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6 months ago

Prize Update — Global Innovation Build Challenge Hackathon

Hello everyone,

We’re excited to share an official update to the prize structure for the Global Innovation Build Challenge Hackathon. Thanks to the generous support of our sponsors, we are able to offer a variety of non-cash prizes across multiple categories.

🏆 Hackathon Prizes Overview

A total of 8 non-cash prizes will be awarded:

🥇 1st Place Overall (1 winner)

Top overall project among all submissions.

  • Achievement Certificate

  • Project featured on the official hackathon website

  • 1-year subscriptions to NordVPN, NordPass, NordProtect, and Incogni

  • 1 GB free data from Saily

  • 3-month access + €200 credit for nexos.ai

🥈 2nd Place Overall (1 winner)

Second best overall project.

  • Achievement Certificate

  • Project featured on the official hackathon website

  • 1-year subscriptions to NordVPN, NordPass, NordProtect, and Incogni

  • 1 GB free data from Saily

  • 3-month access + €200 credit for nexos.ai

🥉 3rd Place Overall (1 winner)

Third best overall project.

  • Achievement Certificate

  • Project featured on the official hackathon website

  • 1-year subscriptions to NordVPN, NordPass, NordProtect, and Incogni

  • 1 GB free data from Saily

  • 3-month access + €200 credit for nexos.ai

💡 Best Innovation Project (1 winner)

Best project in the Innovation / General Invention track.

  • Certificate

  • Project featured on the official hackathon website

  • 1-year subscriptions to NordVPN, NordPass, NordProtect, and Incogni

  • 1 GB free data from Saily

  • 3-month access + €200 credit for nexos.ai

🤖 Best AI Project (1 winner)

Best project in the AI track.

  • Certificate

  • Project featured on the official hackathon website

  • 1-year subscriptions to NordVPN, NordPass, NordProtect, and Incogni

  • 1 GB free data from Saily

  • 3-month access + €200 credit for nexos.ai

🔐 Best Security Project (1 winner)

Best project in the Security track.

  • Certificate

  • Project featured on the official hackathon website

  • 1-year subscriptions to NordVPN, NordPass, NordProtect, and Incogni

  • 1 GB free data from Saily

  • 3-month access + €200 credit for nexos.ai

❤️ People’s Choice Award (1 winner)

Most popular project as voted by participants and the public.

  • Certificate

  • Project featured on the official hackathon website

📜 Participation Certificate (up to 1,000 participants)

All participants who submit a functional project during the hackathon will receive a Participation Certificate.

We’d like to thank all our sponsors for supporting innovation, cybersecurity, and creativity in our global hackathon community. We can’t wait to see what you build!

Best regards,
GIBC Organizing Team
Global Innovation Build Challenge