BoilerMake

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, and in accordance with university and local guidelines, BoilerMake VIII will be fully virtual. While the online format will be a new experience for BoilerMake, our dedication to creating an empowering experience for our hackers to develop their projects remains. Our team has been hard at work conducting our virtual transition to ensure that both our hackers and sponsors have the necessary platforms and tools to build community and undergo an unforgettable and meaningful experience. If you have any questions, refer to our FAQ or email us at [email protected] for additional information.

BoilerMake is Purdue University's largest hackathon. Over the past seven years, thousands of students from across the country have come to BoilerMake. This event is for experienced hackers, newbies to technology, and everyone in between.

Build Creative Projects

Boost Your Resume

Talk to Company Reps

Learn New Skills

Make Incredible Memories

Win Cool Prizes

A hackathon - or hacking marathon - is an event that promotes self-expression and creativity through technology. Anyone with or without a technical background can attend to learn, build, and share new things. Hackers form teams around a problem or idea, collaboratively build or code a unique solution from scratch, and compete for prizes with other teams.

Yes! BoilerMake is an all-expense paid experience. We provide hackers with the venue, swag, and food throughout the weekend.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we will be shifting to a completely virtual BoilerMake VIII!

Absolutely! We would like to recreate the community environment of a hackathon through virtual means, which include hacker and sponsor interactions. When we confirm which platforms we will be using to host our events, we will be able to provide more information on what the event will look like!

No problem! Come to BoilerMake to learn a new skill and meet people. We'll have tech talks, a Slack workplace to ask questions, and engineers from sponsoring companies to help you build something you can be proud of. This is your best chance to learn alongside so many other driven hackers.

You can have a maximum of 4 people on your team.

BoilerMake is open to all undergraduate college students who are of age 18 or older.

Feel free to email [email protected] for info about our waitlist, and we will do our best to accommodate you as space opens up at our event.

We accept walk-ins based on availability after hacker check-in. We will announce more details closer to the event!

We set a deadline to ensure that all applications are given equal consideration to attend BoilerMake. Feel free to email [email protected] for info about our waitlist, and we will do our best to accommodate you as space opens up at our event.

Please email us at [email protected]!

BoilerMake gave me the resources and support I needed to create a project I was truly proud of. If you have an idea and a passion for creating something from scratch, don’t let this opportunity pass you up!

Lauren Lum

BoilerMake has been the perfect event to build some exciting projects with some great people. I have always had fun spending the weekend alongside other hackers, and it is a great opportunity to learn more while creating something new.

Samuel Ingram

Hacking at BoilerMake made me realize my potential as a creator. Taking advantage of what the weekend had to offer made me lifelong friends and gave me the opportunity to explore what I enjoy most in my field.

Kevin Cardona