HackIllinois has
$75K+ in prizes!

This year, HackIllinois has $75K+ in prizes!

Click here for a spreadsheet of prizes with updated details.

PATH PRIZES

Awarded to the entire winning team, not per member.

BEST VOYAGER HACK
$5000
BEST GENERAL HACK
$2500

TRACK PRIZES

Designed by our sponsors to provide a specialized topic to center your project around.

Each team can only compete in ONE track.

Each track winning team will also receive a $2500 cash prize.

BEST WEB API
  • 1st place: $2000 for the team, JBL Tour One M2 Headphones for each team member
  • Honorable Mention: $500 for the team, $100 Amazon gift card for each team member
BEST AI INFERENCE
  • 1st place: $2000 for the team, $5K in Modal Credits per person, a visit to SF or NY Modal Office with lunch with the Modal team
  • 2nd place: $500 for the team, $1K in Modal Credits and Airpods for each team member
  • 3rd place: $1K in Modal Credits and Airpods for each team member
BEST HARDWARE HACK
  • $2500 prize
  • Ride Along at Coal Valley Ranch Demo Site on May 15th
  • Conference call with leadership (on coordinated date)
BEST AI INSPECTION
  • 1st place: $1500 for the team, Ray-Ban Meta AI glasses for each member, Cat swag and a pitch presentation to a Caterpillar Executive team member
  • 2nd place: $700 for the team, gaming keyboard for each member, Cat swag and a pitch presentation to a Caterpillar Executive team member
  • 3rd place: $300 for the team, gaming keyboard for each member, Cat swag and sharing the hack with a Caterpillar Executive team member

COMPANY PRIZES

BEST USE OF
SOLANA
$5K in Crypto for the team and Ledger Nano S Plus
BEST USE OF SUPERMEMORY
Pair of Meta Raybans for each member
BEST USE OF
OPENAI API
$5k of OpenAI API credits for each member
BEST USE OF
CAPITAL ONE NESSIE (HACKATHON API)
$300 gift card for each member
BEST USE OF ACTIAN VectorAI DB
  • 1st place: $300 in prepaid AmEx gift cards for the team
  • 2nd place: $120 in prepaid AmEx gift cards for the team
  • 3rd place: Anker USB-C Hubs for each team member
BEST USE OF CLOUDFLARE DEVELOPER PLATFORM
$5K Cloudflare credits for each member
BEST DEPLOYED ON AEDIFY
  • $300 in platform credits per member
  • 5 months free of OpenClaw ($100 value) per member

EXTRA HACK PRIZES

Awarded to each member of the winning team.

BEST BEGINNER HACK
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EPOMAKER Mechanical Keyboard
BEST UI/UX DESIGN
FUJIFILM Camera Package
BEST SOCIAL IMPACT
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$50 Donation to charity of choice
MOST POPULAR
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SONY Headphones
MOST CREATIVE
NINJA Coffee Machine
MOST USELESS
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NERF gun + Walkie-Talkie