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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 &amp; 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 Domain Name from Domain.com - MLH

Best Financial Hack - Capital One

Most Creative Data Hack - Splunk

Best Combination of Data Sets - Visionist

Best Use of Open Data - Coding it Forward

Best Education Hack - Bloomberg

Best Beginner Hack (General) - Technica

Best Hack for Social Good - JP Morgan Chase

Venture Winner - Dingman Center

Best Community Building Hack - Facebook

Best Hack for a Better Society - Nextdoor

Best use of Open Source - Goldman Sachs

Best Use of Google's API - Google

Best Use of MongoDB Atlas (MLH)

Best Hack for Event Attendees - Cvent

Best #GoBeyond Hack - Technica

Best Data Visualization Tool - Qualtrics

Best Design for Financial Education - FINRA

Rock The Doc! - Adobe

Best for Small Businesses - VistaPrint

Best Web Page - Visionist

Best Beginner Hack (Middle or High School) - Technica

Best use of API and/or storage data - Altamira

Best use of Twilio - MLH

Best Embedded Wearable Hack - Qualcomm

Most Innovative Way to Educate People on the Time Value of Money - M&T Bank

Best Use of Public Financial Data - T. Rowe Price

Social Media Challenge - FiscalNote

Best Automation Hack with UiPath - MLH

Best Security Hack - Cisco

Best Data Analysis - Fannie Mae

Best Improvement to Travel Industry - TripAdvisor

Best use of Algorand's APIs - Algorand

Game of Drones - ASRC Federal

Least Vulnerable Solution - Tenable

Best use of Machine Learning to Increase Savings - M&T Bank

FinLiteracy Gaming Challege: Best Use of Financial Literacy, Best Web or Mobile App - Fannie Mae

Fannie Mae's FinLiteracy Gaming Challenge asks you to create a “gamified” web app or mobile game on financial literacy for high school and college students. ​The financial literacy game should focus on credit and debt financial concepts. Consider creating a card game that represents income and different types of debt, a version of Monopoly or a Pokémon Go-Style game.​ Each team member must take a financial literacy survey before starting the challenge and again at the conclusion of the challenge.​ Implement the financial literacy concepts included in the FAQ. ​ JUDGING CRITERIA​: ➳ Completeness of solution ➳ Creating a mobile app with a user interface and the ability for users to make choices and play the game to conclusion would score the highest. ​ ➳ Usability of the solution ➳ The mobile app is easy to use and navigate and the options are intuitive. ➳ Originality of solution. Be creative!​ ​ ♚ 1st place: $150 Amazon gift card to each member of winning team ♚ 2nd place: $50 Amazon gift card to each member of winning team ​