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Registration

All participants must complete the registration form in order to be considered for the competition. If submitting as a team, each member of the team must submit the registration form individually. The registration form can be completed at any time before the submission deadline.

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Submission Requirements

To participate in the competition, you must have completed all of the following items by April 15, 2026 at 23:59 AOE (Anywhere on Earth):

  • Publish your app to the App Inventor Gallery or upload your app’s .aia file to Google Drive, Dropbox, etc.
  • Create a 2-3 minute video
  • Create a Powerpoint or Google Slides presentation
  • Fill out the Registration Form once per team member
  • Fill out the Submission Form once per team

Please see below for detailed instructions about each item. Note that the submission form, registration form, presentation, and in-app text must be in English. The video may be in any language, but must contain English closed captions or subtitles. 

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App Upload

You have two options for uploading your app: 1) You can publish your app to the App Inventor Gallery, or 2) You can upload your app’s .aia file to Google Drive, Dropbox, etc. If your app uses an extension, you must use the second option because the Gallery does not allow extensions. All text in the app must be in English.

  • App Inventor Gallery: follow these instructions to publish your app to the Gallery
  • Shareable Link: from your app, click Projects > Export Selected Project to My Computer. This will download an .aia file to your computer. Upload your .aia file to a file sharing platform of your choice (Google Drive, Dropbox, etc). Make sure that the link is publicly accessible.
Video

Create a 2-3 minute video that contains the following:

  • Description of the problem you chose to address related to one or more of the UN SDGs
  • How your app addresses the problem
  • Demonstration of your app’s features
  • Demonstration of someone from the target audience interacting with the app
  • English subtitles or closed captions

The video can be in any language, as long as it contains clear and readable English subtitles. Upload the video to a platform of your choice (YouTube, Google Drive, Vimeo, etc). You will be asked for a link to your video in the Submission Form. Be sure to make the video publicly accessible.

Presentation

Create a copy of our presentation template using the platform of your choice:

  • Canva Template (requires logging into a Canva account): click on “Use template for new design” to make a copy of the template
  • Google Slides Template (requires logging into a Google Account): click on “Make a copy” to make a copy of the template
  • Powerpoint Template (.pptx): follow these instructions to download the template (choose “Powerpoint” as the file type) and open the downloaded file in Powerpoint

Edit the presentation and enter information where it prompts you to. You will be asked for a link to your presentation in the Submission Form. Be sure to make the link publicly accessible. The entire presentation must be in English.

Registration Form

Every member of your team must fill out the Registration Form. Your team members may submit the Registration Form before or after the Submission Form, as long as everyone submits by the final deadline (April 15, 2026). The form must be filled out in English. 

Submission Form

Every team must fill out the Submission Form, which is where you will submit your video, presentation, and link to your uploaded app. The form must be filled out in English and should only be submitted once per team.