The NIH has partnered with HHMI and the Wellcome Trust to launch a global science competition for new products and services that advance “open science,” the movement making scientific research data broadly accessible to the public.

For phase 1 of the competition, up to six teams of technology experts and researchers will win $80,000 each to develop their ideas into a prototype or to advance an existing early stage prototype. For phase 2, the prototype judged to have the greatest potential to advance open science will receive $230,000.

The deadline for phase 1 entries is February 29, 2016. For more information, see the Open Science Prize website or email openscience@wellcome.ac.uk with questions.