CodeCamp 2019 takes place from Monday 22nd July – Friday 2nd August.

CodeCamp will be held in the innovative Computer Science building at Queen's University in Belfast.

Kainos CodeCamp is open to students aged 14-18 who are studying a STEM subject, e.g. maths, science, computing, engineering and technology.

Depending on your circumstances you may be eligible to attend the Foundation or Advanced course.

Attendees need to be able to commit to attending the course full time for all 10 days – part time attendance will not be permitted.

CodeCamp is open to students aged 14-18 and depending on your circumstances you may be eligible to attend the Foundation or Advanced course. Entry criteria is as follows:

Aged 14-16 and HAVEN’T attended CodeCamp before?
If you’re aged 14-16 and haven’t been to CodeCamp before, you’re eligible to take the Foundation course. Here, you’ll gain an understanding of the principles of coding by developing your own app as well as getting an insight into the latest technologies, all with the help and guidance of our skilled mentors.

Aged 14-16 and HAVE attended CodeCamp before?
If you’re aged 14-16 and have attended CodeCamp previously, you’ve already completed the Foundation course and are eligible to take the Advanced course. Here, you’ll gain an understanding of HTML, CSS and JavaScript and develop your own website with the help and guidance of our skilled mentors.

Aged 17-18?
If you’re aged 17-18, you’re eligible to take the Advanced course. Here, you’ll gain an understanding of HTML, CSS and JavaScript and develop your own website with the help and guidance of our skilled mentors.

If you've previously attended the Foundation course you are eligible to take the Advanced course. Read ‘Which Camp is right for me?’ for more information.

Due to the popularity of CodeCamp, which sells out every year with large waiting lists, priority for places will be given to students who haven't attended the course they're applying for before.

To apply to CodeCamp you must be able to commit to attending full time for all ten days. If during the course you’re unable to attend for any reason for more than two days, you will forfeit your place. We ask for this commitment to make sure that everyone gets the most of out the course – each day will build on work done on the previous day, so it’s important you’re there for the whole time.

This depends on whether you’re taking the Foundation or Advanced course.

Participants of the Foundation course don’t need any previous experience – all you need to have is an interest in software development and our mentors will guide you through the rest.

Participants of the Advanced course are expected to have a basic knowledge of coding, and even some previous experience. For instance, if you’ve attended CodeCamp before, you’ve completed the Foundation course and would be ready to switch things up a gear!

All you need to do is complete the application form by Friday 21 June, including a 250-word statement on why you want to attend CodeCamp. After the closing date, we’ll review the applications and get back to you to let you know if you’ve got a place.

You’ll need to get your application in by Friday 21 June. No applications will be accepted after this date. Places are NOT first-come, first-served but we recommend you apply early if you can to avoid a last-minute panic!

We’ll select applicants from everyone who meets the entry requirements based on your 250-word statement about why you want to attend CodeCamp – so take your time to answer this. There's some tips on what we're looking for below.

We're looking for people who are keen, enthusiastic and interested in all things tech, so you can include anything you think demonstrates that you're one of those people.

You can include anything you think shows us your interest in technology. For example, if you've been to any similar events or clubs, explain what you enjoyed about them. If you have a STEM-related hobby, tell us what it is and why you like it. But most importantly of all, tell us why you want to come to CodeCamp and what you're hoping to get out of it.

You don't have to be an expert, you just have to really want to come along to CodeCamp and be committed to making the most of the opportunity. So make sure your application shows us that you're excited about CodeCamp and tells us why.

Please bring your unique confirmation email – either printed or on your phone – so that we can check you are who you say you are! Food isn’t provided so we recommend you bring a packed lunch each day – there is a shop a few minutes away if you wish to purchase something.

For participants of the Foundation course - if you have your own Android device, we recommend you bring this with you to test your app regularly.

At CodeCamp, you’ll get hands-on time with lots of different technologies and gadgets, including the latest VR and AR headsets!

Participants of the Foundation course will use App Inventor to build an Android app, while participants of the Advanced course will use HTML, CSS and JavaScript to develop a website.

We’ll place everyone who submitted a strong application but didn’t get a place onto a waiting list. If anyone drops out prior to the event, we’ll allocate their place to someone on the waiting list.