Best Overall Hack (Top 3) (3)

The best hack of the competition, by a number of different criteria. Not only is it novel, interesting, and useful, but it is also technically sound and exciting to many.

Most Fundable Hack

This is the project most likely to sponsor HackHarvard four years from now! You could imagine this surviving the hackathon and becoming a thing. We'll be considering pitch, the team’s expression of interest in pursuing further development, originality and innovation in product, and polish.

Most Intrinsically Motivated Hack

If this prize didn't exist, this hack wouldn't get a prize. It's not showy or flashy, but it's sweet. Of all the hacks in this category, it demonstrates the most independence from the “competition,” and the most drive towards a genuine goal.

Best Hardware Hack

This hack is the best demonstration of using hardware in a new, exciting, and/or creative way.

The Hacker Spirit Award

This hack uses something the way it wasn't intended. It shares information openly, does something for its own sake, and/or finds creative solutions to mundane problems.

Most Useless Hack

The opposite of the most fundable hack. You built something absolutely useless, yet somehow still cool or clever enough to win a prize. You probably had a lot of fun at this hackathon!

[Ripple] Best Interledger Protocol API Hack (2)

The best two hacks using Ripple's Interledger Protocol API as determined by the Ripple judging team will win prizes of $10,000 in XRP and $5,000 in XRP, respectively. Attend Ripple's tech talk at 9pm on Friday Oct 19 in SOCH P-14, or talk to their mentors for bootstrapping information!

[MassCEC] Best Clean Transportation Hack

The best clean transportation hack that will
help replace or reduce the use of fossil fuels in the transportation sector. (Sponsored by MassCEC)

[Capital One] Best Financial Hack

The best hack related to finance or solving a financial problem. $250 Amazon gift cards for each member. (Sponsored by Capital One)

Best use of Algolia

Casio CA-506C-5A Calculator Watch for each team member

Best use of Google Cloud Platform

Google Home Minis for each team member

Best Domain Name from Domain.com

Raspberry Pi & PiHut Essential Kit for each team member

Best IoT Hack Using a Qualcomm Device

410C Dragonboard for each team member

Best use of HERE.com

Hacker gear and swag from HERE.com

Best use of Authorize.net

LS20 Gaming Headsets for each team member

[Facebook] Hack that Best Builds Strong Communities

Our engineers will be judging based on criteria that is focused around Facebook’s Social Mission to determine the best hack for building community, connecting the world, or taking on interesting problems that Facebook is tackling (e.g. fake news, elections, privacy, community).

Prize is an Oculus Go for each member of the winning team.

[Kensho] Best Use of Kensho Knowledge Graph API (2)

Audio-Technica ATH-M50x or Bose QuietComfort 25 headphones for each member of the winning team. A $50 Amazon gift card for each member of the runner-up team.

[Wix] Best Use of Wix Code

The team that best uses Wix Code in their project will receive one Macbook Pro per team member!

[Microsoft] Azure Champ Challenge

Visit the Microsoft booth to learn more about how you can enter the Azure Champ challenge. The winning team will receive 4 Xbox One X 1 TB consoles, and a chance to compete in Imagine Cup 2019!

[Weekly Challenge] Best Social Good Hack from Fidelity

$50 Gift Cards from Fidelity for each team member