All students can sign up to be a hacker. Regardless of your experience, education, or background, as long as you are excited about learning, building, and having fun, we’d love for you to attend. If you are currently under the age of 18, please contact our team at [email protected] to fill out a waiver form.

The deadline for registration is January 24, at 23:59. We'll be doing rolling admissions until that date. Our capacity is limited, so make sure to apply early!

NOTE: Acceptances will be sent out on a rolling basis. If you are accepted, you must check in before 11 AM or your acceptance will be forfeited. We will have a waitlist line for students who are not accepted. After 11AM, we will admit people from the waitlist line until the MSC capacity has been reached.

Absolutely zero! We want you here because you have a passion for creating, not because you’re the most experienced hacker on the block. We’ll have lots of resources including workshops and a bunch of mentors to help beginners get started. There'll also be plenty of people to learn from and help out!

Nothing. Nada. Zilch. It’s completely free for all accepted hackers. To make it even better, we’ll be giving out a ton of swag to every hacker, and prizes to our winners.

Please bring a valid student ID in addition to anything that would help you with creating your hack or making you comfortable. A laptop, charger, mouse, keyboard, hardware, light jacket, and any hygienic products should be helpful. Don't bring anything you wouldn't bring on an airplane.

Teams are limited to 1-4 hackers. If you have a team in mind, make sure all members submit an application before the deadline. If you don't have a team and would like to be a part of one, no worries! We'll have a dedicated time for team formation after the opening ceremony. Teams are only finalized when the final Devpost submission is due.

We will be providing travel reimbursements to traveling hackers on a case-by-case basis. We'll send out a form after the event asking for proof of travel and Venmo/Zelle info.

Yes, however, you will not be able to re-enter the MSC after its closing time, so plan accordingly.

Due to space limitations of the MSC, we are only able to accept 750 hackers. We will have a waitlist line for students who are not accepted. Starting at 11AM, we will admit people from the waitlist line until the MSC capacity has been reached.

Of course! We will have workshops running throughout the whole event. We will release the complete schedule on the website closer to the event.

There are two parking lots available near the MSC for parking during the event. The first is Lot 98 at 322-328 Adriance Lab Rd, College Station, TX 77845. The second is Lot 114 at 264-272 Adriance Lab Rd, College Station, TX 77845. Both lots are free to park in during the event.

All teams are REQUIRED to complete a Devpost submission for their project by 11:59 AM on 01/28/24 to be considered for judging. Submitting a video demo on Devpost is MANDATORY!

Depending on whether you applied to software or hardware, your project will be eligible for the 'Best Overall Software' or 'Best Overall Hardware' track. In addition to that, you can apply to any other tracks that your project is eligible for, within your respective category.

A beginner hack is a project where 50% or more of the team members have never participated in a hackathon before. If you're not sure if your project qualifies, just ask us!

TAMUhack is partnering with IEEE to provide dedicated hardware tracks for hackers. Participants will get access to hardware at the event. We will also have a hardware mentorship program to help you with your hardware projects. It's a combination of TAMUhack and TAMUMake!

At this time, a team can only participate in one track, either software or hardware. The different tracks will be judged separately, by specialists in the respective field.

There is a question on the application form that asks if you want to participate in the hardware track. All selections on the application are final.