Overview
- Entries must be interactive app playgrounds created with Swift Playgrounds or Xcode, according to Apple’s announcement.
- A subset of Distinguished Winners will be invited to Apple’s Cupertino campus for a three‑day summer 2026 experience with travel and lodging included, typically aligned with WWDC whose 2026 dates are not yet announced.
- Apple has published fresh Develop in Swift materials and scheduled Meet with Apple prep events, including sessions on November 14, January 15 and February 5 to guide prospective entrants.
- Eligibility requires meeting country-specific age rules plus current enrollment or graduation within the past 90 days from an accredited program or Apple Developer Academy, and students may win up to three times during their academic career.
- Apple spotlighted prior winners Brayden Gogis, Adrit Rao and Sofia Sandoval, including Rao’s Signer app that uses Core ML to convert sign language gestures into speech.