GLOBAL CHALLENGES

Use your access to Forkaia’s deep pool of talent to team up, compete and solve some of the world’s biggest problems. And some trivial ones. All the projects are fun and interesting and you can win plenty of money and prizes and meet some great people along the way.

BROWSE CHALLENGES

LOW IMPACT MINING CHALLENGE

Seeking ideas for new mining approaches to reduce the footprint on the area mined and avoid the need for traditionally costly infrastructure

PRIZE: $25,000

BASE 11 SPACE CHALLENGE

The Base 11 Space Challenge is a $1M+ prize for the first student-led team to design, build and launch a liquid-fueled rocket to space.

PRIZE: $1,000,000+

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE + ORIGIN OF LIFE PRIZE, $10 MILLION USD

Where did life and the genetic code come from? Can the answer build superior AI? The #1 mystery in science now has a $10 million prize.

PRIZE: $10,000,000

AUTOMATED STREAM ANALYSIS FOR PUBLIC SAFETY CHALLENGE

Develop tools and capabilities to detect and analyze emergency events from live streaming multimodal public safety data.

PRIZE: $150,000

BEAT THE BEETLE

The Red Palm Weevil spends its entire life cycle inside palm trees and and eventually kills it. Help us locate and eradicate the beetle.

PRIZE: $5,000

SOLAR DESALINATION

Expand the utilization of non-traditional sources of water, ensure water security in the U.S. and improve the resilience of infrastructure.

PRIZE: $1,000,000

I SEE A COLD MOON RISING

Improve critical aspects of human spaceflight by addressing the thermal management challenges associated with the lunar environment.

PRIZE: $10,000

GEO-THERMAL MANUFACTURING PRIZE

Catalyze geothermal manufacturing innovation by harnessing the rapid advances in additive manufacturing.

PRIZE: $4,650,000

WAVES TO WATER

Accelerate the development of wave-powered desalination systems to provide drinking water in disaster relief and coastal locations.

PRIZE: $3,300,000

LITHIUM-ION BATTERY RECYCLING PRIZE

Identify innovative solutions for collecting, sorting, storing, and transporting spent lithium-ion batteries.

PRIZE: $5,500,000

WHICH CHALLENGES DO YOU WANT TO WORK ON?

THE WORLD NEEDS YOU