Are you sure that you will find something alien-like? And how will the money help your investigation?

Question: Are you sure that you will find something alien-like? And how will the money help your investigation?
- Keywords:
  alien,
  investigate,
  win
Asked by dbartram to Ravi on 21 Jun 2013.
- Ravi Kopparapu answered on 21 Jun 2013:
  
  I am hoping that within the next 10 years we will find some kind of signatures of life on other planets. The money I win will go to schools to do science projects, so that it will help me ‘help’ teachers !

Question: Are you sure that you will find something alien-like? And how will the money help your investigation?