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$$ - IGVC Awards - $$


Autonomous Competition Standard Awards*

1st Place
$3,000
2nd Place
$2,250
3rd Place
$1,750
4th Place
$1,250
5th Place
$750
6th Place
$500

Nominal Award Money**
(Short of money barrel)

1st Place
$750
2nd Place
$500
3rd Place
$250
4th Place
$0
5th Place
$0
6th Place
$0

Design Competition Standard Awards*

1st Place
$2,000
2nd Place
$1,500
3rd Place
$1,000
4th Place
$800
5th Place
$700
6th Place
$500

Nominal Award Money**
(Vehicle did not qualify)

1st Place
$500
2nd Place
$400
3rd Place
$300
4th Place
$0
5th Place
$0
6th Place
$0

Navigation Competition Standard Awards*

1st Place
$2,500
2nd Place
$2,000
3rd Place
$1,500
4th Place
$1,000
5th Place
$750
6th Place
$500

Nominal Award Money**
(Did not make 7 waypoints)

1st Place
$500
2nd Place
$400
3rd Place
$300
4th Place
$0
5th Place
$0
6th Place
$0

Rookie-of-the-Year Award***

The Rookie-of-the-Year Award will be given out to a team from a new school competing for the first time ever or a school that has not participated in the last five competitions (for this year the team would be eligible if they haven’t competed since the ninth IGVC in 2001). To win the Rookie-of-the-Year Award the team must be the best of the eligible teams competing and perform to the minimum standards of the following events. In the Design Competition you must pass Qualification, in the Autonomous Challenge you must pass the Rookie Barrel and in the Navigation Challenge you must make three waypoints. The winner of the Rookie-of-the-Year Award will receive $1,000 in award money; in the case the minimum requirements are not met the best of the eligible teams competing will receive $500.

Grand Award

The Grand Award trophies will be, presented to the top three teams that perform the best overall (combined scores per below), in all three competitions. For each competition, points will be awarded to each team, below is a breakdown of the points.

Standard Grand Award Points****

Competition FirstSecond Third Fourth Fifth Sixth
Autonomous 4840 32 24 16 8
Design 2420 16 12 8 4
Navigation 3630 24 18 12 6

Nominal Grand Award Points*****

Competition FirstSecond Third Fourth Fifth Sixth
Autonomous 2420 16 12 8 4
Design 1210 8 6 4 2
Navigation 1815 12 9 6 3


*The team must pass the Money Barrel in the Autonomous Challenge, must make 7 waypoints in the Navigation Challenge and qualify in the Design Competition, to be eligible for Standard Award Money.
**The team must qualify to be eligible for the Nominal Award Money in the Autonomous Challenge and the Navigation Challenge, and have their vehicle present for the Design Competition.
***A School is only eligible Rookie-of-the-Year Award Money if they haven’t competed since the ninth IGVC in 2001.
**** The team must pass the Money Barrel in the Autonomous Challenge, must make 7 waypoints in the Navigation Challenge and qualify in the Design Competition, to be eligible for Standard Grand Award Points.
***** The team must qualify to be eligible for the Nominal Grand Award Points in the Autonomous Challenge and the Navigation Challenge, and have their vehicle present for the Design Competition.