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 Thursday, October 30, 2025.
Our Office will Announce the Winners by Wednesday, December 31, 2025.
CAC will make a National Winners announcement on Thursday, January 15, 2026.
Rules for Student and Team Eligibility:
- A student can compete in Congresswoman Delia Ramirez’s Congressional App Challenge if they live or attend school in the Congressional District.
- Students can compete in a team of up to four students, as long as ½ of the team lives or goes to school in a competing Congressional District.
- Students can submit any coded project—on any topic, built for any platform, using any programming language. This includes mobile apps, websites, games, robots, wearable tech, and more.
- Students can submit an app they completed between October 24th, 2024-October 30th, 2025.
- Students can submit work they completed in the classroom last year, in an afterschool program, summer program, or other extracurricular activity.
If you have any questions, please call our office at 773-799-8219