About the challenge

Welcome to BearHacks 2025, Sheridan College's first-ever hybrid hackathon! Accepted in-person hackers may join us on March 28th-30th at Sheridan's Hazel McCallion campus alongside the online hackers on our Discord to collaborate, innovate, and build the future of tech.

Over 36 hours, you'll connect with fellow students, industry mentors, and sponsors to create cutting-edge projects. Whether you're a seasoned hacker or a curious beginner, BearHacks offers an inclusive environment to learn, grow, and showcase your skills.

We're putting a focus on AI through the help of our sponsors like Perplexity and Google TensorFlow to provide you with free tools and resources to explore the cutting edge of this exciting field!Get started

• Preliminary Theme Check
  Pass or Fail — Does the project align with the theme?
• Execution
  40% — Is the project complete? Is it built with a positive user experience in mind? How technically / visually impressive is it?
• Impact
  20% — Does it solve a problem? Does it have real-world value?
• Creativity & Orginality
  20% — Is it new and exciting? Does it push the boundaries for a hackathon project?
• Presentation
  20% — Was the project explained clearly? Was the demo video interesting, persuasive, and in high-quality?