MariHacks is Quebec's first and largest annual 2-day hackathon for CEGEP and high school students, hosted at Marianopolis College. We bring together over 200 young developers and technology enthusiasts to create revolutionary software projects in just 24 hours! Meet fellow hackers, learn new technologies, and hone your skills alongside amazing mentors.
Whether you're coding your first-ever app or have lots of experience, join us for an amazing day of hacking! We thrive to foster an encouraging, beginner-friendly learning environment and to introduce new programmers to the field of software development.
Dates
The 9th edition of MariHacks, MariHacks IX, will be held from Friday, April 17th to Saturday, April 18th.
Eligibility
Participation in MariHacks IX is limited to registered and accepted CEGEP & high school students.
Project Submission and Requirements
All project submissions must include the corresponding code hosted on GitHub, Gitlab, Bitbucket, or any other suitable code hosting platform. Google Drive folder links will be accepted. Demo videos are optional
Prizes
Marihacks IX will recognize the top 2 teams in each advanced track and the top 3 teams in the beginner category, with prizes awarded accordingly.
Judging Criteria and Winner Selection
General track projects will be evaluated based on their originality, technical difficulty, usefulness, polish, and wow factor (impressiveness). The judges will score each project according to these criteria to select the winners.
Requirements
Submit a link to your GitHub repository (preferably) or Google Drive folder containing your code, or any link that allows us to view the entirety of the project (i.e. Gitlab, Bitbucket, etc.).
Prizes
Advanced | Women-in-Tech Winner
Apple AirPods 4
MLH Winner Pins
Advanced | Women-in-Tech Honourable Mention
10,000mAh Magnetic Power Bank
Advanced | The Agentic Age Winner
JBL Flip Essential 2 Speaker
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Advanced | The Agentic Age Honourable Mention
Rocketbook Smart Reusable Notebook
Advanced | Mathematics Winner
Arduino Uno Complete Starter Kit
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Advanced | Mathematics Honourable Mention
Magcubic Projector
Design Track Winner
1-year subscriptions for NordVPN, NordPass, and Incogni OR
1 GB of free data for Saily OR
3-month access and €200 credit for nexos.ai
MLH Winner Pins
Beginner | 1st Place
Electric Standing Desk
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Beginner | 2nd Place
Amazon Echo Dot
Beginner | 3rd Place
Portable 60% Mechanical Gaming Keyboard
[MLH] Best Use of Google Gemma
Google Swag Kits
It’s time to push the boundaries of what's possible with AI using Google Gemma. Check out the Gemma API to build AI-powered apps that make your friends say WHOA. So, what can Gemma do for your hackathon project?
The Gemma 4 models are Google's latest open weight models. They're awesome and currently free to use via the API.
[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 Auth0 AI Agents
Wireless Headphones
As AI agents become more autonomous, security is more critical than ever. We’re looking for the most innovative implementation of Auth0 for AI Agents. Show us how you use Auth0’s robust APIs to manage identities, secure agent-to-user interactions, and protect your application’s integrity.
Why Auth0?
Zero Friction: 7,000 free monthly active users.
Zero Risk: No credit card needed to sign up.
Total Security: Industry-leading MFA and social integrations.
Devpost Achievements
Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:
Judges
Marianopolis College
Béatrice Duval
Sepehr Mohebbi
Melissa Deng
Vinisha Manek
Zineb Bamouh
Gracie Diabo
Jason Liu
Andy Yu
Laurence Liang
Naomi Goldapple
Professor Jason Gullifer
Professor Robert Vincent
Professor Pavel Slavchev
Professor Pierre-Alexandre Mailhot
Professor François Charette
Professor Salik Bahar
Professor Xurui Han
Professor Costin Badescu
Judging Criteria
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Originality
Is the hack more than just another generic social/mobile/local app? Does it do something entirely novel, or at least take a fresh approach to an old problem? -
Technical Difficulty
Regardless of programming experience, did the participants challenge themselves technically? Is the hack impressive when considering the time constraints, and their existing level of programming experience? -
Usefulness
Does the project address a significant problem and provide a practical solution? -
Polish
Is the hack usable in its current state? Is the user experience smooth? Does everything appear to work? Is it well designed? -
Wow Factor
Does the hack make the public go "Wow!"? This criterion takes into account the visual appeal, creativity, and the level of innovation demonstrated by the hack.
Questions? Email the hackathon manager
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