Verizon Innovative App Challenge Asks Kids to Dream Big

The Verizon Foundation has just announced the 2015 Innovative App Challenge. Middle and high school students are invited to form teams of 5-7 students with a faculty advisor and to dream up an app concept in one of three areas: Education, Healthcare, or Sustainability. Teams will submit their concepts online via video and essay questions. Twenty-four regional winning schools will receive $5,000 cash grants, plus support in making their apps a reality. Of those schools, 8 will win the top prize of an additional $15,000 cash grant and Samsung Galaxy Tab tablets for each of the students.

Entries are accepted through November 24. More information can be found at the Verizon Innovation App Challenge Website and via this Verizon Wireless blog post.

Disclosure: As a member of the Verizon Wireless Lifestyle Bloggers group, I receive free products, as well as occasional travel and special experiences. There is no additional compensation and the opinions contained in this post are my own. Image courtesy of the Verizon Foundation.

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