The 2017 Hackaday Prize

Hackaday is calling for the curious, the creative, the determined. The Hackaday Prize is for creating for social change in order to transform the world. Using your hardware and programming knowledge on top of your scientific, design, and mechanical abilities, you will innovate to make an impact in peoples' lives.

https://hackaday.io/prize

Prizes total over $250,000:

$120,000 goes to top 120 finalists ($1,000 each)
$50,000 Grand Prize
$30,000 Best Product Prize
$20,000 2nd Place
$15,000 3rd Place
$10,000 4th Place
$5,000 5th Place

It's time to leverage your talent and find solutions to address a problem facing humanity today.