunch with the Modal team
    • 2nd place: $500 for the team, $1K in Modal Credits and Airpods for each team member
    • 3rd place: $1K in Modal Credits and Airpods for each team member
    BEST HARDWARE HACK

    $2500 + Elegoo hardware starter kit

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    $2500 + TBD