
Technovation Challenge
Ages:Middle School, High School
Types:Submission, Presentation
Categories:Business, Coding & Computer Science, Entrepreneurship, STEM
Scope:International
Registration
Entry Fee: $
Contact
Technovation Girls is a free technology-based program for girls ages 10 - 18.
Working in teams (of 1 to 5), girls find a problem in their community and build a mobile app to help solve it. Along the way, they develop their collaboration, problem-solving, and leadership skills.
Technovation Girls will take 30+ hours to complete (we recommend allocated about 12 weeks to finish) and is completely free.
You will join a team to create, build, and sell an app that addresses a problem in your community -- or support a team that does.
1. Pitch Video
- Must be 3-5 minutes
- Share via Youtube or Vimeo. The video must be uploaded as unlisted or publicly viewable. We cannot guarantee videos without these credentials will be judged.
- You can learn more about what to include in a great pitch video here
2. App Name & 100-Word Description
3. Team photo and summary
- Write a paragraph to help people get to know you
4. Source Code
- Only the following languages are accepted: Thunkable, App Inventor, Thunkable Classic, Swift, or Java.
- Directly upload a zip/compressed file containing your source code. Instructions for how to upload the different languages can be found here.
- Please note: If you developed in App Inventor, you must upload an .aia file.
5. Two App Screenshots
6. Senior Division only: 5-Page Business plan PDF
7. Optional Pitch Presentation (only if attending a pitch event – learn more here)
- Ideation (20 total points)
- Technical (20 total points)
- Entrepreneurship (20 total points - Senior Division Only)
- Pitch (10 total points)
- Overall Impression (10 total points)
Website: http://technovationchallenge.org/
Managing Organization: Iridescent Learning (now Technovation)
Contact:
info@technovationchallenge.org
213-746-4453
Eligibility:
Any girl or young woman (ages 10-18) interested in Technovation Girls is eligible to compete.
To join our competition, a girl must create or join a team on our online platform, have a parent/guardian sign the consent form and meet the following Student Participation criteria:
<ol>
<li>All students must be between the ages of 10 to 18 as of the start date.</li>
<li>All students must identify as female. No males can enter the competition.</li>
<li>Teams are composed of 1 to 5 students. Students can only join 1 team.</li>
<li>Competition Divisions are based on the age of the oldest student on the team.</li>
<li>Students can participate in Technovation Girls for multiple seasons until they reach the age of 18</li>
<li>Students can work with the same team members and mentors, but they <em>cannot</em> submit the materials to competition over multiple years.</li>
<li>Teams can explore the same problem, but the app prototype must be different each year.</li>
</ol>
<em>Technovation Girls is a self-select program and there is no application/selection process.</em>
Divisions are based on the age of the oldest student on the team. For example, if 3 students on the team are 14 years old, but there is one student who is 15 years old, the team will be considered Senior division. Here are the divisions:
<ul>
<li>Junior Division: 10-14 years</li>
<li>Senior Division: 15-18 years</li>
</ul>
Registration Opens: January 1, 1970
Registration Closes: March 25, 2022
Overview
Technovation Girls is a free technology-based program for girls ages 10 - 18.
Working in teams (of 1 to 5), girls find a problem in their community and build a mobile app to help solve it. Along the way, they develop their collaboration, problem-solving, and leadership skills.
Technovation Girls will take 30+ hours to complete (we recommend allocated about 12 weeks to finish) and is completely free.
Process
1. Pitch Video
- Must be 3-5 minutes
- Share via Youtube or Vimeo. The video must be uploaded as unlisted or publicly viewable. We cannot guarantee videos without these credentials will be judged.
- You can learn more about what to include in a great pitch video here
2. App Name & 100-Word Description
3. Team photo and summary
- Write a paragraph to help people get to know you
4. Source Code
- Only the following languages are accepted: Thunkable, App Inventor, Thunkable Classic, Swift, or Java.
- Directly upload a zip/compressed file containing your source code. Instructions for how to upload the different languages can be found here.
- Please note: If you developed in App Inventor, you must upload an .aia file.
5. Two App Screenshots
6. Senior Division only: 5-Page Business plan PDF
7. Optional Pitch Presentation (only if attending a pitch event – learn more here)
Criteria
- Ideation (20 total points)
- Technical (20 total points)
- Entrepreneurship (20 total points - Senior Division Only)
- Pitch (10 total points)
- Overall Impression (10 total points)
Awards
Participate
Website: http://technovationchallenge.org/
Managing Organization: Iridescent Learning (now Technovation)
Contact:
info@technovationchallenge.org
213-746-4453
Entry Fee:
Eligibility:
Any girl or young woman (ages 10-18) interested in Technovation Girls is eligible to compete.
To join our competition, a girl must create or join a team on our online platform, have a parent/guardian sign the consent form and meet the following Student Participation criteria:
<ol>
<li>All students must be between the ages of 10 to 18 as of the start date.</li>
<li>All students must identify as female. No males can enter the competition.</li>
<li>Teams are composed of 1 to 5 students. Students can only join 1 team.</li>
<li>Competition Divisions are based on the age of the oldest student on the team.</li>
<li>Students can participate in Technovation Girls for multiple seasons until they reach the age of 18</li>
<li>Students can work with the same team members and mentors, but they <em>cannot</em> submit the materials to competition over multiple years.</li>
<li>Teams can explore the same problem, but the app prototype must be different each year.</li>
</ol>
<em>Technovation Girls is a self-select program and there is no application/selection process.</em>
Divisions are based on the age of the oldest student on the team. For example, if 3 students on the team are 14 years old, but there is one student who is 15 years old, the team will be considered Senior division. Here are the divisions:
<ul>
<li>Junior Division: 10-14 years</li>
<li>Senior Division: 15-18 years</li>
</ul>
Deadlines
Registration Opens: January 1, 1970
Registration Closes: March 25, 2022