Prize competitions
Explore prize competitions and innovation challenges. This directory lists cash prizes, challenge programs and awards for solving a defined problem, from government agencies, foundations, corporates and challenge platforms, with the deadline, prize purse and entry rules on every listing.
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Scientific Leadership Prize (Woman, SSA)
EDCTP3 · European Union
Awards EUR 15,000 to a woman mid-career scientist based in sub-Saharan Africa for global-health leadership.
Seal Team Fix
Reclamation · United States
Pays up to $575,000 across three phases for a rapid seal that stops dam conduit failures.
Second Manchester Prize
🇬🇧DSIT · United Kingdom
Awards up to £1 million to the best UK AI solution for clean energy and net zero.
SET Award 2026
dena · Germany
Awards early-stage climate tech and energy start-ups an equity-free cash prize, a fully-covered trip to Berlin, and investor exposure at the SET Tech Festival.
Silicon Carbide (SiC) Packaging Prize
🇺🇸SETO · United States
Funds teams delivering high impact prototypes with milestone support for Silicon Carbide Packaging Prize Competition in energy systems, semiconductors, and photonics.
Slack Agent Builder Challenge
Salesforce · United States
Pays a combined ₹39.06 lakh prize pool, no equity taken, to developers and teams worldwide who build AI agents on Slack's platform using low-code or no-code tools.
Slush 100
🇫🇮Slush · Finland
Pays the Slush 100 winner €500,000, equity free, live on stage at Slush.
SmartAIthon 2026
IEEE KCE CIS · India
Pays a ₹15,000 cash prize pool, no equity taken, to beginner-friendly hackathon participants building AI projects for smart and sustainable cities.
SOFT Innovation Prize
🇪🇺European Commission · European Union
Pays up to €50,000 to fusion researchers or companies for market-ready innovations.
Solar Data Bounty Prize
🇺🇸DOE · United States
Paid U.S. solar system owners up to $130,000 in cash for sharing detailed PV performance data.
Space Innovation Challenge
🇯🇵JSF · Japan
Offers satellite-data credits, imagery rights and mentorship to space-solution proposals.
SPIE Startup Challenge
SPIE · United States
Pays photonics startups up to $10,000 for pitching live at SPIE Photonics West.
Sports Volunteering Award
European Commission · European Union
Awards cash prizes to volunteers for outstanding contributions to sport.
Starbucks Global Cold Cup Innovation Challenge
Starbucks · United States
Pays up to $50,000 to solvers who invent a plastic-free, compostable cold-cup material.
Startup Innovation Awards
WFF · Global / Multinational
Awards at least $7,500 per category, plus a $10,000 bonus for the top agrifood startup.
Startup World Cup 2026 — Bangalore Regional
🇮🇳Pegasus · United States
Lets Bangalore-based founders pitch for a spot at the global Startup World Cup Grand Finale in Silicon Valley, where the ultimate winner receives a ₹9.3 crore investment award with no equity taken.
Storage Design Strategies to Ease Production (STEP) Prize
🇺🇸DOE OE · United States
Pays up to $500,000 across two phases to energy-storage designs with early manufacturability.
Strathclyde Inspire Innovation Challenge
🇬🇧Strathclyde Inspire · United Kingdom
Supports University of Strathclyde students with early startup ideas through a competition that rewards market-ready commercial thinking.
STRIDE Ventures: AI Efficiency Challenge
🇺🇸NSF TIP · United States
Funds practical AI and machine learning software translation toward efficient deployment and societal use.
STRIDE Ventures: Tech Metal Transformation Challenge
🇺🇸NSF TIP · United States
Funds United States solutions that recover critical metals from waste and industrial residues through applied research.
Supernova All-Stars Pitch Competition
GITEX AI Europe · United Arab Emirates
Pays up to €25,000 in equity-free cash to the top pitch at GITEX AI Europe.
SusHi Tech Challenge 2026
SusHi Tech Tokyo · Japan
Awards the winning startup 10 million yen after a pitch contest at SusHi Tech Tokyo.
Swiss Innovation Challenge
🇨🇭SIC · Switzerland
Pays CHF 30,000 plus in-kind support to a standout Swiss innovation project.
TBAT 2026 Innovation Challenge
🇬🇧TBAT · United Kingdom
Awards UK tech innovators cash prizes after free workshops and live pitching.