Prizes and Awards

The International Computer Science Competition offers prizes worth upwards of 1000 USD, including cash awards and certificates. Every participant receives a certificate, while finalists can achieve Bronze, Silver, or Gold Honours. Top students are awarded 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Prizes, and national awards recognize outstanding participants from each country.

Cash Prizes

Senior: 1st Prize: 175 USD, 2nd Prize: 125 USD, 3rd Prize: 75 USD
Youth: 1st Prize: 150 USD, 2nd Prize: 100 USD, 3rd Prize: 50 USD
Junior: 1st Prize: 125 USD, 2nd Prize: 75 USD, 3rd Prize: 25 USD

Additional Awards

National Awards for top three participants per country achieving at least 50% in the Final Round.
Special Honour for digitally formatted Qualification Round submissions (e.g., LaTeX).
Certificates for all participants and finalists.

Further Achievements

Participating in international competitions contributes to your personal development and is an excellent achievement for your academic career. Participating in ICSC is a unique experience that will expand your knowledge, get you closer to real-world research and connect you with like-minded students.

Global Network
Winners and former participants of ICSC become part of the international ICSC network: This network consists of outstanding and talented students from all around the world! It enables you to get in touch with inspiring youths and to connect with students worldwide. If you have successfully participated, you will receive all information about our alumni network from us.

Opportunities (e.g., Scholarships)
Our team is working constantly to provide former participants with information about international and regional opportunities, including scholarships, sponsored events and other competitions. We will send the relevant information to qualified participants directly and publish them via the alumni platform.

Regional Meetups
The ICSC team and local ambassadors frequently organize meetups in several parts of the world. All participants are welcome to attend and get in touch with other space enthusiasts.

Total Prize Pool

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Additional Awards

Global Network

Opportunities

Regional Meetups

Ambassador Awards

Each year, special awards are given to the most active and responsible ambassadors to honour their excellent performance. The ICSC coordinators use the information about the number of participants that you encouraged, as well as your documented activities & pictures, to honour the following awards:

1x ICSC Ambassador Award for Most Overall Participants: The ambassador who has encouraged the most students to participate in ICSC will receive this award.
1x ICSC Ambassador Award for Most Finalists: The ambassador who was able to support most students in progressing into the final round will receive this award.
ICSC Ambassador Award for Excellent Encouragement: Ambassadors who are extraordinarily active in their local community, have documented numerous activities to inspire students in astronomy, or have supported students to join ICSC receive this award.

School Awards

We understand the crucial role of teachers and schools in scientific education. Because of that, we award three types of school awards to honour the efforts of the teachers and the school (the awards are not connected to cash prizes):

1x ICSC School Award for Most Participants: This award receives the school with the most overall participants in the Qualification Round.
1x ICSC School Award for Most Finalists: This award receives the school with the most overall participants in the Final Found.
ICSC School Award for Excellence: Schools with many outstanding students who have achieved high results throughout the overall competition or have shown particular support for their students while participating receive this award.

FAQ: How do schools participate to win the awards? Schools participate automatically if a student registers with the school name. Please make sure that all of your students write the school name correctly and in the same way. Also, we recommend that the school's teachers register at ICSC.