| Field
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Competition
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Participants
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Investment (Approx.)
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Prize Money (Approx.)
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Other Metrics
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Participants
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Link
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| Synthetic Biology
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iGEM
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6,000+ students (2023)
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$5,000+ per team
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Medals, Awards, Recognition
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300+ teams from 40+ countries, project funding varies
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Students (High School, Undergrad, Grad)
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https://igem.org/
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| Engineering and Technology
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FIRST Robotics Competition
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75,000+ students (2023)
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$5,000+ per team
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Scholarships, Awards
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3,000+ teams from 27+ countries, mentors, industry exposure
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Students (High School)
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FIRST Robotics
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RoboCup
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4,000+ participants (2023)
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$3,000+ per team
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Medals, Awards, Recognition
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Multiple leagues (e.g., soccer, rescue, industrial)
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Students, Researchers
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https://www.robocup.org/
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DARPA Grand Challenge
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Varies
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Multi-million USD
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$2 million (first prize)
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Autonomous vehicle focus, industry partnerships
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Private companies, Research teams
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https://www.darpa.mil/about-us/timeline/-grand-challenge-for-autonomous-vehicles
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| Computer Science and Programming
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ACM ICPC
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50,000+ students (2023)
|
University-sponsored
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$12,000 (first prize)
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Regional and world finals, top-tier universities
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University students
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https://icpc.global/
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Google Code Jam
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Thousands
|
Individual participation
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$15,000 (first prize)
|
Multiple rounds, global reach
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Individuals
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Google Code Jam
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Kaggle Competitions
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1,000,000+ users (2023)
|
Company-sponsored
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$100,000+ (top competitions)
|
Data science, machine learning, various industries
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Individuals, Teams, Companies
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Kaggle Competitions
|
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| Mathematics
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International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO)
|
600+ students (2023)
|
Government/School funded
|
Medals, Awards
|
100+ countries, high school level
|
High school students
|
https://www.imo-official.org/
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Mathematical Contest in Modeling (MCM)
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14,000+ students (2023)
|
School/University funded
|
Scholarships, Recognition
|
Team-based, real-world problems
|
University students
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MCM
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| Physics
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International Physics Olympiad (IPhO)
|
400+ students (2023)
|
Government/School funded
|
Medals, Awards
|
90+ countries, high school level
|
High school students
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https://www.ipho-new.org/
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University Physics Competition
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500+ students (2023)
|
School/University funded
|
Scholarships, Recognition
|
Undergraduate level, real-world problems
|
University students
|
University Physics Competition
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| Chemistry
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International Chemistry Olympiad (IChO)
|
300+ students (2023)
|
Government/School funded
|
Medals, Awards
|
80+ countries, high school level
|
High school students
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https://www.icho2023.ch/
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Chem-E-Car Competition
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3,000+ students (2023)
|
$2,000+ per team
|
Scholarships, Recognition
|
University level, chemical engineering focus
|
University students
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Chem-E-Car
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|
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| Biology and Life Sciences
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International Biology Olympiad (IBO)
|
300+ students (2023)
|
Government/School funded
|
Medals, Awards
|
70+ countries, high school level
|
High school students
|
https://www.ibo-info.org/
|
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BioMod
|
200+ students (2023)
|
$3,000+ per team
|
Awards, Recognition
|
Biomolecular design, university level
|
University students
|
https://biomod.net/
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| Business and Entrepreneurship
|
Hult Prize
|
20,000+ students (2023)
|
School/Corporate sponsors
|
$1 million (grand prize)
|
Social entrepreneurship, global reach
|
University students
|
https://www.hultprize.org/
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MIT $100K Entrepreneurship Competition
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Hundreds of teams
|
University/Corporate sponsors
|
$100,000 (grand prize)
|
Business startups, innovation focus
|
University students
|
https://www.mit100k.org/
|
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| Design and Innovation
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James Dyson Award
|
Hundreds of teams
|
Individual/School funded
|
$40,000 (first prize)
|
Design engineering, global reach
|
Open
|
University students, recent graduates
|
Yes
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https://www.jamesdysonaward.org/
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