After a successful online hackathon during COVID, this year ConUHacks is coming back in-person to welcome 800 passionate individuals for 24 hours of hacking, learning, and networking activities. As Concordia University's annual hackathon, ConUHacks will be held once again in the heart of downtown Montreal, Canada.

Students will form teams of four to work on building a project from scratch for 24 straight hours. Our hackathon's projects are open format — students are free to build web, mobile, desktop, or hardware applications of their choosing! Mentors will be available throughout the event for questions to make sure that beginner and expert hackers alike will have the help they need to successfully bring their projects to fruition. By the end of the event, all teams will demo their hacks, and winners will be chosen by our judges.

ConUHacks is an event open to students of all levels, from high school to university, with a passion for technology. Bring your excitement, creativity and desire to learn, and we'll be taking care of the rest to provide you with an unforgettable hackathon experience.

For more information, check out our FAQ at https://conuhacks.io.

Hackathon Sponsors

Prizes

$CAD15,184 in prizes

1st Place - 4 x 13" Mackbook Air M1

Prize includes a Major League Hacking winner pin & Major League Hacking Fellowship Fast Track Interview. https://fellowship.mlh.io

2nd Place - 4 x Nintendo Switch OLED

Prize includes a Major League Hacking winner pin & Major League Hacking Fellowship Fast Track Interview. https://fellowship.mlh.io

3rd Place - 4 x Asus VG248QG 24" 165hz 1080p

Prize includes a Major League Hacking winner pin & Major League Hacking Fellowship Fast Track Interview. https://fellowship.mlh.io

National Bank of Canada - 4 x 500$ + office visit & interview

Accenture - VR goggles + Accenture swag

CAE - 4 x $100 Visa Gift Cards + office tour & technology demonstrations

CAE will be offering $100 prepaid VISA card for each member of
the winning team, and to the top 10 teams an exclusive tour of our
Montreal headquarters and innovation campus, complete with technology
demonstrations and a tour in one of our world-leading flight
simulators. This is a unique opportunity to take stock in latest
immersive and simulation technologies and is valued at more than
$4000.

Nventive - 4 x $125 Amazon Gift Cards

125$ Amazon gift card for each team member.

CSE-CST - 4 x $50 Amazon Gift Cards

DRW - 4 x ​32 GB Oculus GO to each member

​32 GB Oculus GO to each member of the team

Modulus Data - 4 x Raspberry Pi Pico Smart Car Kit

4 x Raspberry Pi Pico Smart Car Kit for Beginner

GSoft - 4 x $200 Visa Gift Card

Sunlife - 400$ Gift Cards + 4 x swag bag

400$ Gift Cards for the winning team 1 swag gift bag for each team
member

Mirego - 4 x $125 Visa Gift Cards + private happy hour at Mirego's office (2)

The 4 winners will be invited for a private happy hour at
Mirego’s office in Montréal and will also receive 4x125$ Visa Prepaid
Cards.

Pratt & Whitney - 4 x backpack, bluetooth headset, office tour

A backpack, a Bluetooth headset and a tour of the
company for each participant of the winning team (4).

Best Domain Name from Domain.com

Register a .Tech domain name using Domain.com during the weekend for your chance to win a Domain.com branded backpack 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!

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: g.co/cloud. Winners located in the US will receive a Google Cloud Swag Bag complete with a beanie, Android pillow, journal, socks & lanyards. Winners outside of the US will receive a Google Cloud branded backpack.

Best Use of Velo by Wix

We know how difficult it can be to create a phenomenal website in a short period of time, especially when it comes to hackathons. Velo by Wix cuts down your development without sacrificing on functionality! With a built-in database and fully customizable JavaScript front-end and back-end, you can develop a full-stack application directly in your browser. With Velo, all the tools you need are conveniently located in one platform! Build your hackathon project with Velo by Wix for a chance to win Wacom Drawing Tablets for you and each of your teammates.

Best Blockchain Project Using Hedera

Glorious Modular Compact Mechanical Keyboard Hedera is a next generation blockchain technology that’s accessible from familiar programming languages like Java and JavaScript. Their goal? To make Web3 development even more accessible to hackers like you! Build a project on Hedera's test network for a chance to win amazing Glorious Modular Compact Mechanical Keyboards for you and your team!

Best Use of MATLAB

MATLAB and Simulink are computation tools used at more than 5,000 institutions worldwide. Use their software in your next hack to win some exclusive MathWorks swag including a MathWorks branded cinch bag, pair of socks, baseball cap, stylus pen & deck of cards! You can also claim a free MATLAB software license to get started.

Devpost Achievements

Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:

Judges

Esteemed ConUHacks Judges

Esteemed ConUHacks Judges

Judging Criteria

  • Working Demo
  • Technical Difficulty
  • Business Value
  • Wow Factor

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