HawkHacks 2024

One of the largest hackathons in Canada; student-run at Wilfrid Laurier University.

  • 471 Participants

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  • Software & Services
  • STEM Education

General: 1st Place

The absolute best submission at HawkHacks 2024 will win this category. All members of this team will receive an 11” iPad Air (6th Generation Pre-Order), an Apple Pencil (USB-C) as well as a HawkHacks branded t-shirt.


General: 2nd Place

The second-best submission at HawkHacks 2024 will win this category. All members of this team will receive an Apple Watch Series 9 or Galaxy Watch 6 Classic, as well as a HawkHacks branded t-shirt.


General: 3rd Place

The third-best submission at HawkHacks 2024 will win this category. All members of this team will receive a pair of Apple AirPods (3rd generation), as well as a HawkHacks branded t-shirt.


NEAR's Prize Category: 1st Place

The best submission across both of NEAR's bounties will receive CAD 3,000 worth of $NEAR tokens.


NEAR's Prize Category: 2nd Place

The best submission across both of NEAR's bounties will receive CAD 2,250 worth of $NEAR tokens.


NEAR's Prize Category: 3rd Place

The best submission across both of NEAR's bounties will receive CAD 1,500 worth of $NEAR tokens.


TENAMINT x GamingDAO's Prize Category: 1st Place

The best submission for NEAR's bounties will receive CAD 800 worth of $NEAR tokens.


TENAMINT x GamingDAO's Prize Category: 2nd Place

The best submission for NEAR GAMING DAO and TENAMINT's bounties will receive CAD 300 worth of $NEAR tokens.


TENAMINT x GamingDAO's Prize Category: 3rd Place

The best submission for NEAR GAMING DAO and TENAMINT's bounties will receive CAD 200 worth of $NEAR tokens.


Avalanche's Prize Category: Most Innovative Subnet Idea/PoC

The best submission in this bounty will receive CAD 1,700 worth of $AVAX tokens. The starter kit can be found here:
https://github.com/ava-labs/avalanche-starter-kit


Avalanche's Prize Category: Best Implementation of Teleporter

The best submission in this bounty will receive CAD 1,700 worth of $AVAX tokens.


Metis' Prize Category: Best Blockchain-Based Loyalty Program

The best submission in this bounty will receive CAD 1,000 worth of $Metis tokens. The bounty details can be found in this document. https://github.com/metis-edu/Bounties/blob/main/Loyalty%20Program%20/instructions.md


Neurelo's Prize Category: Best Use of Neurelo

The best submission in this category will win this category. All members of this team will receive a pair of Beats Solo 4 headphones.


Most Creative Adobe Express Add-On

Wacom Wireless Drawing Tablet & JBL Go3 Speaker

Adobe Express is an AI-first, all-in-one content creation app that makes it fast, easy and fun to design and share videos, images, PDFs, flyers, TikToks, logos and more. Best of all, it’s free to get started.Add-ons in Adobe Express are simply extensions and integrations that are built upon very powerful APIs. These APIs provide access to the user’s document, connections to third-party tools, and so much more. You can extend the functionality of Adobe Express using add-ons to unlock new capabilities and workflows. Check out these add-ons to see what other cool ideas developers have implemented!For this hackathon, we want you to build a creative add-on for Adobe Express. Users are looking for add-ons that involve assets like stickers or icons, work with presentations and data visualization, and work in roles like marketing and  e-commerce. Build an Adobe Express add-on this weekend for a chance to win a Wacom Wireless Drawing Tablet and JBL Go3 Speaker for you and each member of your team!*You can also submit to this prize category if you have a prototype idea for an add-on or have a partially completed add-on. As long as you’ve built with Adobe Express, we want to see your hack!


Best Use of MongoDB 

AtlasM5GO IoT Starter KitMongoDB Atlas takes the leading modern database and makes it accessible in the cloud! Get started with a $50 credit for students or sign up for the Atlas free forever tier (no credit card required). Along with a suite of services and functionalities, you'll have everything you need to manage all of your data, and you can get a headstart with free resources from MongoDB University! Build a hack using MongoDB Atlas for a chance to win a M5GO IoT Starter Kit for you and each member of your team.

Best Domain Name from GoDaddy Registry

Hack from Home Kit

GoDaddy Registry is giving you everything you need to be the best hacker no matter where you are. Register your domain name with GoDaddy Registry for a chance to win a Hack from Home Kit! Each Kit contains wireless earbuds, blue light glasses, selfie ring light and a pouch for easy transport.


Best DEI Hack sponsored by Fidelity

Fidelity Branded Wireless Charger

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!

Sauce Labs Raffle

Sauce Labs Swag Bag

Sauce Labs empowers you to develop, test, and deliver top-tier web and mobile apps quickly and efficiently. Their unified platform makes automated testing and error monitoring easy to do, enabling you to save time building your hackathon project! Let Sauce Labs help resolve any issues with your code so you can get back to building an award winning hack.Make sure your project is hackathon-tested by signing up for a Sauce Labs account and running at least one test on the platform. Include a screenshot of your test results in your project submission to get entered into the Sauce Labs raffle for a chance to win a backpack, beanie, and a bottle of Sauce Labs' famous hot sauce for you and each of your team members

Best Use of PropelAuth

Wacom Tablets

PropelAuth makes it easy for hackers to add authentication and user management to their projects. If you’re looking to save time and effort on building a signup and login feature for your hack, PropelAuth is a great option for you and your team. Customize your login’s User Interface, from the color scheme and logo, to the login options you present to your users! PropelAuth provides a ton of options for configuration. PropelAuth is also supported across more than a dozen popular frameworks and languages including React, Node.js, Python, Django, Go, Rust, and Flask among others. Get started today and integrate PropelAuth to your hackathon project for a chance to win some awesome prizes for you and your teammates!