MenloHacks IV is the fourth edition of the official hackathon for Menlo School in Atherton, CA. The fourth edition of MenloHacks is bigger and bolder than ever before, with more hackers, better workshops, and even better food and swag.

See our live website for current schedule and announcements: live.menlohacks.com.

MenloHacks IV is sponsored by the KLA Foundation.

Eligibility

Any high school student who has been admitted to MenloHacks and uploaded the required forms is eligible to attend. The organizers may deny entry to anyone at their sole and absolute discretion.

Requirements

Make your project, submit your hack to Devpost and present to our panel of judges to show off what you built. You must demo to the judges and submit on Devpost in order to be eligible for prizes.

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Prizes

$10,800 in prizes

First Place

$400 in cash for the team. Each member of the team will receive a year of Wolfram|One Personal Edition plus a one-year subscription to Wolfram|Alpha Pro. Each member of the team will receive an MLH 2019 Hackathon Season medal. Each member of the team will receive a Tile courtesy of William Duff Architects.

Second Place

$300 in cash for the team. Each member of the team will receive a year of Wolfram|One Personal Edition plus a one-year subscription to Wolfram|Alpha Pro. Each member of the team will receive an MLH 2019 Hackathon Season medal. Each member of the team will receive a Tile courtesy of William Duff Architects.

Third Place

$200 in cash for the team. Each member of the team will receive a year of Wolfram|One Personal Edition plus a one-year subscription to Wolfram|Alpha Pro. Each member of the team will receive an MLH 2019 Hackathon Season medal.

Fourth-Sixth Place (2)

Each member of the team will receive a year of Wolfram|One Personal Edition plus a one-year subscription to Wolfram|Alpha Pro. Each member of the team will receive an MLH 2019 Hackathon Season medal.

Best Hardware Hack

Each member of the team will receive a year of Wolfram|One Personal Edition plus a one-year subscription to Wolfram|Alpha Pro.

Best use of Google Cloud Platform

Use Google Cloud Platform in your hack. Find a full list of GCP products & services at https://cloud.google.com/products. Each winning team member will receive a Google Home Mini, max 4 per team.

Best IoT Hack using a Qualcomm Device

Use a Qualcomm device, like the Dragonboard 410C, in your IoT project. Each winning team member will receive their own DragonBoard 410C.

Best Use of SnapKit

Use Snap Kit in your hack. One winning team will be selected from all MLH Member Events each weekend and top entries will be reviewed by Snap engineers. Each winning team member will receive a pair of Spectacles by Snapchat.

Devpost Achievements

Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:

Judges

Susan Wojcicki

Susan Wojcicki
CEO, YouTube

Marissa Mayer

Marissa Mayer
Co-Founder, Lumi Labs; Former CEO, Yahoo

Diaz Nesamoney

Diaz Nesamoney
Founder & CEO, Jivox

Jeff Housenbold

Jeff Housenbold
Managing Partner, Softbank Vision Fund

Sharmila Mulligan

Sharmila Mulligan
CEO & Founder, ClearStory Data

Jeff Huber

Jeff Huber
Vice Chairman & Founding CEO, Grail

Joe Beninato

Joe Beninato
Director at X, the Moonshot Factory

Judging Criteria

  • Originality
    Is your project unique or original? Does it take an interesting or creative approach to a problem?
  • Technical Difficulty
    Is your project technically impressive?
  • Usefulness
    Does your project solve a problem that actually exists? Is it feasible for people to use this product in the real world?
  • Polish
    Does your project look nice? Does it have a design interface or design?
  • Completeness
    Is your project more than just a few mockup designs or a landing page? Does it actually work?

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