XPRIZE is a masterstroke, a brilliant idea. What XPRIZE could very well do is to jump-start a part of space exploration that is based on the active participation of regular Americans.
Tom Hanks
Actor, Director and Producer
Quantum for Real-World Impact
XPRIZE Quantum Applications is a 3-year, $5M global competition designed to generate quantum computing (QC) algorithms that can be put into practice to help solve real-world challenges.
Revolutionizing Desalination for Global Water Use
XPRIZE Water Scarcity is a $119 million, 5-year global competition designed to drive widespread access to clean water by creating reliable, sustainable, and affordable seawater desalination systems.
Healthy aging made possible
XPRIZE Healthspan is a 7-year, $101 million global competition to revolutionize the way we approach human aging.
END DESTRUCTIVE WILDFIRES
XPRIZE Wildfire is a 4-year, $11 million competition incentivizing the innovation of firefighting technologies that will end destructive wildfires so that humanity and beneficial wildfire can safely co-exist. The prize aims to transform current wildfire management approaches through the development of new technologies that can rapidly and accurately detect, characterize, and respond to wildfires before they become destructive.
Tackling Humanity's Greatest Threat
XPRIZE Carbon Removal is aimed at tackling the biggest threat facing humanity - fighting climate change and rebalancing Earth’s carbon cycle. Funded by Elon Musk and the Musk Foundation, this $100M competition is the largest incentive prize in history, an extraordinary milestone.
Discover. Understand. Preserve.
The $10M XPRIZE Rainforest is a five-year competition to enhance our understanding of the rainforest ecosystem.