Prize Pool

🥇 First + Second + Third Place Prizes

<aside> 👉 NOTE: First Place winners will have first-pick between these three prize options. All members of a winning team must receive the same type of prize. Each member of a winning team will receive one (1) quantity of their team’s selected prize.

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Monster Starter Kit for Arduino

Sponsored by Goliath Automation & Robotics

The second largest starter kit for serious Arduino programmers!

Custom Keycap, Deskmat, & Wrist Rest

Sponsored by The KapCo

This is a bespoke prize that you can customize to your heart's content!

$100 Best Buy Gift Card

Sponsored by Best Buy

Spend at Best Buy Canada stores.

<aside> 👉 Each member of a winning team will receive one (1) quantity of their team’s selected prize unless specified. For example, a team that wins Best Female Hack would each receive one Gift Card, and a Cleanshot License.

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💡 Most Innovative Award by Brilliant Catalyst and Ontario Tech (x2)

• ☑️ Rules & Eligibility

A chance to grow your project through Brilliant Catalyst Incubator Program

🎨 Best UI/UX by CryptoChicks

An interview with Cryptochicks for a 3-month unpaid internship

🧒 Best Beginner Hack

• ☑️ Rules & Eligibility

1. Deskmat

   A limited run deskmat.

   Sponsored by Mech.land

2. PixelSnap 2 License

   An app for measuring on your screen, great for designers and UI, UX, and other creatives.

   Sponsored by PixelSnap2 - MTW

👩‍💻 Best Female Hack

• ☑️ Rules & Eligibility

1. $25 Best Buy Gift Card

   Usable at Best Buy Canada stores.

   Sponsored by Best Buy

2. Cleanshot X License

   A fully featured screen capture app with advanced functionality.

   Sponsored by Cleanshot X - MTW

🤖 The Wolfram Award for Best ML/AI Hack

1. $20 Cash
2. **Wolfram|One Personal Edition**
3. 1-year subscription to Wolfram|Alpha Pro.

📱 Best Mobile App

1. $25 AoPS Coupons Available for use at the AoPS online store to purchase some problems that get your brain thinking.

   Sponsored by AoPS

2. O’Reilly E-Books A learning platform for teams to stay up to date in their industries.

   Sponsored O’Reilly

🌐 Best Web

• ☑️ Rules & Eligibility

1. Taskade 5-year Pro Plan An advanced AI team collaboration platform that speeds up your workflows!

   Sponsored by Taskade

🖥️ The Wolfram Award for Best Use of API

1. $20 Cash
2. **Wolfram|One Personal Edition**
3. 1-year subscription to Wolfram|Alpha Pro.

Judging Criteria

Any project found of REUSING or PRE-CODING will be disqualified.

• Plagiarism is not tolerated and any teams with plagiarized work will be disqualified.
• You may not submit a project that was started before the hackathon.

Team Rules

• All members of your team must be accepted and registered as Ignition Hacks 2023 participants.
• Teams may have up to 4 members.
• You cannot be part of more than one team.
• Your team can submit only one project.

Competition Rules