Creative middle and high school students, start brainstorming! The Verizon Innovative App Challenge wants to bring your problem-solving app ideas to life!

Students are invited to gather teams and create concepts for mobile apps to enter into the contest. And, kids who don't have coding skills, don't worry—there's no coding required. But there is one catch: The apps must solve a problem for their schools or communities!

The contest is open to teams that represent nonprofit organizations or schools. Best in State winners—one team of middle school students and one team of high school students from every state and D.C.—will win $5,000 grants for their schools, groups or clubs, and tablets for every team member.

Plus, eight Best in Nation winners will receive an additional $15,000 in grants for their schools, groups or clubs, as well as hands-on and virtual training from MIT Media Lab experts to turn their concepts into working apps available for download. The Best in Nation winners will also present their apps in person at the 2016 Technology Student Association National Conference.

The deadline for submission is Nov. 24, and the winners will be named in January 2016. For more information on how to enter and tips for creating the next winning idea, visit Verizon.com/AppChallenge.