FAQ
A fast paced environment that encourages engineers, designers, and entrepreneurs to explore new ideas and create new software or hardware applications in a short timeframe. Hackers compete for prizes in tracks by sponsors, eat free food, receive cool merch, and make memories that last a lifetime!
HopHacks is the 36 hour annual premier Hackathon held at Johns Hopkins University in the fall.
Any university student enrolled in any undergraduate or graduate program may apply to hack. High school students may NOT participate. We will email you closer to the hackathon once we approve your application.
We will have a team matching process after we accept hackers! You may form teams of up to four hackers, or compete solo. Additionally, we will be hosting team matching events at the start of the hackathon, so don’t worry!
This year, HopHacks is held at Hodson Hall and the Glass Pavilion on the Johns Hopkins Homewood Campus in Baltimore, MD. A campus map can be found here, and you can navigate to us on Google Maps.
Yes! We will be fully in-person this year so you can meet other hackers and sponsors! Unfortunately, there will be no way to attend virtually.
We will distribute parking passes to participants on the Sunday morning of HopHacks.
We will not be offering individual travel reimbursements. However, please see the busing interest form in our LinkTree to sign up for updates. If enough people from your city sign up, we may send a FREE bus to pick up hackers in your area!
At registration, all participants will be given a wristband which MUST BE VISIBLE when you are getting food. If you do not have your wristband, you will not be able to get food.
You can find the MLH code of conduct here.
Please email hophacks@gmail.com or ask your question in our Discord and one of our organizers will get back to you soon!