SWC Money Prizes and Awards

Money Prizes

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

$ SWC Payload Money Prizes

90% of the total SWC income from payload applications will be distributed as money prizes to all teams that successfully complete a Full Mission, while boarding registered payloads.

$ SWC Mission Money Prizes

12% of the total SWC income from sponsors will be distributed as 4 money prizes to the teams with the best overall score in rocket, cubesat, drone and space suit missions, respectively.

$ SWC Championship Prize

3% of the total SWC income from sponsors will be awarded as 1 money prize to the team with the best overall score among all missions of the Space World Cup

SWC Payload Money Prizes distribution will be proportional to the number of registered payloads each team successfully boards.




The SWC 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 an engineering competition.




Special Recognition Awards

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

Judges Evaluation

Rocket Mission Winners

For teams with the best overall score in each rocket mission category.
Judges Evaluation

CubeSat Mission Winners

For teams with the best overall score in each cubesat mission category.
Judges Evaluation

Drone Mission Winners

For teams with the best overall score in each drone mission category.
Judges Evaluation

Space Suit Mission Winners

For teams with the best overall score in each space suit mission category.
Judges Evaluation

Team Systems Engineering Excellence

For team specific outstanding achievements in systems engineering.
Judges Evaluation

Team Operational Excellence

For team specific outstanding achievements during technology operation.
Judges Evaluation

NewSpace Excellence

For team specific outstanding achievements in commercial space business related performances.
Judges Evaluation

Payload Excellence

For payload applicants that have their payload selected by a team and successfully board it in the team's mission.
Peer Vote

Individual Technical Excellence

For the individuals with the best technical performances.
Peer Vote

Individual Leadership Excellence

For the individuals with the best leadership performance.
Peer Vote

Outreach Excellence

For teams with the best STEAM outreach activities.
Peer Vote

Fair Play Excellence

For teams with the best fair play behavior throughout SWC.