Applying for the Apple Swift Student Challenge 2023: a step-by-step guide
Cupertino-based tech giant Apple recently announced the Swift Student Challenge, which tasks students with creating an innovative coding project using Apple’s Swift Playgrounds app. According to the company, winners will receive exclusive WWDC 2023 outerwear, AirPods Pro, custom tweezers and a one-year membership to the Apple Developer Program.
To win the Swift Student Challenge this year, Apple has mentioned that developers must create an interactive scene in the app playground that can be experienced in three minutes.
Applications for this year’s challenge are now open, and students can submit work until April 19. The company will notify students of their status by the end of the business day on Tuesday, May 9. If you want to apply for the Apple Swift Student Challenge, here’s how to do it.
Eligibility
– Students who are at least 13 years of age in the United States or the minimum age in an equivalent jurisdiction.
– They must register as an Apple Developer with Apple or be a member of the Apple Developer Program.
– Meet one of the following requirements:
– be enrolled in an accredited academic institution or similar official home school;
– be involved in the STEM organization’s training program;
– Enroll in the Apple Developer Academy or
– you have graduated from high school or similar within the last 6 months and are awaiting acceptance or have received acceptance to an accredited higher education institution;
– And the person should not have a full-time job as a developer.
Note that the Challenge is designed for student developers who are developing their software development skills. You can receive a Swift Student Challenge Award or WWDC Scholarship up to four times.
Standard:
– Your submission must be an application playground (.swiftpm) in a ZIP file.
– Your creation must not rely on a network connection, and all resources used in your app’s playground must be included locally in a ZIP file. Submissions are evaluated offline.
– Your ZIP file can be a maximum of 25 MB.
– You must create your application as an individual or you must edit the template. Group work is not taken into account. You may include third-party open source licensed code and/or freely available images and sounds, citing and explaining its use.
– Your app playground must be built with Swift Playgrounds 4.2.1 or later (requires iPadOS 16 or macOS 13) or Xcode 14 with macOS 13. You can use Apple Pencil.
– All content must be in English.
You can apply for the Apple Swift Student Challenge program by signing in to the application form with your Apple ID linked to your developer account. If you are under 18 years old, you will be asked to provide the contact information of your parents and legal guardian.
Download your latest class schedule or other latest registration certificate (PDF, PNG or JPEG) and your training instructor’s contact information. Documents are accepted in all languages. Your documents must clearly state your name, the name of the organization or school, and the dates that show it is valid.
Download a ZIP file (up to 25MB) that contains your app’s playground and related resources. Tell us about the features and techniques you used in your creation in 350 words or less. If you’ve shared or are considering sharing your coding knowledge and enthusiasm for computer science with others, please let us know in 350 words or less.
You also have the option to tell us about any app in the App Store that you’ve created entirely as an individual, in up to 350 words. If you’re 18 or older and want to share your resume or CV with other Apple teams, download the PDF file.
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