Best Design

Awarded to the most usable and best looking user interface.

Most Creative Idea

The project that has the most original idea or reinvention.

Local Impact Prize

The best idea that addresses an issue in your local community.

First Timers Prize

The best project created by first-time hackathon participants.

To be eligible, at least 50% of your team must have not attended a hackathon.

Most Entertaining Pitch

Can you summarise your pitch in in three minutes - whilst also being engaging and entertaining?

People's Choice Award

The project that wins the hearts and votes of the people.

Best Social Media Prize

Send out the best tweet, message, photo, story or short video that sums up your experience of #UNIHACK2022.

This is an individual prize.

Best Meme

Make the best meme during the event and post it on the UNIHACK Discord. I couldn't make it any more obvious.

This is an individual prize.

Global Social Impact Prize

The best idea that addresses one of the UN Sustainable Development Goals or another global issue in our society today

Most Scalable Prize

Do you have a big dream? Are you someone who likes to think large? The most scalable hack will be awarded to the team that is able to roll out their idea on scale in a big kind of way! This could be via streamlining, outsourcing, automation, or speed!

Most Innovative Hack

We're on the hunt for the most innovative hack which sparks enthusiasm, improves quality of life and helps conserve natural resources whilst through an honest and fair approach.

Food Waste Warrior Prize

There's enough food produced in the world to feed everyone - and a third of food produced is wasted. This prize goes to the team that can solve the problem of food wastage at any point in the food supply chain.

Engineering Excellence Prize

Engineers, we want to see you innovate in solving problems and demonstrate passion in the ways you can create and deliver your solution

Creative Pitch Prize

We are looking for the most compelling and quality pitch! Tell us your story, sell your idea to us and don't be afraid to get creative and incorporate other digital tools and technology!

Data Analytics Prize

Calling all data lovers! We are looking for compelling insights derived from data. Incorporate data analytics and visualisation incorporated as part of your final solution and as part of the pitch.

Commit to Greatness Prize

We think big, move fast and dare to be different. We're always asking "what's next?". We're looking for the most innovative idea, that dares to be extraordinary.

The Customer Experience Award

Awarded to the team who delivers the project that has the best customer experience for its users

Best Use of Twilio

For the hack that best makes use of the Twilio API

Ig UNIHACK Prize

This is a satiric prize awarded to the unusual or trivial hacks, the aim being to "honour achievements that first make people laugh, and then make them think."