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6				Title	Hamp Hack 2017
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8				Website	hamphack.hampshire.edu	$27,812
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14		#1	Environmental Sustainability	A product that solves problems related to the environment or a product that impacts the environment in a positive fashion.	Funding to prototype and travel anywhere in the world for testing that prototype	$7,000	The Roddenberry Foundation	Maryann O Connell Darrien Glasser	Worcester Polytechnic Institute University of Massachusetts, Lowell
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16		#2	Artificial Intelligence	A product that reflects on how humans behave and expresses the same through technology. An extension of the human brain, if you may say.	Echo Dot ($200) + 3 Months FREE access to Amherst Works co-working space ($2,700)	$2,900	Hamp Hack	Amanda Pellerite Grayson McKenzie Keith Miller Istvan Kreisz	University of Massachusetts, Amherst
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18		#3	Braini-hack	A product that helps develop brain and cognition or a product that puts brainwaves to use for good.	Tiles	$200	Hamp Hack	Henry Tang Tony Tran Zack Booth Daniel Cole	Western New England University
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20		#4	Life Hacks	A product that uses the simple things around us to create something that is astounding.	Stereo Speaker Beanie + Philips from viacom	$192	Hamp Hack	Amanda Pellerite Grayson McKenzie Keith Miller Istvan Kreisz	University of Massachusetts, Amherst
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22		#5	Fan-tasy Hacks	A product that takes something form popular fiction and makes it into reality. Example, a Harry Potter want that switches on the lights	VR Headset ($200) + 3 Months FREE access to Amherst Works co-working space ($2,700)	$2,900	Hamp Hack	Michelle Huang Md Islam Ashish Ramachandran	New York University Rutgers University New York University
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24		#6	Nutrition and Health	A product that helps better the nutrition and health space for the community around us. Example, excercise app, diet app, etc.	6 Month's of FREE incubation to build a start-up	$1,000	TechSpring	Grace Montgomery Benjamin Janis	Hampshire College Tufts University
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26		#7	Open Category	This prize is available for any project across any category	Funding to turn your product into a start-up company ($8,000) + 3 Months FREE access to Amherst Works co-working space ($2,700)	$10,700	Seed Fund for Innovation	Brian Vizarreta Kyle Toth Jonathan Bond	University of Massachussets, Amherst
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29		#8	Most creative use of AI API	Machine learning in < 5 lines of code. indico is giving everyone at Hamp Hack free API calls for the weekend! Find us in the Wizard Hats if you have any questions. Check out indico.io/hack to get started and register for your free account at indico.io/register indico will award $1,000 in API credits to each member of the team which best utilizes indico's machine learning APIs	$1000 in Indico API credits	$1,000	Indico	Phillip Michalowski Nischal Tamang Wesley Tian	University of Massachussets, Amherst
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31		#9	Library Challenge	Dataset for this challenege: bit.ly/hamphacklib -- challenge is to find the shortest ways in which a student can gather multiple books in a library	Chromebooks	$1,000	Library Commons	Aakash Balaji Rabi Patel	University of Connecticut
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33		#10	Community Challenge	The idea is to build something that brings communities of students on campus togather -- this could be anything	Amazon Kindle Fire Tablet	$200	Hamp Hack	Grace Montgomery Benjamin Janis	Hampshire College Tufts University
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35		#11	Art Challenge	Make art for change -- this is open ended	3D Doodler	$220	Hamp Hack	Ariana Gerdis Natalee Ryan	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
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37		#12	#whatsyourLifeHack Challenge	"This is a challenge that is issued on social media platform -- Facebook. 1. Click a picture of something you have made. 2. Tell us what it is and hashtag with #whatsyourLifeHack (post on Facebook and make sure your post is public!) 3. Get a chance to win an intelligent robot at Hamp Hack 2017"	Cozmo by Anki	$200	Hamp Hack	David Pearl	Hampshire College
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39		#13	Viacom Prize	-	Philips LED Strip	$300	Viacom, Inc.	David Pearl Ishanee Rudra Maryann O Connell Darrien Glasser	Hampshire College Mt. Holyoke College Worcester Polytechnic Institute University of Massachusetts, Lowell
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41		#14	VVM Accelerator Prize	Valley Venture Mentors' most promising startup	License to skip the first round of accelerator application	-	Valley Venture Mentors	Hannah Gorman Gunther Cox Kevin Brown	University of Massachusetts, Lowell Western New England University Western New England University
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44		#15	First Position	The best functional prototype across any field and any theme.	Gold Medal and Surprise Item	-	MLH	Michelle Huang Md Islam Ashish Ramachandran	New York University Rutgers University New York University
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46		#16	Second Position	The second best functional prototype across any field and any theme.	Silver Medal and Surprise Item	-	MLH	Amanda Pellerite Grayson McKenzie Keith Miller Istvan Kreisz	University of Massachusetts, Amherst
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48		#17	Third Position	The third best functional prototype across any field and any theme.	Bronze Medal and Surprise Item	-	MLH	Anthony D'Andrea Dalton Miner Samuel Sledzieski Keyur K Shah	University of Connecticut
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50		#18	Best Domain Name	Most creative domain name	Domain.com goodie bag	-	MLH	Ariana Gerdis Natalee Ryan	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
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52		#19	AWS Prize	Best use of Amazon Web Services	AWS Credits	-	MLH	Ankit Kumar Akshit Soota Andrew Walter	Worcester Polytechnic Institute
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54		#20	Hack Harrasment Prize	App that educates people about online bullying	-	-	MLH	Henry Tang Tony Tran Zack Booth Daniel Cole	Western New England University
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