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DOE Geologic Enhanced Mapping System (GEMS) Prize Challenge 2026 ($300,000)

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About this hackathon

A U.S. Department of Energy Office of Geothermal prize on DrivenData: build algorithms that generate enhanced geologic fault datasets to help find hidden geothermal and critical-mineral prospects. Submission deadline Dec 3, 2026, 10:00 PM UTC. $300,000 total—Initial Prize Round $50,000 (top 5 × $10,000 on private test set) and Final Prize Round $250,000 ($100k / $70k / $40k / $25k / $15k) on a re-labeled set. One scored submission per person per UTC day; teams allowed with identity verification before payout. External data encouraged if shareable for verification.

Status
Deadline
2026-12-03
Who
Open to all (Data science / algorithm prize; see official rules for full eligibility)
Level
Advanced
Prize
$300k · $300,000 total: Initial round five × $10,000; Final round $100k / $70k / $40k / $25k / $15k
Size
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Format
Online · International
Location
Washington, D.C. (online; placed at organizer’s city)

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Original listing (Chinese)

The full original listing below is in Chinese, as published in the Hack123 newsletter.

一句话简介：美国能源部地热办公室在 DrivenData 上的断层增强测绘算法挑战赛，⁠‌‌‍‍‌‌‌‌‌‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‍‌‍‌‍‍‌‌⁠总奖金 30 万美元，12 月 3 日截止。

看点：同一提交会先对私有测试集打初赛分，再对重标注集打决赛分；鼓励外部数据但须可核验分享。

奖金：合计 30 万美元

截止日期：12月3日 22:00（UTC）

活动日期：提交期至 2026年12月3日（线上）

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