Congressional App Challenge

The Congressional App Challenge is an annual national competition that invites middle and high school students to create and submit original software applications or data visualizations that use open government data. It connects students with Members of the U.S. House of Representatives through district-hosted competitions and showcases winning apps at the national level. The programme emphasizes inclusion of underrepresented, rural, and underserved students and aims to promote coding, computer science and civic engagement. Winners receive public recognition and their apps may be displayed in the U.S. Capitol Building for a year.

Public recognition from congressional representatives; winning apps may be displayed in the U.S. Capitol Building for a year; additional prizes such as cash, certificates, and medals may be awarded.

Participants must be middle or high school students at the time of app submission; students may register as individuals or teams of up to four. All competing students must be U.S. residents; students may compete in the district where they reside or where they attend school, and at least half of team members must be eligible for that district.

Students register and submit their app online; entries may be individual or teams up to four; students compete in their congressional district (residence or school district).