Prize competitions

Pays U.S. teams up to $4.5 million each to move critical energy technology manufacturing facilities from planning to shovel-ready.

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Awards a UK team a £1 million grand prize for AI that accelerates clean, net-zero energy.

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Pays student teams up to $20,000 each from a $620,000 pool to solve marine energy challenges.

Pays U.S. college teams up to $15,000 each to design, build and pitch marine-energy solutions for real ocean-power markets.

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Supports Swiss agtech, industrial, and health startups through a MassChallenge program with mentorship, networking, and investment pathways.

Pays the winner of a televised entrepreneurship competition $100,000 for the strongest business idea and pitch performance.

Awards $25,000 to a Yale student-led, for-profit tech venture with a go-to-market plan.

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Supports MIT-affiliated teams with working prototypes through a contest that prepares ventures for investor conversations.

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Supports MIT-affiliated teams building full business plans through a final competition and broader venture exposure.

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Supports MIT affiliates through a public pitch platform that recognizes bold early startup ideas.

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Runs a startup pitch prize for student teams with climate and energy ideas worldwide.

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Supports deep-tech founders at MIITE with mentorship, investor access, and competition visibility.

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Awards $50,000 in cash prizes to top teams at a national-security hackathon backed by the US Army.

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Pays US teams up to $600,000 for day-ahead net load forecasting models.

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Funds US entrepreneurs and small businesses developing healthy-aging technologies through NIA's Start-Up Challenge cash prizes and accelerator.

Awards Dutch startups up to €10,000 and a Draper University program in Silicon Valley.

Awards Dutch startups up to €10,000 in cash plus a five-week Draper University program in Silicon Valley.

Pays New York State startups a share of up to $420,000 to commercialize their technology.

Awards a $6,000 prize pool to individuals, teams and organisations building technology or innovation projects that advance global peace.

Awards Yale student ventures up to $35,000 for sustainability-focused startups.

Awards a 5,000-euro cash prize to the winning pitch from early-stage entrepreneurs at Portugal's Fórum PME Magazine.

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Funds surgical artificial intelligence projects in decision support, data governance, and operating efficiency.

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Supports Kenyan innovators through a national initiative that highlights high-impact research and solution-focused innovation outcomes.

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Paid $10 million to teams building production-ready cars that hit over 100 miles per gallon.