Congressional App Challenge
The Congressional App Challenge is designed to engage students' creativity and encourage their participation in STEM education fields. Rep. Larson and his colleagues established the Challenge in 2013, allowing middle and high school students from across the country to compete by creating and exhibiting their software application, or "app," for mobile, tablet, or computer devices on a platform of their choice. Students must register online and submit their app by October 24th at 12 p.m. ET.
The winner from Connecticut’s First District will be chosen by a panel of expert judges and featured on CongressionalAppChallenge.us. The winning app will be eligible to be on display in the U.S. Capitol, and the winning students will be invited to the #HouseofCode Capitol Hill Reception in Washington, D.C. honoring the winners from across the country. To see the current CT-01 winner of the Congressional App Challenge, click here.
ELIGIBLE PARTICIPANTS:
Student competitors must be in either middle or high school.
Students must either live or go to school in a registered district.
Students may compete as individuals or as teams of four. At least half of the students must live or go to school within a registered district to compete.
CHALLENGE GUIDELINES:
Apps can be coded on any platform (web app, desktop/PC app, a web browser extension, robot, Ruby on Rails, mobile, etc.), using any programming language, on any topic.
Each student or team can only submit one singular app to the district for the competition.
Eligible apps must be created after November 1, 2023.
To view complete rules and regulations, click here.
To register and submit your application, click here.
Students must submit their app for consideration by October 24th, 2024.
AWARD NOTIFICATION:
Challenge winners will have their app displayed in the U.S. Capitol for one year and receive an invitation to the #HouseofCode reception in Washington, D.C. honoring all winners from across the country.
For questions or concerns, reach out to Brendan Howroyd at Brendan.Howroyd@mail.house.gov or call 860-278-8888.
RESOURCES FOR STUDENTS AND TEACHERS:
Scratch - a simple visual programming language
Alice - used to create 3D animations