The 2025 Congressional App Challenge is now OPEN.

For rules and guidelines, please click here. 

The 2025 Congressional App Challenge application is Open. Student submission of their apps are due by October 30, 2025.

Students can register here: https://www.congressionalappchallenge.us/students/student-registration/.

General Rules of the Competition:

• Students must be in middle or high school by the time the competition ends on October 30, 2025.
• Students can participate in teams of up to four. 
• Students must either live or go to school in the registered district they wish to compete in.

Congratulations to the 2024 Winner!

Congratulations to our 2024 Winner - Jainish Patel! The app Jainish created is called Syntoma, an application designed to deliver rapid and reliable early-stage diagnoses for pneumonia, 14 chest diseases, and knee osteoarthritis. By leveraging AI-powered medical imaging analysis, Synoma allows users to upload scans and receive diagnostic insights within seconds. The platform also features a secure login system, personalized scan history, a chatbot for condition-specific information, and tools to locate and schedule appointments with nearby clinics. Inspired by the impact of COVID-19, healthcare accessibility challenges in remote regions, and personal family experiences, Jainish and his team built Synoma to bridge critical gaps in early detection and make life-saving medical tools more universally available through the cloud.

I am also grateful for the teachers and administrators who supported the challenge and are working to ensure that the next generation of app developers and coders are able to flourish and enrich our community.

What is the Congressional App Challenge? 

Officially launched in 2015, this competition is a nationwide event intended to engage middle and high school students’ creativity and encourage their participation in STEM fields. The Congressional App Challenge allows students to compete with peers in their own district by creating and exhibiting their software applications for web, PC, tablet, mobile devices, and other platforms of their choice.

Congress recognizes that STEM and computer-based skills are essential for future economic growth and innovation in our country, and through this challenge, we hope to highlight the value of computer science and STEM education.

The app will be evaluated by a panel of local judges who work within the academic, software, and entrepreneurial fields. The winning app will be featured on the U.S. House of Representatives website and displayed in a U.S. Capitol exhibit. 

Should you have any questions or concerns, please contact my office at (352) 241-9220.