Tyler Technologies is a leading provider of end-to-end information management solutions and services for local governments. Tyler partners with clients to empower the public sector — cities, counties, schools, and other government entities — to become more efficient, more accessible, and more responsive to the needs of citizens. Tyler’s client base includes more than 15,000 local government offices in all 50 states, Canada, the Caribbean, the United Kingdom, and other international locations. Consistently named one of the Best Places to Work in Maine, Tyler has more than 900 employees located in Yarmouth, Falmouth, and Bangor.

Participants must be (i) at least 13 years old as of the date of the submission, (ii) a Maine resident, and (iii) taking high school level classes (public, private and home school students are all eligible). Children and stepchildren of, and/or students living in the same household as a Tyler or Educate Maine employee or Maine App Challenge judge, are not eligible to participate.

The contest will be open on November 2 and the submission period ends at 11:59 p.m. ET on March 31, 2023. Make sure you sign up to receive email updates.

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• Informational: Provides specific information in an intuitive and easy-to-use interface to teach or inform the user


• Utility: Provides a service to the user based on a real-world need or scope of needs


• Game: Entertains the user while providing some sort of competition

Tyler Technologies, a local technology company, brings the latest tech to the public sector, including school districts in Maine. In cooperation with University of Maine, Tyler’s Maine App Challenge provides the opportunity for Maine students to explore the world of software design and development. The challenge has been held annually since 2015.

Students and student teams must fulfill the challenge requirements on their own. Adults, teachers, and mentors may only serve in an advisory capacity, and need to be identified in the Participation, Consent and Release form and on the app's About page.

The challenge is open to high school students who are over the age of 13 years in the state of Maine. Teams can be comprised of one, two, or three students. Each team member is also required to complete and submit (or have a parent or legal guardian complete and submit) a participant consent form.

Submissions will be judged on the criteria described in the rubric. A panel of judges will determine the winner.

As long as you turn 13-years-old by the last day of submissions (March 31, 2023) you may participate. However, you may not make a submission, or send Tyler any of your personal information, until you have turned 13 years old. As an example, if you will be turning 13 on April 30, you must wait until that day to submit your app. You can enter your submission any time between November 2, 2022 and March 31, 2023. If you are part of a team, you and your team will still need to wait to until you turn 13 to submit an entry.

Tyler’s goal is to provide Maine high schools students with the experience of designing, developing, and demonstrating a mobile app for a chance to win a scholarship and other valuable rewards. Scholarships in the amount of $6,000, $3,000, and $1,000 will be awarded to first, second, and third place, respectively. Each prize will be divided equally among team members if a winning apps is submitted by a team.

No. Each participant may only submit one entry; participants cannot submit as an individual and as part of a team. Participant may only be part of one team. Each team may only submit one entry.

All submissions will remain the property of the challenge participants. Tyler Technologies hopes that by participating in the Maine App Challenge participants will be encouraged to further develop their skills and their submissions, and eventually bring those apps to market on their own, where feasible. The Maine App Challenge strives to further develop the skills of young people interested in the software development field.