MariHacks is Montreal’s first and largest annual 2-day hackathon for CEGEP and high school students, hosted at Marianopolis College. We bring together over 200 young developers and technology enthusiasts to create revolutionary software projects in just 24 hours! Meet fellow hackers, learn new technologies, and hone your skills alongside amazing mentors.
Whether you're coding your first-ever app or have lots of experience, join us for an amazing day of hacking! We thrive to foster an encouraging, beginner-friendly learning environment and to introduce new programmers to the field of software development.
Event Dates
The 7th edition of MariHacks, MariHacks 7.0, will be held from Friday, April 5th, 17:00 to Saturday, April 6th, 17:00.
Eligibility Requirements
Participation in MariHacks 7.0 is limited to registered and accepted CEGEP, high school, and U0 students.
Project and Submission Guidelines
All project submissions must include the corresponding code hosted on GitHub, Gitlab, Bitbucket, or any other suitable code hosting platform. Google Drive folder links will be accepted. Demo videos are optional.
Prize Categories
MariHacks 7.0 will recognize the top 3 teams in both the advanced and beginner categories, with prizes awarded accordingly. One winning team will be selected for the NBC track, as well as for each challenge in the general track.
Judging Criteria and Selection Process
General track projects will be evaluated based on their originality, technical difficulty, usefulness, polish, and wow factor (impressiveness). The judges will score each project according to these criteria to select the winners.
Specific challenges, including the NBC track, have additional criteria that are determined by the judges for those categories.
Requirements
Submit a link to your GitHub repository (preferably) or Google Drive folder containing your code, or any link that allows us to view the entirety of the project (i.e. Gitlab, Bitbucket, etc.).
If you submitted a project to BrébeufHx 7.0 this year, fill out this form to participate in our raffle in collaboration with BrébeufHx for a chance to win one of four $25 Amazon gift cards: https://forms.gle/48W31xf7eikmXfp1A
Prizes
First place - advanced
Each team member will win Apple AirPods 3rd generation, one year of Wolfram|One Personal Edition plus a one-year subscription to Wolfram|Alpha Pro worth $375, as well as an EdTech Resource Bundle and Expansion Pack each worth $100 from Leading Learners.
Second place - advanced
Each team member will win a Logitech wireless gaming headset, one year of Wolfram|One Personal Edition plus a one-year subscription to Wolfram|Alpha Pro worth $375, as well as an EdTech Resource Bundle and Expansion Pack each worth $100 from Leading Learners.
Third place - advanced
Each team member will win an Arduino UNO R3 complete starter kit, one year of Wolfram|One Personal Edition plus a one-year subscription to Wolfram|Alpha Pro worth $375, as well as an EdTech Resource Bundle and Expansion Pack each worth $100 from Leading Learners.
First place - beginner
Each team member will receive an Arduino UNO R3 super starter kit, one year of Wolfram|One Personal Edition plus a one-year subscription to Wolfram|Alpha Pro worth $375, as well as an EdTech Resource Bundle and Expansion Pack each worth $100 from Leading Learners.
Second place - beginner
Each team member will receive a Wacom Intuos graphic tablet and stylus, one year of Wolfram|One Personal Edition plus a one-year subscription to Wolfram|Alpha Pro worth $375, as well as an EdTech Resource Bundle and Expansion Pack each worth $100 from Leading Learners.
Third place - beginner
Each team member will receive an INIU wireless charger, one year of Wolfram|One Personal Edition plus a one-year subscription to Wolfram|Alpha Pro worth $375, as well as an EdTech Resource Bundle and Expansion Pack each worth $100 from Leading Learners.
NBC challenge
A $500 gift card will be awarded to the entire team.
Math challenge
Each team member will win a $50 Amazon gift card, in addition to one year of Wolfram|One Personal Edition plus a one-year subscription to Wolfram|Alpha Pro worth $375.
MSU challenge
Each team member will win a $50 Amazon gift card, courtesy of the Marianopolis Student Union, as well as an EdTech Resource Bundle and Expansion Pack each worth $100 from Leading Learners.
Marianopolis Student Affairs challenge
Each team member will win a $50 Steam gift card courtesy of Marianopolis Student Affairs, in addition to an EdTech Resource Bundle and Expansion Pack each worth $100 from Leading Learners.
Best Use of MongoDB Atlas
Prize: M5GO IoT Starter Kit for each team member.
MongoDB 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
Prize: Hack from Home Kit for each team member.
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 Use of Starknet
Prize: Starknet Care Package for Coders for each team member.
Starknet is redefining the very notion of Web3 by tackling one of the most intimidating technical challenges in the industry - scaling a blockchain while maintaining its security and decentralization.
Starknet was the first general purpose ZK-Rollup service on Ethereum in Feb. 2022, and has proved its potential to be a market leader. Essentially, it increases the processing speed, while reducing the cost of operating on the Ethereum blockchain.
As a result, we are seeing a variety of “traditional” tech businesses - payments / social media / AI / online gaming - now being integrated with blockchains using our technology.
Moreover, the Starknet community is a growing pool of global talent - from feisty college students to some of the most illustrious PhDs in the world.
Wanna be a part of this growing community? Let’s get you started!
Best Use of TinyMCE
Prize: 3D Printing Pen for each team member.
TinyMCE is a rich-text editor that allows you to create formatted content within a hacker-friendly interface. Adding a Rich Text Editor component has never been easier! Alongside functionality like bold, italics, underlines, hyperlinks, or titles (to name a few), the editor also allows users to enable HTML tags, MarkDown or CSS. TinyMCE even gives you the ability to edit your text elements directly with no code, similar to the way you would edit a word document but with even more practical hackathon use cases.
TinyMCE also has dozens of plugins that allow developers to customize their user’s experience. From implementing accessibility checkers, autocorrect, and enhanced image editing to utilizing emoticons, adding responsive design with auto resize and even a ChatGPT AI Assistant. If your hackathon project accepts ANY type of text input, you can use TinyMCE to take it to the next level.
Signup for TinyMCE for a free trial and get started today, no credit card required! To qualify for the Best Use of TinyMCE prize category, be sure to render the editor with a Tiny Cloud account for a chance to win a 3D Printing Pen for you and each of your team members!
Sauce Labs Raffle
Prize: Sauce Labs Swag Bag for each team member.
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!
Devpost Achievements
Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:
Judges
Major League Hacking
National Bank
Marianopolis Student Union
Marianopolis College
Judging Criteria
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Originality
Is the hack more than just another generic social/mobile/local app? Does it do something entirely novel, or at least take a fresh approach to an old problem? -
Technical difficulty
Regardless of programming experience, did the participants challenge themselves technically? Is the hack impressive when considering the time constraints, and their existing level of programming experience? -
Usefulness
Does the project address a significant problem and provide a practical solution? -
Polish
Is the hack usable in its current state? Is the user experience smooth? Does everything appear to work? Is it well designed? -
Wow factor (impressiveness)
Does the hack make the public go "Wow!"? This criterion takes into account the visual appeal, creativity, and the level of innovation demonstrated by the hack. -
Student Affairs challenge
- Did the project address the problem correctly? - Practicality of the approach - Simplicity - User experience - Possibility of continuing project -
Math department challenge
- Visualization - Mathematical explanation - Correctness and accuracy - Simplicity -
NBC track
Determined by National Bank judges. -
MSU challenge
- Impact on students - Continuity: possibility of continuing the project in the future
Questions? Email the hackathon manager
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