Macbook Air or Framework Laptop for each member of the team

Nintendo Switch 2 for each member of the team

Google Intelligent Eyewear for each member of the team

AirPods 4 for each member of the team

Instax camera plus film for each member of the team

NuPhy Air60 HE for each member of the team

Bambu Lab 3D Printer for each member of the team

LeRobot SO-ARM101 for each member of the team

Apple Watch SE 3 for each member of the team

America the Beautiful Parks Pass for each member of the team

AirPods Pro 3

Logitech MX Master 4 for each member of the team

MLH Swag Kits || It’s time to push the boundaries of what’s possible with AI using Google Gemini. Check out the Gemini API to build AI-powered apps that make your friends say WHOA. So, what can Gemini do for your hackathon project?

Understand language like a human and build a chatbot that gives personalized advice
Analyze info like a supercomputer and create an app that summarizes complex research papers
Generate creative content like code, scripts, music, and more
Think of the possibilities… what will you build with the Google Gemini API this weekend?

Assorted Prizes || The world of development is evolving fast and Solana is leading the charge with a network built to handle all of your infrastructure needs. Forget high fees and slow confirmations, it’s time to build applications that are fast, efficient, and scalable.

Harness Solana’s core advantages like blazing fast execution and near-zero transaction costs to make your hackathon ideas become real world projects. With Solana, the possibilities are endless.

Create a game, social app, or consumer product that relies on instant, high-frequency transactions.
Design a sophisticated trading, lending, or decentralized exchange (DEX).
Build a prototype for supply chain, identity, or payments that can handle massive, real-world volume.
Show us how you can innovate with Solana for a chance to win some cool prizes for you and each member of your team!

Stream Deck Mini || Building high-performance apps under hackathon deadlines shouldn't mean spending half your weekend configuring complex databases or learning obscure query languages. Tiger Data extends PostgreSQL to give student developers an ultra-fast foundation for real-time data, time-series metrics, and complex analytics.

Why build with Tiger Data this weekend?

Standard SQL Power: Query massive datasets instantly using the SQL you already know, with no complex NoSQL aggregation pipelines required.

Unified Data Stack: Store relational user profiles and high-frequency metric streams side-by-side in a single database.

Instant Dashboards: Serve lag-free, real-time frontend charts using pre-computed Continuous Aggregates.

90%+ Data Compression: Store millions of events on free-tier cloud instances without running out of disk space.

Whether you’re building real-time IoT monitoring, AI-driven analytics dashboards, or financial prediction engines, show us how Tiger Data powers your project. The team that demonstrates the most innovative, impactful, and performance-driven use of Tiger Data will take home some great prizes!

M5Stack Official Tab5 || Vultr empowers hackers to bring their high-performance projects to life instantly; providing everything from the speed of one-click deployment and scalable cloud compute, to specialized Vultr Cloud GPUs that can power AI-driven applications. We want you to push the limits of what can be built when infrastructure is no longer the bottleneck!

Sign up for a Vultr account today and claim your free cloud credits! Take your next hack to the cloud with Vultr for a chance to win some awesome prizes for you and your team!

An Interview with the Commit Fellowship Team & a copy of The Lean Startup || Done sitting on your big idea? Enter the Commit Fellowship Prize Category to take your hack beyond the hackathon. Selected winning teams will have the chance to secure a spot in an exclusive, 3-week zero-to-founder sprint hosted by Major League Hacking and Transcend Network. If you’re ready to do the real work of bringing a startup to market, this is for you.

Exclusive Admission: A chance to interview for the highly selective Commit Fellowship 3-week sprint.

Founder Mentorship: Live coaching, peer code reviews, and structured customer discovery sessions.

Launch Perks & Microgrants: Completion opens access to thousands of dollars in cash microgrants and in-kind tooling credits (like AI credits) to keep your post-hackathon momentum going.

Qualify by building a working prototype with a team, demonstrate a real problem worth solving, and opt into the Commit Fellowship Prize Category when you submit your project. Once that’s complete, be sure to submit this supplemental form to be considered for the prize category. A winning team from your hackathon will be selected post-event and notified via email.

Arduino Student Kit || Play with industry-leading LLMs on a single account using the Snowflake APIs. Adding AI capabilities into your application can be as simple as a single CURL command to Snowflake’s REST API.

Build customized applications, RAG powered chat bots, or embed AI-powered features into your app in half the time with half the hassle. Get started for free with a special, student 120-day Snowflake trial and check out this repository for an example of the Snowflake REST API in action.

Digital Gift Card || GoDaddy Registry is giving you everything you need to be the best hacker no matter where you are. Register your domain name with GoDaddy Registry for a chance to win some amazing prizes!

