Thanks to the incredible combined support of NABS+, DSAIL, and the School of Social Sciences, we have a total prize haul worth over £4,000. These will be awarded across two categories: Highest Ranked and Special Category. See below for more details.
Highest Ranked Prizes
Highest Ranked Prizes will be awarded to the top twenty submissions that achieve the highest overall score. See The Criteria for more on how we will score submissions. The prizes are as follows:
| Rank | Prize(s) |
| First place | £600 Amazon voucher (sent by email)
FACTOR Challenge Coin (serial number 001) and a FACTOR prize bag (sent by post) |
| Second place | £500 Amazon voucher (sent by email)
FACTOR Challenge Coin (serial number 002) and a FACTOR prize bag (sent by post) |
| Third place | £400 Amazon voucher (sent by email)
FACTOR Challenge Coin (serial number 003) and a FACTOR prize bag (sent by post) |
| Fourth place | £300 Amazon voucher (sent by email)
FACTOR Challenge Coin (serial number 004) and a FACTOR prize bag (sent by post) |
| Fifth place | £200 Amazon voucher (sent by email)
FACTOR Challenge Coin (serial number 005) and a FACTOR prize bag (sent by post) |
| Sixth place through to twentieth place | A FACTOR prize bag (sent by post) |
Special Category Prizes
There will be five Special Category Prizes. The first Special Category Prize will awarded to the highest ranked submission from a school. (School is defined in accordance with the Education Act 1997. The individual submitting must use their school email address and be aged 18 or over.) Yes, it is extremely possible for a school to win both a Highest Ranked Prize and a Special Category Prize!
The remaining Special Category Prizes will be awarded to four notable submissions that did not score highly enough overall to receive a Highest Ranked Prize, but that are otherwise worthy of recognition in some way. As this suggests, these four prizes are not set, but will emerge during judging. The prizes are as follows:
| Category | Prize(s) |
| Highest Ranked School | £200 Amazon voucher (sent by email)
FACTOR Challenge Coin and a FACTOR prize bag (sent by post) |
| Special Category B: [to be determined] | £200 Amazon voucher (sent by email)
FACTOR Challenge Coin and a FACTOR prize bag (sent by post) |
| Special Category C: [to be determined] | £200 Amazon voucher (sent by email)
FACTOR Challenge Coin and a FACTOR prize bag (sent by post) |
| Special Category D: [to be determined] | £200 Amazon voucher (sent by email)
FACTOR Challenge Coin and a FACTOR prize bag (sent by post) |
| Special Category E: [to be determined] | £200 Amazon voucher (sent by email)
FACTOR Challenge Coin and a FACTOR prize bag (sent by post) |
How will I know if I’ve won?
We’ll use the email address you provided during submission to contact you, so please make sure it’s one we can reach you on. We’ll also publish Display Names and associated rankings on The Scoreboard. We’ll expend a reasonable amount of time and effort trying to contact winners and dispatch prizes, but any prizes that remain unclaimed by 31st Dec 2026 will be reused for future events.
What if I don’t want to give you my postal address?
We appreciate that some people might wish to play as anonymously as possible, and may therefore be reluctant to provide a postal address. When you submit, you have the chance to tick whether you would like to decline any physical prize you may win. We will of course still email your voucher to you if you’ve won one.
What about certificates?
Every submission will receive a digital certificate that includes your Display Name and rank.
This all sounds amazing… What now?
If you’re going to have a chance of winning a prize, you need to know when to submit. Take a look at The Timeline next.