DARPA Prize Challenges (Challenge-Specific)
Catalog organization: Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
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What Is DARPA Prize Challenges (Challenge-Specific)?
DARPA challenges are separate professional-grade research and engineering competitions, not one recurring high-school program. Current and recent programs span medical triage sensors and algorithms, heavy-lift drones, and computational imaging. Each has its own registration portal, technical deliverables, safety rules, intellectual-property terms, eligibility exclusions, prize law, cost burden and schedule.
Some rulebooks allow minors with parent or guardian authorization: the Triage Challenge says participants of all ages and nationalities may join subject to exclusions, while under-18 participants need authorization. That does not make the competition youth-oriented or guarantee prize eligibility. Building compliant robotics, sensing, aviation or machine-learning systems can require university/company expertise, insurance, tax documentation, certifications and significant self-funding.
DARPA Prize Challenges (Challenge-Specific) Key Facts: Cost, Deadline, and Eligibility
| Cost | Varies — see Cost and funding |
|---|---|
| Format | Hybrid |
| Eligibility | Grades 9–12 |
| Listing last updated | August 30, 2026 |
Program details shown here reflect the current catalog record.
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