Announcement from Congresswoman DeLauro’s office: Congressional App Challenge is receiving submissions from grades 6-12

The Congressional App Challenge is the official student STEM competition of the U.S. House of Representatives. It’s an annual nationwide competition designed to inspire middle and high school students to explore STEM fields by designing and coding an app. The deadline for students to submit their application is on October 26th, 2026. Here is a link to the registration page:  https://www.congressionalappchallenge.us/students/student-registration/. Here is also a link to the general website: https://www.congressionalappchallenge.us/students/.
 
Below is eligibility information and flyer. Questions, please call (202) 913-1267 or email Keyri.Ambrocio@mail.house.gov
 

• Eligibility Criteria: 
  1. A student can compete in Congresswoman DeLauro’s Congressional App Challenge if they live or attend school in the Congressional District. 
     1. 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. 
  2. 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.
  3. Students can submit an app they completed between October 30th, 2025 - October 26th, 2026.
     1. Students can submit work they completed in the classroom last year, in an afterschool program, summer program, or other extracurricular activity.