Challenges

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AI

🏆 Meta VR Start Developer Competition 2026

Hackathon published on Devpost by Meta (Sep 24 - Nov 18, 2026, Online). Rules and how to enter are only on the official page.

Prize: 💰 $1,000,000· Cash
Deadline: ⏳ Nov 18, 2026
Organizer: 🏛️ Meta

🏆 PayPal AI Hackathon

🟠 Ending soon

Hackathon published on Devpost by PayPal (Oct 01 - Nov 12, 2026, Online). Rules and how to enter are only on the official page.

Prize: 💰 $67,500· Cash
Deadline: ⏳ Nov 12, 2026
Organizer: 🏛️ PayPal

Science

🏆 The Geologic Enhanced Mapping System (GEMS) Prize Challenge

🟢 Active

Geologic-mapping challenge for hidden geothermal systems and critical minerals, hosted on DrivenData. The page states a $300,000 prize pool and a deadline of 3 December 2026, 23:59 UTC.

Prize: 💰 $300,000· Cash
Deadline: ⏳ Dec 3, 2026
Organizer: 🏛️ U.S. Department of Energy Office of Geothermal

Challenges listed here are organized by external organizations, not by MLAIEL. We are a community collaboration layer: always verify details at the official source. Participation is public (never anonymous) and does not guarantee any prize.