Best Overall

Awarded to the best software or hardware project overall. Ipad Mini 4 for each team member.

Audience Choice

The team that garners the most votes from the audience during closing ceremony. Bose SoundLink Wireless Headphones for each team member.

Best VR/AR

Best hack using VR/AR tech. Samsung Gear VR for each team member.

Best Health/Environment Hack

A project that has the most effective and realistic effects on benefiting health and environment. Coffea Activity Tracker for each team member.

Best Hack for Social Good

A project that contributes to social or non-profit causes. $100 donation to charity of choice + Google Home Mini for each team member.

Biggest Failure to Launch

For the team with the most spectacular last-minute flop. Snorlax plush for each team member.

Best First-Time Hack

For the newbie team who best demonstrates new hackathon skills. To qualify, a strict majority of the team must be attending their first hackathon, and you should demonstrate how your first-time attendees contributed to the project. Anker Speakers for each team member.

Best Design

A project that delivers a polished, well-thought-out user experience. Drawing tablet for each team member.

Best Machine Learning Hack

Show off a novel and interesting use of machine learning libraries or techniques. Amazon Fire for each team member.

Made My Day

For a whimsical project that makes the judges smile :). 3D Printing Pen for each team member.

Best Teamwork

Best hack from completely new teammates who did not know each other prior to this hackathon. Amazon Echo Dot for each team member.

Best Hardware

Create a hardware project from individual components: wires, sensors, microcontrollers, solder, and breadboards encouraged. BB-8 Droid for each team member.

Best IoT Hack Using a Qualcomm Device

Qualcomm DragonBoard 410c + power source

Amazon Web Services - Best Use of AWS

$250 AWS Credit

Best Domain Name from Domain.com

Raspberry Pi & PiHut Essential Kit

Ark-IoT: Decentralize Everything - Blockchain Challenge

Use the Ark Blockchain to decentralize anything from securing a lock to solving some of the world’s biggest problems!

The sky is NOT the ‘lim’,
and the possibilities approach ∞

Most innovative project takes home an Ark-IoT: Decentralize Everything - Open Hardware Kit!

Prize Package:
- Adafruit Trinket : https://www.adafruit.com/product/3500
- Adafruit GEMMA M0 : https://www.adafruit.com/product/3501
- Adafruit Circuit Playground Express : https://www.adafruit.com/product/3333
- 1 Ark-IoT: Decentralize Everything - Open Hardware Kit: https://github.com/Ark-IoT/ark-hackprinceton/wiki/Kit

StdLib Prize - Sponsored by StdLib (3)

Awarded to the project that best utilizes StdLib. Bonus points if you tweet @StdLibHQ!

Prize: 3 Nintendo Switches

Best Use of Wolfram Technologies - Sponsored by Wolfram

Each member will receive 1 year of Wolfram|One and Wolfram|Alpha Pro along with a $100 gift card, up to 5 team members

Best Financial Hack - Sponsored by Capital One

We’re looking for your most interesting and creative ideas on how to disrupt the Financial world!

Prize: $250 Amazon Gift Cards - Each Member of The Winning Team

Best Microsoft Hack - Sponsored by Microsoft

Microsoft is excited to offer 4 Surface Pros (i7 256GB) for the Best Microsoft Hack. To qualify, hackers need to incorporate at least one of the following products/services into their project:
- HoloLens
- Kinect
- Microsoft API (including, but not limited to Office 365, Cognitive Services, Bing)
- Microsoft Azure cloud (including, but not limited to: Machine learning, Virtual machines, Webhosting, Databases)
- Microsoft Bot Framework
- Universal Windows Platform (UWP) app

Prize: Surface Pros (i7 256GB) up to 4 - 1 for each member of the winning team

Best Social Media Hack - Sponsored by Facebook

Facebook is offering Solar powered backpacks to the team that best incorporates social media in their hack!