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== Scholarships ==
[[File:Swift_Student_Challenge_2022_Award.jpg|thumb|Award of the Swift Student Challenge 2022]]
<!-- Insert paragraph about WWDC Scholarships before this paragraph -->In 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Apple replaced the annual WWDC Scholarships with the Swift Student Challenge,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hiner |first=Jason |date=May 5, 2020 |title=Apple unveils WWDC 2020 coding contest for students |url=https://www.cnet.com/tech/computing/apple-unveils-wwdc-2020-coding-contest-for-students/ |access-date=2023-05-28 |website=CNET |language=en}}</ref> a [[computer programming|programming]] contest held before WWDC which centers on the [[Swift (programming language)|Swift]] programming language.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Peters |first=Jay |date=May 5, 2020 |title=Apple's online-only WWDC starts on June 22nd |url=https://www.theverge.com/2020/5/5/21182378/apple-wwdc-2020-online-only-june-22-date-keynote |access-date=2023-05-28 |website=The Verge |language=en-US |archive-date=May 28, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230528115351/https://www.theverge.com/2020/5/5/21182378/apple-wwdc-2020-online-only-june-22-date-keynote |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Rayome |first=Alison DeNisco |date=June 24, 2020 |title=WWDC: How Apple's Swift Student Challenge winners are fighting coronavirus |url=https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/wwdc-how-apples-swift-student-challenge-winners-are-fighting-covid-19/ |access-date=2023-05-28 |website=CNET |language=en |archive-date=May 28, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230528120953/https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/wwdc-how-apples-swift-student-challenge-winners-are-fighting-covid-19/ |url-status=live }}</ref> {{As of|2020}}, the program was managed by Apple head of developer marketing Esther Hare. 350 winners are selected, who receive WWDC-themed clothing, a metal pin set, the ability to meet Apple engineers,<ref name=":14">{{Cite web |last=Heathman |first=Amelia |date=May 19, 2020 |title=Why budding coders should apply for Apple's WWDC scholarship scheme |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/tech/apple-wwdc-2020-student-scholarship-apply-a4437146.html |access-date=2023-05-28 |website=Evening Standard |language=en |archive-date=May 28, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230528115420/https://www.standard.co.uk/tech/apple-wwdc-2020-student-scholarship-apply-a4437146.html |url-status=live }}</ref> a one-year membership of the Apple Developer Program, and since 2022, a pair of AirPods Pro.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Potuck |first=Michael |date=May 24, 2022 |title=Apple giving AirPods Pro to Swift Challenge winners along with WWDC22 outerwear and pin set |url=https://9to5mac.com/2022/05/24/swift-challenge-winners-airpods-pro/ |access-date=May 28, 2023 |website=9to5Mac |archive-date=October 13, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221013134056/https://9to5mac.com/2022/05/24/swift-challenge-winners-airpods-pro/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2022, Tim Cook met with 12 of the winners.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bennett |first=Jocelyn |date=June 10, 2022 |title=Saskatoon student, 13, among winners of Apple-run coding challenge |url=https://thestarphoenix.com/news/local-news/saskatoon-student-13-among-winners-of-apple-run-coding-challenge |access-date=2023-05-28 |website=[[The StarPhoenix]] |language=en-CA |archive-date=June 10, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220610182629/https://thestarphoenix.com/news/local-news/saskatoon-student-13-among-winners-of-apple-run-coding-challenge |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2023, students could also enter a lottery for in-person attendance of WWDC at [[Apple Park]].<ref name=":33">{{Cite web |last=Clover |first=Juli |date=March 29, 2023 |title=WWDC 2023 Includes Swift Student Challenge, Some Winners Able to Attend Apple Park Special Event |url=https://www.macrumors.com/2023/03/29/wwdc-2023-swift-student-challenge/ |access-date=2023-05-28 |website=MacRumors |language=en}}</ref> In 2024, in-person attendance was changed from a lottery to the 50 best projects out of the 350 winners, these are dubbed "Distinguished Winners."<ref>{{Cite web |title=Distinguished Winners- Swift Student Challenge |url=https://developer.apple.com/swift-student-challenge/distinguished-winners/ |access-date=2024-02-25 |website=Apple Developer |language=en |archive-date=February 25, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240225163352/https://developer.apple.com/swift-student-challenge/distinguished-winners/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

The task is to create an interactive scene, shorter than 3 minutes, inside [[Swift Playgrounds]]'',''<ref>{{Cite web |last=Brard |first=Emeric |date=May 6, 2020 |title=Put Your Coding Skills To The Test With Apple's Swift Student Challenge |url=https://womenlovetech.com/put-your-coding-skills-to-the-test-with-apples-swift-student-challenge/ |access-date=2023-05-28 |website=Women Love Tech |language=en |archive-date=May 28, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230528115354/https://womenlovetech.com/put-your-coding-skills-to-the-test-with-apples-swift-student-challenge/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=":14"/> an Apple app that teaches introductory programming.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Chiu |first=Karen |date=June 8, 2020 |title=12-year-old programmer in Hong Kong tackles Apple's first student coding contest |url=https://www.scmp.com/abacus/culture/article/3087951/12-year-old-programmer-hong-kong-tackles-apples-first-student-coding |access-date=2023-05-28 |website=South China Morning Post |language=en |archive-date=May 28, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230528115352/https://www.scmp.com/abacus/culture/article/3087951/12-year-old-programmer-hong-kong-tackles-apples-first-student-coding |url-status=live }}</ref> The projects are judged based on technical accomplishment, creativity, and the text accompanying the submission.<ref name=":24">{{Cite web |last=Clover |first=Juli |date=May 23, 2023 |title=WWDC 2023 Swift Student Challenge Winners Receive AirPods Pro, Sweatshirt and Pins |url=https://www.macrumors.com/2023/05/23/wwdc-2023-swift-student-prizes/ |access-date=2023-05-28 |website=MacRumors |language=en |archive-date=May 28, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230528115420/https://www.macrumors.com/2023/05/23/wwdc-2023-swift-student-prizes/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

The challenge is only open to students 13 or older in the United States, or the minimum age in their jurisdiction (for example, 16 in the European Union<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rossignol |first=Joe |date=March 30, 2021 |title=Students Can Win WWDC 2021 Swag in Apple's Annual Swift Coding Challenge |url=https://www.macrumors.com/2021/03/30/wwdc-2021-swift-student-challenge/ |access-date=2023-05-28 |website=MacRumors |language=en |archive-date=May 28, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230528125036/https://www.macrumors.com/2021/03/30/wwdc-2021-swift-student-challenge/ |url-status=live }}</ref>) who are currently enrolled in an accredited school or have recently graduated,<ref name=":14" /> and who are not working full-time as developers. Students can win the award up to four times.<ref>{{Cite web |title=WWDC23 Swift Student Challenge |url=https://developer.apple.com/wwdc23/swift-student-challenge/ |access-date=2023-05-15 |website=Apple Developer |language=en |archive-date=June 2, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230602125830/https://developer.apple.com/wwdc23/swift-student-challenge/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Students may win the Distinguished Winner award up to one time.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Swift Student Challenge Terms and Conditions |url=https://developer.apple.com/swift-student-challenge/policy/ |access-date=2024-02-25 |website=Apple Developer |language=en |archive-date=February 25, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240225163352/https://developer.apple.com/swift-student-challenge/policy/ |url-status=live }}</ref>