A hackathon is a type of technical competition! Attendees work with new people on cool ideas and get the resources needed to bring them to life. We do not condone, nor allow, any hacking or illegal activities! DeltaHacks 12 is an official MLH event. The MLH code of conduct can be found here: http://mlh.io/code-of-conduct

The word “delta Δ” means change, which inspired the name DeltaHacks - McMaster's annual Hackathon for Change. This year, DeltaHacks will host 600 participants in the second week of January 2025. We aim to inspire students to hack for positive change in areas like the environment, health, inequality, education, and more!

Anyone who is willing to learn and have fun! If you have an idea - or even if you don't, you're invited! All university and high school students over 13 during the date of the event are welcome at DeltaHacks!

We love first time hackers! We will be providing mentors during the hackathon and running workshops, so you’re welcome no matter your skill or experience level.

Absolutely nothing! All you need is a personal computer to bring along with you to the event!

DeltaHacks 12 will be taking place fully in person this year.

Yes! There will be awesome swag for participants, mentors, and sponsors.

We'll be putting up one closer to the event, you can expect a lot of talks and presentations, fun events, and a lot of chances to meet new people and win prizes!

DeltaHacks 11 will be in person. Bring in your laptop, reusable water bottle, and prepare to build some amazing projects!

Yes, we will have hardware available provided by MLH! Feel free to bring your own hardware if you have the material to include into your hack.

Hacker applications will be released in mid-October. Follow us on socials to stay up to date and find out as soon as applications open.

Hackers may form teams of up to 4 people. There are no restrictions for who they can be, so you can team up with hackers from any school, country, or experience level. Teams can be formed before or during the event at hackers’ own discretion.

Nope! If you do, great! If not, there will be opportunities to network before and during the event to find some other hackers to build a project with.

Your hack can be absolutely anything! There will be certain challenges your team can work towards, and you can win amazing prizes (to be released later) if your submission wins the category!

Projects are judged by event sponsors and experts from the tech sector. Projects are presented to judges at the exposition and evaluated on multiple factors such as presentation, creativity, practical application, and originality.

Our IN PERSON Hackathon event days are January 10th-11th. Friday, January 9 will consist of VIRTUAL Pre Hackathon Events to get you prepped and excited for the main hackathon!