Adult Literacy Competition App Competition

Posted by XPRIZE on September 14, 2015

XPRIZE Invites Applications for Barbara Bush Foundation Adult Literacy Competition

XPRIZE, in partnership with the Dollar General Literacy Foundation, is accepting applications for the Barbara Bush Foundation Adult Literacy XPRIZE.

The global competition challenges teams to develop a mobile application for existing smart devices that results in a significant increase in literacy skills among participating adult learners in a twelve-month period. The solutions should overcome key barriers to literacy learning, increase literacy retention, and be able to scale to meet demand.

Teams will compete in a multistage competition whose principal criteria include the ability to measurably increase the literacy level of low-literate adults within twelve months; the creation of a design that is easy and accessible for use on a mobile phone; and the development of a software curriculum that is engaging, relevant, and attuned to the needs and interests of the adult learner.

The grand prize of $4 million will be awarded to the team that can demonstrate the greatest literacy gains among its field-test participants over twelve months as measured by CASAS pre- and post-tests. Two bonus prizes of $500,000 each will be given to the teams that can demonstrate the greatest literacy gains among their field-test participants over twelve months.

Teams will be responsible for funding their own solution development costs. Expenses for the on-site in-cities test stage of the competition are included as part of the competition and covered by XPRIZE.

Eligible participants include game, app, and software developers; coders; educators; and innovators from around the world.

DEADLINE: DECEMBER 8, 2015

http://adultliteracy.xprize.org/