Congressional App Challenge
The Congressional App Challenge is designed to engage student creativity and encourage their participation in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) education fields. This nationwide event allows high school students from across the country to compete against their peers by creating and exhibiting their software application, or "app," for mobile, tablet, or computer devices on a platform of their choice. Winning teams are invited to Capitol Hill, where they demo their apps to their Representatives. For more information on #HouseofCode
Important Dates:
Deadline to apply is October 24.
Our Office will Announce the Winners by December 31
CAC will make a National Winners announcement on January 15.
Rules for Student and Team Eligibility:
- Any given student may only compete in one district. Students may compete in either:
- the district in which they reside,
- or the district in which they attend school.
- Students must be enrolled in middle or high school on the day of the contest deadline.
- Students may not participate if they have graduated from high school prior to the contest deadline.
- No limits on application theme or topic.
- Students can use any programming language (C, C++, Java, JavaScript, Python, Ruby, etc.) or “block code.”
- Students may use any platform (PC, web, tablet, robot, Raspberry Pi, mobile, etc.)
- Students may compete as individuals or in teams of up to four.
- Teams with five or more students are NOT eligible.
- If competing as a team: At least two of the teammates must be eligible to compete within the district in which they are submitting.
- The district-related rules for teams are not flexible. Please see examples:
- If you are in a team of 2, only one of you must be eligible to compete in that district
- If you are in a team of 3, only two of you must be eligible to compete and the third teammate need not be
- If you are in a team of 4, at least half of you (so 2) must be eligible to compete in that district.
- Students who do not reside or go to school in a participating district may join a team where at least half of the students are eligible.
If you have any questions please call our office at 773-799-8219