Cash prizes of 8000$, 5000$, 3000$ for the top 3 teams and expedited interview process for top 5 teams

Cash prizes of 8000$, 5000$, 3000$ for the top 3 teams and expedited interview process for top 5 teams

Cash prizes of 8000$, 5000$, 3000$ for the top 3 teams and expedited interview process for top 5 teams

Grand Prize:
A Microsoft Surface laptop for each member of the winning team
Present your project remotely at a Microsoft Delta/Frontier Co. FDE team tech talk
1:1 mentorship with senior FDEs from Delta/Frontier Co team

2nd place:
Present your project remotely at a Microsoft Delta/Frontier Co. FDE team tech talk
1:1 mentorship with senior FDEs from the Microsoft Delta team

Invitation to advance to the Round 2 Hackathon hosted at Meta's Menlo Park campus.
Travel and accommodations provided.
Advancement to Round 2 is subject to eligibility verification and compliance with Meta's Round 2 Official Rules.
Meta swag bag.

$2000 cash, Factory credits, and swag!

Apple Headphones (possibly hacking tools)

Meta glasses (still TBD)

Teenage Engineering EP-133 K.O. II and a Waveshare ESP32-S3 touch display board

$3,000 cash / 1 year of CREAO Pro Max ($1,440 value) / Product, technical and founder mentorship / Meet-and-greet with a CREAO founder or member of technical staff / Demo opportunities /Launch support through CREAO's community and content channels / Interview opportunities with CREAO

$1,500 cash / 1 year of CREAO Pro Max ($1,440 value) / Product, technical and founder mentorship / Meet-and-greet with a CREAO founder or member of technical staff / Demo opportunities /Launch support through CREAO's community and content channels / Interview opportunities with CREAO

$500 cash / 1 year of CREAO Pro Max ($1,440 value) / Product, technical and founder mentorship / Meet-and-greet with a CREAO founder or member of technical staff / Demo opportunities /Launch support through CREAO's community and content channels / Interview opportunities with CREAO

$3,000 cash / 1 year of CREAO Pro Max ($1,440 value) / Product, technical and founder mentorship / Meet-and-greet with a CREAO founder or member of technical staff / Demo opportunities /Launch support through CREAO's community and content channels / Interview opportunities with CREAO

$1,500 cash / 1 year of CREAO Pro Max ($1,440 value) / Product, technical and founder mentorship / Meet-and-greet with a CREAO founder or member of technical staff / Demo opportunities /Launch support through CREAO's community and content channels / Interview opportunities with CREAO

$500 cash / 1 year of CREAO Pro Max ($1,440 value) / Product, technical and founder mentorship / Meet-and-greet with a CREAO founder or member of technical staff / Demo opportunities /Launch support through CREAO's community and content channels / Interview opportunities with CREAO

$3,000 cash / 1 year of CREAO Pro Max ($1,440 value) / Product, technical and founder mentorship / Meet-and-greet with a CREAO founder or member of technical staff / Demo opportunities /Launch support through CREAO's community and content channels / Interview opportunities with CREAO

$1,500 cash / 1 year of CREAO Pro Max ($1,440 value) / Product, technical and founder mentorship / Meet-and-greet with a CREAO founder or member of technical staff / Demo opportunities /Launch support through CREAO's community and content channels / Interview opportunities with CREAO

$500 cash / 1 year of CREAO Pro Max ($1,440 value) / Product, technical and founder mentorship / Meet-and-greet with a CREAO founder or member of technical staff / Demo opportunities /Launch support through CREAO's community and content channels / Interview opportunities with CREAO

1st Place — Best Use of Bitdeer AI Model Studio $500 in Bitdeer AI Model Studio credits for the winning team Four gaming mice, one per teammate

2nd Place $200 in Bitdeer AI Model Studio credits for the winning team One LEGO Technic set for the team to share

1st Place Meta Quest 3S headsets

2nd Place Bose QuietComfort headphones

$300 Giftogram per person on winning team

An interview with the CRS team for our open forward-deployed engineer role, for each team member

An interview with the CRS team for our open forward-deployed engineer role, for each team member

Airpod Max/pros

Custom Cursor Mechanical Keyboard

Amazon Gift Cards (distributed by CalHacks orgs.), Session with Figma Early Career Recruiting Team [to be scheduled]

Amazon Gift Cards (distributed by CalHacks orgs.), Session with Figma Early Career Recruiting Team [to be scheduled]

Amazon Gift Cards (distributed by CalHacks orgs.), Session with Figma Early Career Recruiting Team [to be scheduled]

Amazon Gift Cards (distributed by CalHacks orgs.), Session with Figma Early Career Recruiting Team [to be scheduled]

Amazon Gift Cards (distributed by CalHacks orgs.), Session with Figma Early Career Recruiting Team [to be scheduled]

$500 USDC + recruiter call per team member per track, for each of the two tracks (up to $4000 total)

1 year of Notability Pro + exclusive company merch