• Eligibility: Female-identifying students in grades 9–12

• Team Size: 1–5 students per team

• Teams: Each student may join only one team

• Coach: Each team must have one adult Coach (teacher or parent/guardian) listed to qualify

>>Register Your Team<<

Design and code a project that tackles or educates about an important community issue.

Your project must be:

• Coded using a browser-based programming environment (so judges can view it via a shareable link)

• Submitted as part of one team registration only

• Accompanied by a video pitch (≤ 5 minutes) introducing your team and demo of your tech-based solution

Step 1: Team Registration

• The Team Captain or Coach completes the Team Registration Form to create the team.

• They will enter teammates’ email addresses to trigger invites for them to join the team.

Step 2: Join a Team

• Each invited team member clicks “Join a Team” on the registration form to complete their registration.

Step 3: Project Submission

• After registering, teams will receive a Submission Form link via email.

• Only the Team Captain or Coach submits the final project on behalf of the team.

Step 4: Complete Your Entry

A complete entry includes:

• Working link to view the coded project

• Video presentation (max 5 minutes) introducing team members and demoing the project

• Written responses to the following questions: 1) Describe the issue in detail (What’s the problem? Why is it meaningful?) 2) Explain what your project does. Who is your project for? Who’s the intended audience? 3) How will your project address or improve your community issue? 4) What did you learn while working on the project? 5) What was the biggest challenge of creating your project and what was the most rewarding part of your project?

• Coach and consent info (required if under 18)

Tip: The more creative and informative your video pitch, the better your chances of making it to the live round!

>>View Judging Rubric<< 

Round 1: Judging & Deliberation

• All entries are reviewed by a panel of judges.

• Projects are scored on: Community Impact, Creativity, Complexity / Effort, Code Quality, Write-Up, Video Presentation

The Top 3 Teams will advance to the Live Pitch Round and be invited to an in-person rehearsal to prepare (optional).

Round 2: Live Pitch in Miami, FL. 

• Finalists present their projects live to a panel of female tech and business professionals.

• Judges will ask questions and evaluate the final pitches to determine the winning team.

• The winning team will be announced live at the Awards Ceremony.

• Please note that finalist Changemaker teams outside South Florida must independently fundraise to cover all travel costs to Miami, FL in order to participate in the live pitch round.

  >>See Past Winners<<

$1,000 Scholarship
Each member of the winning team will receive a $1,000 scholarship. Members of all finalist teams will receive t-shirts and certificates for their participation. Additional gifts and field trips are possible dependent on event sponsors and partners.

Coach Awards

• $250 gift card for all 3 finalist team coaches

• +$250 bonus (total $500) for the winning team’s coach

A Coach is an adult (teacher, parent, counselor) who:

• Serves as the main point of contact between Code/Art and the team

• Provides guidance as students build and pitch their projects

• Grants consent for participation (required if students are under 18)

• Must be coded in a browser-based environment
• Judges must have full access to both front-end and back-end code for review
• Can be an app or website (other mediums require prior approval)
• Only one entry per team
• Projects cannot be submitted to other Code/Art competitions