App makers: Build an app that
the world will notice.

Welcome to the 2016 AdMob Student App Challenge. If you’re a student with a great idea for an app, here’s your chance to build your app, learn how to make money from it, and win awesome prizes. Just make sure you enter by June 28, 2016.

Register

What’s at stake

The Grand Prize winner will score a week-long trip to San Francisco, including a visit to Google’s headquarters in Mountain View. We’ll feature your app on the Google Play Store and produce a video starring you and your app. You’ll also take home a nifty bag of goodies, including a Google device.

Four regional finalists will take home Google devices and have their app featured on the AdMob website. For more information on the prizes, please see the official rules.

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How to compete

Step 1
Register

Step 2
Build

Step 3
Promote

Step 4
Submit

  • Step 1
    Register

    Register your team

    Form a team of between one and five people, and pick a team leader. (Looking for other students to join your team? Try CollabFinder.)

    Registration: January 28, 2016

  • Step 2
    Build

    Build your app

    First, make sure you review the judging criteria and AdMob’s policies. Then come up with a great idea and build an app you’ll be proud of. Make sure you sign up for a new AdMob account so you can install the Google Mobile Ads SDK, which enables your app to show ads from AdMob — and lets you start earning money. To learn more about monetization, see our guides. And for general help building your app, check out our resources.

  • Step 3
    Promote

    Promote your app

    Now it’s time to promote your app, so people can see it, use it, and love it. Start by submitting your app to the Google Play Store or the Apple App Store. Need help promoting your app? Check out our resources here.

  • Step 4
    Submit

    Send us your app and business report

    After your app is approved, use this form to send us your mobile app and AdMob ID, and this form to submit your business report. Here’s an example report and template you can use to write your report. Just make sure you submit everything no later than June 28, 2016. On August 25, 2016, we’ll announce one global winner.

    Deadline: June 28, 2016

The timeline

  • Registration:

    January 28, 2016 - June 28, 2016

  • Submit your app and business report by:

    Deadline: June 28, 2016 at 5:00 P.M. (PT)

  • Finalists announced:

    August 9, 2016

  • Winner announced:

    August 25, 2016

We can’t wait to see what you’ll build.

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