ShellHacks

Challenges
Best Use of Google Cloud
Build your hackathon project with a suite of secure storage, powerful compute, and integrated data analytics products provided by Google Cloud. See full list of products here: <a href="http://g.co/cloud" target="_blank">g.co/cloud</a>. Learn more about the tools and opportunities with Google Cloud by joining the Google Cloud Student Innovators program - <a href="http://goo.gle/student-innovators" target="_blank">goo.gle/student-innovators</a>. Winners will receive a Google Cloud branded backpack!<br><br>Be sure to redeem your Google Cloud Credits as soon as possible through the <a href="https://hackp.ac/googlecloudcredits" target="_blank">Google Cloud Credit Form</a>. Use the promo code in your pre-event email to access the form! <br>
Best Domain Name from Domain.com
Register a .Tech domain name using Domain.com during the weekend for your chance to win an awesome Domain.com branded prize 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!<br>
Most Creative Use of GitHub
GitHub is one of the best ways to collaborate, push code, get feedback, and show the world what you’ve built during a hackathon. To take it a step further, GitHub is now offering you access to industry tools, events & learning resources through something called GitHub Global Campus. Win this weekend’s Most Creative Use of GitHub prize category, first by signing up for GitHub Global Campus and second by using a GitHub repository to host your hackathon project’s code! Make sure your use of GitHub stands out with a detailed ReadMe page, meaningful pull requests and collaboration history, and even a GitHub pages deployment!<br><br>
Best First Time Hacker
Best Use of Google Cloud by Google - 1st Place
Best Overall - 2nd Place
Best Use of Marquee API by Goldman Sachs
Best Use of DataStax Astra by MLH
Best Use of Google Cloud (COVID-19 Hackathon Fund) by Google
Best Hardware Hack by MATRIX Labs
Best Diversity Hack by FCA - 1st Place
Wolfram Award by Wolfram Language
Best Hack for Social Good by JPMorgan Chase
Xbox Challenge by Microsoft - 1st Place
Best Use of Azure for Social Good by Microsoft
Best Overall - 1st Place
Best Overall - 3rd Place
Best Financial Hack by Capital One
Best Potential Startup by 1517 Fund (Undergraduate students only)
#HealthyConversations using Twitter API by Twitter
Virtual Good Neighbor Challenge by State Farm - 1st Place
Best Domain Registered with Domain.com by MLH
License Plate Recognition for Customer Identification by AutoNation
Best Education Hack by FIU Office of the President (FIU students only)
Best AR/VR App by echoAR
Xbox Challenge by Microsoft - 2nd Place
Description: Video games have been telling stories that connect us for decades, but storytelling has influenced gamers for generations. Build a game inspired by your story or the stories of those around you. Judging Criteria: Game Mechanics and Storytelling Prizes: We will be awarding a 1st and 2nd place prize for this challenge - 2nd Place - Xbox Gamepass Ultimate subscription for a year
Best Use of Google Cloud by Google - 2nd Place
Description: Use of any Google Cloud product in your project in order to qualify Second Place Prize: Google nest Minis
Virtual Good Neighbor Challenge by State Farm - 2nd Place
- Virtual Good Neighbor Challenge by State Farm Description: 2020 has been an interesting year full of unexpected surprises. We’ve found ourselves inside our homes working, studying and social-distancing. There’s still a big world out there that we’d like you to remember. State Farm was among 4% of companies who honored their internships and still found a way to give to our community with efforts like Neighborhood of Good and Neighborhood Assist. For this year’s State Farm challenge, we want you to focus on creating something that impacts your local neighborhood in a virtual capacity. 2nd Place Prize: Doggy plushie & Goodie bag.
Best Diversity Hack by FCA - 2nd Place
Description: Build a project that helps create a more diverse and inclusive community Prize: We will be awarding a 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place for this challenge - 2nd Place Prize - Each team member will also receive: - Jeep Two Tone Mug - Gladiator Multi-Tool - Dodge Kooty Key Anti-Germ Tool - Dodge Hellcat Redeye Pop Socket - Gladiator Power Bar - FIAT multi use carabiner charger
Best Diversity Hack by FCA - 3rd Place
Description: Build a project that helps create a more diverse and inclusive community Prize: We will be awarding a 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place for this challenge - 3rd Place Prize - Each team member will also receive: - Jeep Two Tone Mug - Gladiator Multi-Tool - Dodge Kooty Key Anti-Germ Tool - Dodge Hellcat Redeye Pop Socket
Submissions aren’t open for this event.