Press Kit - Featured Challenges

The Healthy Behaviour Data Challenge: To identify and test new data sources to enhance national public health surveillance of physical activity, sedentary behaviour and sleep.

• Total prize amount: $165,000
• Duration: 11 months
• HeroX page: https://herox.com/healthdatachallenge

High Performance Fast Computing Challenge: To improve the speed of computational fluid dynamics algorithms in NASA's FUN3D software. 

• Total prize amount: $55,000
• Duration: 5 months
• HeroX page: https://herox.com/HPFCC

Land O’Lakes Prize: Drone Challenge: To improve the process of collecting farm field data with the use of drone technology.

• Total prize amount: $150,000
• Duration: 9 months
• HeroX page: https://herox.com/LOLdrones

City of Austin's GigaTECHs App Competition​: To seek next-gen applications that focus on opportunities in local transportation, education, clean energy, health and public safety.

• Total prize amount: $38,000
• Duration: 4 months
• HeroX page: https://herox.com/GigaTECHSATX