Section 4: Scoring & Awards

4.1. Competition Awards

Awards will be given to top performers in each class as well as those who have demonstrated exemplary skills in special award categories.

Class Champions

Top team in each class (1 per class) (3 total awards)

Competition Events (TDR/Mission/Obstacle)

TDR (1st, 2nd, 3rd for each competition class) (9 awards)

Mission Course (1st, 2nd, 3rd for each competition class) (9 awards)

Obstacle Course (1st, 2nd, 3rd for each competition class) (9 awards)

Real-World Innovation Poster

Top teams in the Real-World Innovation event - First, second, third (3 total awards)

Fan Favorites - middle school and high school teams from public judging (2 total awards)

Community & Outreach

Top team in the Community and Outreach event – not related to class (1 total award)

4.2. Special Awards

Teams may be nominated for Special awards during pre-event submission judging and on-site at the competition. A nomination form will be available on-site for all participants, advisors, volunteers, staff, and spectators to nominate teams for these awards.

Sportsmanship Award

This award recognizes individuals or teams who demonstrate a commitment to fair play, ethical behavior and integrity, and general goodwill towards others. Recipients of this award may be coaches, team members, parents, officials or anyone else that tournament officials or directors feel exhibit these traits.

Resiliency and Grit Award

As the name implies, this award is given to an individual or team who displays the dynamic ability to recover quickly from challenges. Recipients maintain control of a difficult situation and devise new ways to tackle a problem, all while showing courage and resolve or strength of character.

Ingenuity

This award is given for a team’s exceptional creativity, either through some aspect of their ROV, or an extraordinary idea beyond the standard build. This award acknowledges and encourages creative thinking and risk-taking; recipients embody the principle of “thinking outside the box” to solve engineering problems.