Rules & Regulations

Welcome to the International Scratch Olympiad 2025 hosted by GEMA! Below are the rules and regulations for the competition:

1. Eligibility

  • Participants must be between the ages of 5 and 18 years old.
  • Each participant must have a valid Scratch account.
  • Only individual entries are accepted.

2. Themes

  • The competition will have specific themes or categories announced before the event. Participants must create Scratch projects based on these themes. Read more about the themes here.

3. Project Guidelines

  • All projects must be created using Scratch programming language available on the Scratch platform.
  • Projects should be original, created specifically for the competition. Plagiarism will result in immediate disqualification.
  • Projects must align with the announced theme or category.
  • Participants are encouraged to use creativity, innovation, and interactive elements in their projects.
  • Projects can encompass games, stories, animations, simulations, or educational tools.

4. Project Submission

  • All projects must be submitted by the specified deadline.
  • Participants must provide a link to their Scratch project in the submission form provided by the organizers.
  • Late submissions will not be considered.

5. Judging Criteria

  • Projects will be evaluated based on creativity, functionality, originality, technical complexity, and adherence to the theme.
  • Judges’ decisions will be final and not open to dispute.

6. Code of Conduct

  • Participants must maintain respectful behavior towards other competitors, organizers, and judges.
  • Any form of cheating, including but not limited to, using unauthorized code, sharing solutions, or collaborating beyond allowed team limits, will result in disqualification.

7. Intellectual Property

  • Participants retain full rights to their projects; however, by submitting, they grant GEMA the right to showcase their projects for promotional purposes related to the competition.

8. Technical Requirements

  • Projects should run smoothly on the Scratch platform without errors or technical issues.