Platinum

For our most precious group of space metals – the winning team of up to 4 members will receive an Oculus Rift each, to take their adventures even further into space!

Gold

Our dazzling second-place price winners, a team of up to 4, will each receive an HP Mini 3D printer to help them in their quest of space exploration!

Silver

Our third-place winners will receive up to 4 (one for each member of their team) DJI Tello drones to advance their satellites!

Rising Star

For our freshly trained crew members! Second monitors will be given to the winning team of max 4 individuals to help them on their future space journies.

The Rising Star prize requires for at least 50% of the teams' hackers to be participating in a hackathon for the first time.

Shiny Stuff

The most out-of-this-world (judged on creativity) project will receive a certified piece of space!

Crewmate

Our hardest working members of the crew will receive a glow-in-the-dark blanket to aid them on any of their future endeavors!
This prize will be given to the first 4 individuals who have completed the Capture the Flag Scavenger Hunt on the VH VIII Discord.

Space Cadet

Our Space Cadets will receive a galaxy and nebula projector for their studious nature during this difficult time in orbit.

The Space Cadet prize will be given to a team of up to 4 who best implement a technology taught at a VH VIII workshop. Attendance at the workshop is required by at least 2/3rds of the team members.

Hudson River Trading - Best Use of Data

The winners of this prize, sponsored by Hudson River Trading, are awarded a $150 Amazon gift cards each in addition to a link to HRT's VIP Swag Store!

Capital One - Best Financial Hack

How will you reimagine banking?
The winners of this prize, sponsored by Capital One, will each receive a $200 Amazon Gift card.

Asurion - Raffle (4)

Count your lucky stars! 4 Hackers will have a chance to win a bluetooth speaker, courtesy of Asurion.

L3Harris - Giving Back

Create an app or new technology that can give back! Whether to communities at risk, to the underprivileged or undereducated, etc, we would love to see students create something not only cool, useful, and creative, but a tool that can help others!

Winners of this prize will each receive a $150 swag bag!

Best Use of Google Cloud - First Place

This includes anything you can find in Google Cloud to implement in your projects, Firebase, Google Maps, and a variety of other stuff that's coming down from our servers. Basically we're interested in seeing really cool implementations and new ways to solve problems (protip: everyone does covid tracker maps :P) using the tech.

Google Cloud branded backpack for each winning team member.

Best Use of Google Cloud - Second Place

This includes anything you can find in Google Cloud to implement in your projects, Firebase, Google Maps, and a variety of other stuff that's coming down from our servers. Basically we're interested in seeing really cool implementations and new ways to solve problems (protip: everyone does covid tracker maps :P) using the tech.

Google Cloud swag box for each winning team member.