Prizes

Awards

Each track carries an independent prize pool of USD $10,000. The following prizes apply independently to both the Small Model Track and the Large Model Track.

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1st Place × 1

$6,000

Highest overall score

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2nd Place × 1

$3,000

Second-ranked team

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3rd Place × 1

$1,000

Third-ranked team

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Best Report Award

Open to top-ranked teams in each track that received a formal invitation · recipients selected by the review committee

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Most Popular Award

Online community vote · opened Oct 1, closed 23:59 UTC on Oct 10, 2026 (07:59 UTC+8 on Oct 11)

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Best Faculty Advisor Award

Selected by the competition committee in recognition of outstanding mentorship, considering factors such as team performance and overall contribution to the challenge.

$10,000 per track · $20,000 total across both tracks

Certificate Awards · Both Tracks

Beyond the prize-money tiers above, every participating team is recognized through a 5-tier certificate system (per track). Tiers are nested — each team receives only their highest-qualifying award.

Tier	Award	Eligibility
🏆	Outstanding Award	UbiComp Finals Top 6
🎖️	Finalist Award	Kaggle Private LB Top 15
🎗️	Excellence Award	Kaggle Private LB Top 15% (excl. Top 15)
📜	Distinction Award	Kaggle Private LB Top 30% (excl. above)
✨	Successful Participation Award	Teams with ≥ 1 valid submission

All certificates are issued electronically to the email address provided during team registration.

✈️ Travel Grants for UbiComp 2026 Finalists

Travel grant for every finalist team attending in person at UbiComp 2026 Shanghai

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All Finalist Teams (Top 6 per track)

Up to USD $500 / team

In-person attendance is strongly encouraged. Teams unable to travel may join remotely via Zoom — organizers will operate the projector and coordinate live Q&A on their behalf. Remote teams remain eligible for prizes and awards, but travel grants only apply to teams attending in person. The USD $500 is an upper limit reimbursed against actual expenses — each team is reimbursed for what it actually spends, up to $500. Teams joining the Grand Finals remotely via Zoom do not need to register for the UbiComp / ISWC 2026 conference.