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Prizes

MIT Solve Global Challenges

Status

Status not published

Global Challenges open in the winter or spring each year with a spring deadline and Solver selection announced in the autumn at Solve at MIT

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Amount
$150,000

2026 10th Anniversary Global Challenge: each of ten winners receives at least US$100,000 in unrestricted prize funding; the AI for Humanity Prize is up to US$150,000. Finals held September 22, 2026.

Funder

MIT Solve

private · supranational

Deadline: One call a year — Global Challenges open in the winter or spring each year with a spring deadline and Solver selection announced in the autumn at Solve at MIT

Your odds
Not published

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Effort
quick

Quick — mostly identity and bank details.

Who can apply

Open to for-profit and nonprofit teams worldwide with a working prototype or pilot

Related reading: How grant deadlines actually work

Apply on the funder's site

Source. https://solve.mit.edu/challenges/10-for-10-challenge

"each winner will receive at least $100,000 in unrestricted prize funding, meaning they can use it however they need."

Last checked against the official page on 5 October 2026

Source: solve.mit.edu

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