About
MPC Hacks is excited to bring together the brightest student builders from across Montreal for our inaugural edition at the Lassonde Pavilion. Co-organized by SCS Concordia, Girls Who Code McGill, and PolyAI (Polytechnique Montréal), MPC Hacks unites three of the city's top engineering and computer science communities to host a weekend of building, learning, and shipping, open to students from every school.
We're thrilled to welcome 200 participants to Polytechnique for 24 hours of caffeine-fueled creation, alongside workshops, mini-events, and the kind of late-night problem-solving that turns strangers into co-founders.
This year, MPC Hacks is about what happens when campuses come together. From AI agents to hardware demos, productivity tools to playful experiments, we're handing you the time, the space, and the community. What you build is up to you. Join students from across Montreal and beyond as we tackle real-world challenges and prove that the best ideas come out of collaboration across schools.
All hackers must RSVP and attend in person to participate.
Requirements
What to Build
MPC Hacks is an open-ended hackathon — there are no fixed tracks. Your project can tackle any problem, in any domain, using any tech stack. The only requirement is that you build something genuinely new over the weekend.
All submissions compete for the Top 3 Overall prizes, judged on creativity, technical execution, real-world impact, and how well your team presents the build.
In addition to the main prizes, sponsor challenges will be announced at the opening ceremony. These are bonus tracks set by our partners with their own prizes — you can submit to as many as your project qualifies for, on top of the general competition. Details and judging criteria for each sponsor challenge will be shared on Devpost and in the participant Discord once the event kicks off.
We encourage you to think big, build creatively, and push the boundaries of what's possible. Whether you're shipping a polished product or an ambitious prototype, MPC Hacks is about what you can make in 24 hours with a team that wasn't a team yesterday.
What to Submit
Your submission must include:
- Project Description: A brief explanation of what your project does and the problem it solves. If you're submitting to any sponsor challenges, explain how your project addresses them.
- Code Repository: A public GitHub repository (or equivalent) containing your source code. Make sure it's well-documented.
- Devpost Submission: A complete Devpost page with a clear summary, technologies used, and any additional resources (e.g., Figma designs, API docs).
- Presentation Video (2 minutes max, not mandatory but strongly recommended) : A video showcasing your project.
Make sure your submission is original, follows the hackathon rules, and is completed within the hackathon timeframe.
To be judged and eligible for prizes, at least one team member must be present in person during the judging phase.
Prizes
1st Place - General Challenge
Airpods Pro
One per team member
2nd Place - General Challenge
DJI Neo Drone
One per team member
3rd Place - General Challenge
Portable Screen
One per team member
Dialogue Challenge
Top 3 teams will win:
- An invitation to Dialogue's Hackathon in their office
- A 1-year Cursor Pro Subscription for every team member
Valsoft Challenge
1st Place: 1,000$ gift cards
2nd Place: 500$ gift cards
3rd Place: 250$ gift cards
Brim Financial Challenge
1st Place: 1,000$
2nd Place: 500$
3rd Place: 250$
[MLH] Best Use of Gemini API
Google Swag Kits
It’s time to push the boundaries of what's possible with AI using Google Gemini. Check out the Gemini API to build AI-powered apps that make your friends say WHOA. So, what can Gemini do for your hackathon project?
Understand language like a human and build a chatbot that gives personalized advice
Analyze info like a supercomputer and create an app that summarizes complex research papers
Generate creative content like code, scripts, music, and more
Think of the possibilities… what will you build with the Google Gemini API this weekend?
[MLH] Best Use of ElevenLabs
Wireless Earbuds
Deploy natural, human-sounding audio with ElevenLabs. Create realistic, dynamic, and emotionally expressive voices for any project, from interactive AI companions to narrated stories and voice-enabled apps. ElevenLabs will empower you to build rich, immersive experiences without the need for actors or complex audio production, using simply the power of AI.
Integrate fully autonomous audio experiences into your hack with ElevenLabs and give your project a voice, along with giving your team the chance to win some wireless earbuds!
[MLH] Best Use of Solana
Ledger Nano S Plus
The world of development is evolving fast and Solana is leading the charge with a network built to handle all of your infrastructure needs. Forget high fees and slow confirmations, it’s time to build applications that are fast, efficient, and scalable.
Harness Solana's core advantages like blazing fast execution and near-zero transaction costs to make your hackathon ideas become real world projects. With Solana, the possibilities are endless.
Create a game, social app, or consumer product that relies on instant, high-frequency transactions.
Design a sophisticated trading, lending, or decentralized exchange (DEX).
Build a prototype for supply chain, identity, or payments that can handle massive, real-world volume.
Show us how you can innovate with Solana for a chance to win some cool prizes for you and each member of your team!
[MLH] Best Use of Vultr
Portable Screens
Vultr empowers hackers to bring their high-performance projects to life instantly; providing everything from the speed of one-click deployment and scalable cloud compute, to specialized Vultr Cloud GPUs that can power AI-driven applications. We want you to push the limits of what can be built when infrastructure is no longer the bottleneck!
Sign up for a Vultr account today and claim your free cloud credits! Take your next hack to the cloud with Vultr for a chance to win some awesome portable screens for you and your team!
[MLH] Best Use of MongoDB Atlas
M5Stack IoT Kit
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 M5Stack IoT Kit for you and each member of your group.
[MLH] Best .Tech Domain Name
Desktop Microphone & a Free .Tech Domain Name for up to 10 years!
Make your Team's Achievements timeless: Win a .Tech Domain Name for up to 10 years to Showcase and Expand Your Project, Plus Desktop Mics for Effortless Collaboration on Zoom, empowering you to build even more cool things together!
Devpost Achievements
Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:
Judges
Our Judging Panel
Judging Criteria
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Functionality
Project completeness and reliability in performing claimed functions -
UI/UX
Interface design quality and the resulting user engagement and intuition -
Originality
Concept innovation and the uniqueness of the project's approach -
Presentation
Pitch and live demo quality, including polish and persuasiveness
Questions? Email the hackathon manager
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