Apple confirms dates for next Swift Student Challenge: All the details

Swift Student Challenge

Every year Apple holds the Swift Student Challenge, where thousands of students around the world get the the opportunity to showcase their creativity, coding capabilities.The challenge empowers students to join the community of developers using Swift — the same programming language used by professionals — to create their own apps. This year Swift Student Challenge will open on February 3 for three weeks. Interested students can submit their ideas before the deadline.

What students should know

To help get ready for the challenge, students and educators can take part in an online session hosted by Apple, where they’ll learn more about participating in the Swift Student Challenge, explore the elements of great apps with an Apple engineer, pick up tips from a former Challenge winner, and get inspiration for creating their own app playground.

Eligibility for Swift Student Challenge

To be eligible for the Challenge, student can not be employeed full time as a developer. At the time of submission, they must:

• Meet the minimum age for requirement for your country or region as follows: 14 years of age or older in Austria, Bulgaria, China mainland, Cyprus, Israel, Italy, Lithuania, South Korea, and Spain. 15 years of age or older in Czechia, France, Greece, Peru, and Slovenia. 16 years of age or older in Brazil, Croatia, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Kosovo, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Netherlands, Philippines, Poland, Romania, Singapore, and Slovakia. 13 years of age or older in all other countries and regions. Be registered for free with Apple as an Apple developer or be a member of the Apple Developer Program; and Fulfill one of the following requirements: Be enrolled in an accredited academic institution or official homeschool equivalent; Be enrolled in a STEM organisation’s educational curriculum; Be enrolled in an Apple Developer Academy; or Have graduated from high school or equivalent within the past 6 months and be awaiting acceptance or have received acceptance to an accredited academic institution.

What does the winner get?

Apple will select 350 Swift Student Challenge winners whose “submissions demonstrate excellence in innovation, creativity, social impact, or inclusivity.” From this group, Apple will name 50 Distinguished Winners whose work is truly exceptional and invite them to Apple Park in Cupertino for three days. All winners will receive one year of membership in the Apple Developer Program, a special gift from Apple, and more.