Apps for Good Showcase
An annual celebration of young tech innovators
Entries opening soon!
You'll soon be able to enter your amazing app ideas into our 2025 Showcase! The Apps for Good Showcase is a chance to celebrate student creativity and tech innovation, inspiring and encouraging young people to pursue careers in tech and take action on the things they care about most.
All the information you need for entering Showcase is below, as well as a timeline of the key dates for your diary. Watch this space!
Info for Entrants
Students
Check out the Showcase and find out how to enter your Apps for Good project.
Info for students
Teachers
Learn about the Showcase and help your students to submit their projects.
Info for teachers
Shortlisters
Read the criteria and learn how to take part and help us judge student projects.
Info for shortlisters
Showcase timeline
There's no need to wait - early bird entries are welcome from November 2024!
The deadline for entries to be submitted to Showcase is Friday 2nd May 2025.
Finalists will be informed on Monday 19th May 2025 and announced publicly on Monday 16th June 2025 when voting for the People's Choice Award will open.
Judge's Favourites and People's Choice Awards will be announced on Wednesday 25th June 2025.
The benefits of entering
A Showcase
Every submission will be reviewed and receive feedback from our industry shortlisters.
An Opportunity
Selected teams will pitch to industry professionals from some of the world's most prominent brands.
A Celebration
The judges' favourites will be showcased across our website and social media channels.
Meet our 2024 Showcase Teams
Looking for some Showcase inspiration? Take a look at the 18 shortlisted teams from 2024 and see the Judge's Favourites!
Climate Changers
The OVO Foundation are kindly supporting our Climate Changers category this year, showcasing ideas that use technology to take action on climate change.
Ethical Innovators
Sage are kindly supporting our Ethical Innovators category this year, showcasing the ideas that are driven by students' social responsibility.
Future Founders
Future Founders will be judged by former Apps for Good Showcase students and supporters. This category will be showcasing the social entrepreneurs of the future.
Inclusive Creators
EPAM are generously supporting the Inclusive Creators category, showcasing ideas for tech products driving equality, diversity and inclusion.
Resilient Solutions
BNY Mellon are kindly supporting our Resilient Solutions category this year, showcasing ideas that show innovation in the face of adversity.
Systems Thinkers
Spotify are generously supporting the Systems Thinkers category, showcasing ideas to create large scale sustainable change.
Donna Hay Award for Impact
Teacher of the Year 2024
Our 2024 award goes to Fraser Christie from St Pauls RC Academy in Dundee!
Volunteer of the Year 2024
Our 2024 award goes to Fabiana Guglielmi, Head of Creative and Production at NOVAKID!
School of the Year 2024
Our 2024 School of the Year is The St. Marylebone CE School in London!
Apps for Good Champion 2024
Our 2024 Apps for Good Champion is Leah Rowland, FX Product & Program Manager at BNY!