Dates

April 11th-12th, 2026

Eligibility

Hackers must be 18 years or older. Teams can be a maximum of 4 people (One person in a team is also allowed).

No cross posting with outside events 

All work must be done during the hacking period

Cheating will be checked

Tracks

Hackers are NOT allowed to submit projects of any other combinations(s) other than what's listed below:

  • WEHack General Challenge OR 
  • One Student Organization Challenge OR 
  • Up to 2 Sponsor Challenges OR 
  • WEHack General Challenge + 1 Sponsor Challenge OR 
  • WEHack General Challenge + One Student Organization Challenge

You may participate in any of the combinations listed above and add any number of MLH tracks to your submission.

For WEHack’s General Track, please submit the following: 

  • Github Repo 
  • Demo Video (optional) 

For UX’s Midnight Experience Design Track, please submit the following: 

  •  Link to your Figma 
  • Your Figma design must be a prototype.

For WITB’s Startup Through Time Track, please submit the following:

  • Business plan: a word doc/PDF submission, max 3 pages
    • A detailed document outlining the business model, market analysis, competitive landscape (SWOT analysis), revenue streams, and growth strategy, cost breakdown.
  • Link to your Figma 
  • Your Figma design must be a prototype
  • GitHub submission (optional)

 

For Nebula Lab’s Wing Track, please submit the following: 

  • Github Repo 
  • Must use the Nebula API (or the provided raw data)
  • Project must be beneficial to students
  • Demo Video (optional)

For the Biotech Club’s Conservatory Lab,  please submit the following: 

  • Github Repo 
  • Demo Video (optional) 

Prizes

Prizes will be announced by companies at the opening ceremony. The DevPost will be update after the opening ceremony

Judging Criteria and Winner Selection

Judges will go around in a judging expo setting, and each team will have 5 minutes to present to the judge. Once all teams are judges by multiple people, teams will stop presenting and organizers wil compile the results. The winners for each challenge will be announced at the closing ceremony.