The White House Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP) has created a Year of Open Science Recognition Challenge. The challenge is meant to highlight specific stories of how open science is benefiting society. There are six categories that applicants can submit to:
- Open science to serve communities
- Open science to advance education
- Open science to advance global solutions
- Technical advancement to enable open science
- Open science to advance innovation
- Open science to advance interdisciplinary collaborations
The competition seeks to spotlight the stories and teams behind projects that have addressed a particular challenge or advanced a solution, while embodying open science principles and practices. Full details on the competition are available on the challenge.gov website. Applications will be accepted until November 22, 2023.