ISC Money Prizes and Awards

Money Prizes

ISC groundbreaking innovation to help teams get closer to financial independence.

$ ISC Payload Money Prizes

90% of the total ISC income from payload applications will be distributed as money prizes to all teams that successfully complete full life cycle of Entrance or Advanced mission, having boarded registered payloads.

$ ISC Entrance Money Prizes

5% of the total ISC income from sponsors will be distributed as money prizes to all teams that successfully complete full life cycle of Entrance Mission.

$ ISC Advanced Money Prize

15% of the total ISC income from sponsors will be distributed as money prizes to all teams that successfully complete full life cycle of Advanced Mission.

ISC Payload Money Prizes distribution will be proportional to the number of registered payloads each team successfully boards and to its mission targeted apogee.







The ISC Payload Money Prize is the first ever mass aid method designed to help student teams make money from their payload capabilities and partially or fully finance their projects through a technological cooperation.








Life Cycle Milestone Awards

Teams can receive milestone achievements awards under the following categories.

Certificate of Achievement

Pre-Phase A Milestone

For teams that achieve key milestones during Concept Studies phase.
Certificate of Achievement

Phase A Milestone

For teams that achieve key milestones during Concept & Technology Development phase.
Certificate of Achievement

Phase B Milestone

For teams that achieve key milestones during Preliminary Design & Technology Completion phase.
Certificate of Achievement

Phase C Milestone

For teams that achieve key milestones during Final Design & Fabrication phase.
Certificate of Achievement

Phase D Milestone

For teams that achieve key milestones during Assembly, Integration, Test & Launch phase.
Certificate of Achievement

Phase E Milestone

For teams that achieve key milestones during Operations & Sustainment phase;
Certificate of Achievement

Phase F Milestone

For teams that achieve key milestones during Closeout phase.
Certificate of Achievement

Full Life Cycle Completion

For teams that successfully complete full mission life cycle.





ISC Life Cycle Milestones Awards allows teams to receive increasingly critical recognitions throughout mission life cycle.





Special Recognition Awards

Teams and individuals can receive special recognition awards under the following categories.

Peer Vote

Team Systems Engineering Excellence

For team specific outstanding achievements in systems engineering.
Peer Vote

Team Operational Excellence

For team specific outstanding achievements during technology operation.
Peer Vote

NewSpace Excellence

For team specific outstanding achievements in commercial space business related performances.
Peer Vote

Payload Excellence

For payload applicants that have their payload selected by the teams and successfully board it in an ISC mission.
Peer Vote

Individual Technical Excellence

For the individuals with the best technical performances in each ISC mission.
Peer Vote

Individual Leadership Excellence

For the individuals with the best leadership performance in each ISC mission.
Peer Vote

Outreach Excellence

For teams with the best STEAM outreach activities in each ISC mission.
Peer Vote

Fair Play Excellence

For teams with the best fair play behavior throughout SWC in each ISC mission.