Apple Announces its Swift Student Challenge 2025 Program: Application Portal to Open in February 2025
The Cupertino-based tech maker, Apple, has announced the 2025 Swift Student Challenge program for the next generation of developers, creators, and entrepreneurs. Interested candidates will be able to apply in the month of February 2025 once the application portal opens.
Check out more about the program and what to expect from it below.
Apple’s Swift Student Challenge 2025 Announced
The Swift Student Challenge program has always been a significant program for Apple as it provided a space for leading visionaries of the next generation to present their ideas and to demonstrate how it can bring a social change to the world. The opportunity to showcase their creativity and coding abilities via app playgrounds, and the learning experience thus gained in the real world context, always paved the way for them to progress in life and their career.
This time too, Apple is encouraging participants to use their creative minds to develop applications that are capable of solving real world problems. From the total submissions Apple receives, 350 candidates will be selected for the 2025 edition. The selection will be based on the level of excellence shown in terms of creativity, innovation, and social impact that the project has. Along with this, Apple also adds that 50 distinguished winners will be selected again from the 350 candidates and will be invited to the Apple Headquarters in Cupertino for three days. They will also be receiving a one year membership in Apple’s Developer Program, a special gift, and many more.
Regarding the eligibility criteria, the brand has indicated that the Swift Student Challenge is for student developers only and not for professional developers. Further, the candidate must be 13 years old or more (in USA)/16 years old or more (in European Union)/equivalent minimum age as per their jurisdiction when applying and must be registered free with Apple as a developer or should be a member of the Apple Developer Program. It is also required that the candidate at the time of applying should be enrolled in an academic institution/official home school equivalent/ STEM organization educational curriculum/Apple Developer Academy. They may also apply if they have graduated high school (in the past six months) and have received or awaiting an acceptance from any academic institution.
Do note that every candidate has a chance of getting the Swift Student Challenge award up to four times, however, they will only be considered once as one of the distinguished winners of the program.
The application portal as mentioned will be open next year in the month of February 2025 for three weeks. Interested participants can start with their projects now and sign up to receive notifications and other updates regarding the Swift Student Challenge 2025 program.
