VKontakte will hand over 15 million rubles to developers of mini-applications

VK Fresh Code consists of five thematic waves. The first is devoted to the creation of educational services. To

to apply for a grant, developers will have tomake your own mini-application and publish it in the VKontakte directory. To do this, the project must confirm its high quality - undergo moderation and testing. Only after this will it be possible to submit an application for participation - you need to do it before June 8 inclusive.

Only individuals can compete for the grant- authors of mini-applications. It doesn’t matter if the project is created by an independent developer or with the support of a business. One participant can apply for a grant with several services, but they should appear in the catalog exactly at the time of a suitable thematic wave.

The jury will select 10 winners for each wave. They will win 300 thousand rubles each, 150 of which will be in the form of a certificate for VKontakte promotion. Moreover, the authors of the best services of the first stage will also receive iPhone 11. The results will appear on June 12 in the VK Mini Apps community. Then the theme of the next wave will be announced.

“More than 15 million students and about 5million students ended up at home due to a pandemic. Schools launch distance learning, teachers and students communicate in chat rooms, groups and live broadcasts. With the help of the VK Fresh Code program and the VK Mini Apps platform, we will create even more opportunities for online learning - and at the same time support new developers. ”

Andrey Rogozov, CEO of VKontakte.         

For the gadget to be praised,it should be an original idea, thanks to which users will want to return to the service as often as possible. The jury will take into account how well and conveniently the idea is implemented, how quickly the audience is growing, and how promising, enjoyable and interesting this or that project seems to be.

It’s not necessary to join the program.apply for a grant - you can participate in online educational sessions that will be available to all users. VKontakte employees will tell more about the technologies of the VK Mini Apps platform, give tips on developing, testing and promoting services, as well as analyze ideas and prototypes of mini-applications that are relevant to the topic of the current stage. Some webinars will also focus on soft skills: time management, team management, project presentations.

In April, VK Mini Apps broke the record formonthly audience - this figure exceeded 36 million people. The number of active mini-applications is also growing: in March 2020 there were about 15 thousand, in April - more than 16 thousand.