Students must be enrolled as a 9-12 grade student in public high school or public charter school in North Carolina.

Teams are comprised of three-five students and one adult advisor/leader. (Note: A single advisor can advise multiple groups. Students, however, can only join ONE team.  Team formation should seek to demonstrate and utilize diversity and inclusivity (e.g., race/ethnicity, gender, neurodiversity, age, culture, language, subject area of expertise).

Partcipants must have previously registered to participate in this competition. Registration is currently closed and only projects submitted from registered teams will be accepted. Please look forward to joining our competition again next fall if you are interested and eligible.

Participants commit to developing an Android mobile application that addresses a problem in your school or community.

The app cannot be sexually explicit or suggestive, violent or derogatory of any ethnic, racial, gender, religious, sexual orientation, professional or age group, profane or pornographic and contain nudity or any materially dangerous activity.

The app cannot promote alcohol, illegal drugs, tobacco, firearms/weapons (or the use of any foregoing), any activities that may appear unsafe or dangerous or any particular political agenda or message.

The app cannot contain trademarks, logos, or trade dress owned by anyone or advertises or promotes any brand or product of any kind, without written permission of the trademark owner, or contain any personal identification such as license plate numbers, personal names, email addresses, street addresses.

The app cannot contain copyrighted materials owned by others (in music, photographs, sculptures, paintings, and other works of art or images published on or in websites, television, movies, or other media).

The app cannot contain materials embodying the names, photographs, or the identity of any person, living or dead, without written permission.

The app cannot communicate messages or images inconsistent with the positive images and/or goodwill to which the Sponsor wishes to associate.

The app cannot depict, and cannot itself, violate any law.

The app must not contain any viruses, worms, spyware, or other components or instructions that are malicious, deceptive, or design to limit or harm the functionality of a computer.