Challenge
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LymeX Visible Voices Prize 2026: Educational Resources for Lyme & Tick-Borne Disease Diagnosis
A completed HHS prize competition that offered up to $250,000 for evidence-based educational resources improving understanding of Lyme and tickborne disease diagnosis.
NIH Complement-ARIE NAMs Reduction-to-Practice Challenge: Phase 2 Milestone 1 (2026-2027)
The NIH Common Fund Complement-ARIE Reduction-to-Practice Challenge is in Phase 2 Milestone 1. Only Phase 1 winners may register for the open prototype-development window, which offers up to $150,000 per winning team and closes on 2027-03-22.
NIH NIBIB C3i Validation/Execution 2026/2027: closed-cycle historical reference
A 24-week NIH commercialization training program for investigators and teams with active NIH-funded research from participating Institutes and Centers. The 2026 application cycle closed on July 31, 2026; this page preserves the official cycle details for reference.
NIH NIBIB DEBUT Challenge 2026 (Historical Reference): Biomedical Design Prizes for Undergraduate Teams
The 2026 Design by Biomedical Undergraduate Teams (DEBUT) Challenge was an NIBIB-led biomedical design competition for undergraduate teams. The June 5, 2026 submission deadline has passed; this page preserves the verified rules, prizes, and application package as a historical reference.
NIH NOURISH Autoimmunity Digital Health Challenge 2026–2028: Up to $650,000 in Prizes for Nutrition and Symptom-Tracking Tools
The NIH NOURISH challenge seeks digital health prototypes that help people with or at risk of autoimmune disease track nutrition alongside symptoms, with up to $650,000 in prizes across three development phases.
NIH Oligonucleotide Toxicity (OligoTox) Open Data Challenge
A two-phase NIH prize challenge to generate open in vitro human-system datasets for improving predictive models of oligonucleotide therapeutic toxicity, with Phase 2 submissions open until December 31, 2026.
NIH Quantum Computing Challenge
A two-stage NIH Qu-BIT prize competition for teams developing biomedical use cases in quantum computing, with up to US$1,300,000 in cash awards across stages.
NIH Quantum Sensing Technology Challenge
Historical reference for the completed NIH prize competition led by NCATS to adapt existing quantum-enabled sensing technologies for biomedical and clinical use cases.
NourishNext West Africa 2026: A US$5,000 Equity-Free Seed Grant, Mentorship, and a Dakar Investor Showcase for Youth-Led Fruit and Vegetable Ventures
GAIN, with funding from the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation and support from ECOWAS and the SUN Movement, is running a four-country innovation challenge that awards finalists a non-repayable, equity-free US$5,000 seed grant plus mentorship and a place at a Dakar regional showcase, with applications closing 7 September 2026.
NSF AI Efficiency Challenge (STRIDE Ventures) 2026
The 2026 STRIDE Ventures AI Efficiency Challenge funded translation-ready teams building software-oriented AI efficiency solutions for large-scale AI/ML systems and data centers through milestone-based awards. The application window is closed; this page is a historical reference.