VandyHacks

Challenges
Best Use of Circle
With Circle, you can embed secure wallets into your app in just minutes. Circle Web3 wallets are compatible with multiple blockchains and are supported by over a dozen programming language SDKs. Circle’s programmable wallets will enable you to add secure transactions to your hackathon project using RESTful APIs, with options for both user and developer controlled transactions. If your hackathon idea involves in-app purchases, user to user payments, app to user payments, or all of the above, integrating Circle programmable wallets to your Web2 or Web3 tech-stack may be the perfect solution. <br><br><a href="https://hackp.ac/circle-signup" target="_blank">Sign up for a developer account</a> and start using Circle’s APIs today, for a chance to win a Circle Branded Hardware Wallet for you and each of your teammates! <br>
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>
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 Use of Auth0
Auth0 wants your applications to be secure! Why spend hours building features like social sign-in, Multi-Factor Authentication, and passwordless log-in when you can enable them through Auth0 straight out of the box? Auth0 is free to try, doesn’t require a credit card, and allows for up to 7,000 free active users and unlimited log-ins. <a href="https://mlh.link/auth0-signup" target="_blank">Make your new account today</a> and use any of <a href="https://mlh.link/auth0-docs" target="_blank">the Auth0 APIs</a> for a chance to win a pair of wireless headphones for you and each member of your team!<br>
Best DEI Hack sponsored by Fidelity
At Fidelity, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion are viewed as major keys to the success of their business, which is why they are challenging you to come up with innovative ways to create forward-thinking financial tech that promotes equality for all people! We want you to use your hacking skills to find and build solutions that put financial opportunities and resources within reach for all communities, creating accessible, sustainable, and/or inclusive solutions. The team with the best hack will win a Fidelity branded wireless charger for each team member! <br>
Most Creative Use of Redis Cloud
<a href="https://hackp.ac/redis-cloud-free" target="_blank">Redis Cloud</a> is the easiest way to build and scale real-time applications - Period! It includes Redis Stack, adding indexing, querying, full-text search, JSON, time-series, and probabilistic data structures to the already-rich set of features of Redis. <br><br>Redis Stack works with all of your favorite programming languages and can be added to any existing application. It’s the easiest way to build real-time applications that scale and perform.<br><br>Show us how you’ve used Redis Cloud in a way that showcases your unique and specific data structure needs and each member of your team could win a personal, portable Redis Stack server IOT hardware unit to keep developing on the go. Find out why Stack Overflow Developers have voted Redis their “most loved and admired” noSQL database for years-running by rolling Redis into your MLH Hackathon project.<br><br><a href="http://hackp.ac/redis-cloud-free" target="_blank">Sign up for your free Redis Cloud account</a>, and head over to <a href="https://hackp.ac/redis-university-mlh" target="_blank">the MLH jump off page</a> on <a href="http://hackp.ac/redis-university" target="_blank">Redis University</a> for more info and docs links. Enter coupon code MLHFall2023 to claim your Redis Cloud credits and get started for free!<br>
Best Use of Auth0
Best Accessibility Hack sponsored by Fidelity
Patient Safety Tech Challenge
CareYaya Best Elder Tech
Best Rookie Hack - Radiant Rookie
L3Harris Sponsor Challenge
1st Overall - Glorious Gold
For our glorious first place winners, each member of this team will receive a Meta Quest 2 and MLH Winner Pins!!
2nd Overall - Shining Silver
For our shining second-place winners, each member of this team will win a Nintendo Switch Lite and MLH Winner Pins!
3rd Overall - Brilliant Bronze
For our brilliant third-place winners, each member of this team will receive Hexagon LED Lights and MLH Winner Pins!!
Best Use of Tech - Luminous Learner
For those with the best use of workshop tech, each member of this team will receive a Razer RGB Keyboard!!
Social Impact - Brighter Tomorrow
For those who care about social impact, each member of this team will receive a Bedroom Star Projector and Speaker!
Most Creative - Neon Unicorn
For those who care with that creative spark, each member of this team will receive a Jellyfish Lava Lamp!
Asurion - Outstanding Prize
For those outstanding project, Asurion has sponsored a last minute prize for you!
Submissions aren’t open for this event.