XPRIZE Water Scarcity
Status not published
Multi-year competition with staged milestone deadlines. Check the competition page for the current stage.
US$119m total prize purse, the largest active XPRIZE
XPRIZE Foundation (Mohamed bin Zayed Water Initiative)
private · supranational
Deadline: Fixed cut-off dates — Multi-year competition with staged milestone deadlines. Check the competition page for the current stage.
This funder does not publish a success rate. We rank it using the rate observed across similar programmes and label it as an estimate rather than implying we know.
Quick — mostly identity and bank details.
Who can apply
- Sectors: climate, deeptech, agri
- Stage: idea stage, pre-seed, seed and Series A
- R&D activity required
Teams worldwide. Company incorporation is not required to register.
Related reading: How grant deadlines actually work
Source. https://www.xprize.org/prizes
""XPRIZE Water Scarcity - $119 Million - Mohamed bin Zayed Water Initiative""
Verified on 14 August 2026
Source: funder's homepage — the programme page was not found
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