Congressional App Challenge 2021
What: Congressional App Challenge
Who: U.S. middle and high-school students from participating congressional districts
Prizes: Winning apps are eligible to be displayed in the U.S. Capitol Building and featured on the House of Representatives’ website, House.gov
Registration: Students can pre-register now. Registration opens June 24, 2021.
Deadline: Submit apps online by November 1, 2021 (Apps coded after October 19, 2020, are eligible.)
The annual Congressional App Challenge works to inspire students in congressional districts across the country through hands-on practice with coding and computer science.
The contest is an opportunity for young people to cultivate their skills in these STEM disciplines and to begin thinking about their futures in any of the many American industries that will rely on emerging technologies and STEM innovation in the coming years. Finally, the competition seeks to actively include students from communities that have been underrepresented in the tech industry, and encourage them to envision a future in this important field.
Eligibility
To be eligible to participate in the Congressional App Challenge, you must be a middle or high school student at the time of app submission.
Students may register as individuals or as teams of up to four. No more than four students are allowed to form a team.
Students may compete in the district they reside in or the district they attend school in. If competing as a team, at least half of the teammates must be eligible to compete in the district in which they are participating in.
Students may use any programming language they choose, including C, C++, JavaScript, Python, Ruby, “block code,” etc. You may design your app for any platform, including PC, web browser, tablet, mobile, robot, etc. Be as creative as you like!
Learning to Code
MIT App Inventor
StackOverflow
Code.org
CodeAcademy
Khan Academy
Scratch
ThunkableRegistration
Student registration officially opens on June 24, 2021, but pre-registration is now open for students.
To pre-register for the 2021 Congressional App Challenge, click here.Important DatesJune 24 – Student registration opens
November 1 – Deadline for students to register and submit their app onlineWinnersWinning apps are eligible to be displayed in the U.S. Capitol and featured on the House of Representatives’ website. Winning students are also invited to the #HouseofCode Capitol Hill Reception in Washington, D.C.There may be additional prizes sponsored by App Challenge official partners.
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