Congressional App Challenge

The Congressional App Challenge is an official initiative of the U.S. House of Representatives, where members of Congress host contests in their districts for middle school and high school students, encouraging them to learn to code and inspiring them to pursue careers in computer science. Each Congress member selects a winning app from their district.

Important Dates

Registeration Opens: June 15, 2023
Submission Deadline: Oct 31, 2023

Getting Started with your submission

Impact

  • Explore the problem you are trying to solve.
  • What is the impact in your community, country or worldwide?
  • Refer Sample Rubrics

App Development

  • Spend time in Designing your application.
  • What functionality do you want to offer?
  • Improve your coding skills. Explore our Python courses.
  • Learn front-end development. Web Design.

Video

  • Create a 3 minute submission video.
  • Focus on what motivated you to build the app.
  • Highlight the impact it will create.
  • Demo your app functionality.

Resources

Some useful links to get you started with Congressional App Challenge.

Eligibility & Rules

  • Must be a middle or high school student at the time of app submission.
  • Register as individuals or as teams of up to four.
  • Students may compete in the district they reside in or the district they attend school in.

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