eCYBERMISSION Awards

eCYBERMISSION is a free, virtual STEM competition for students in grades 6-9.

Each team needs:

• 2-4 students
• An adult Team Advisor
• A community problem to explore or try to solve

Teams choose one of two paths:

• Science – Asking a question/exploring a problem
• Engineering – Solving a problem

Please review Important Dates for when registration opens/closes, projects are due, and other important milestones.

Need help registering? View the Registration Tutorial.

If you have questions contact us at Mission Control

Each grade level participating in eCYBERMISSION will receive the following awards:

State Awards:

First-Place State Winners - U.S. Series EE Savings Bond worth $500 on the purchase date and $1,000 at maturity per student.

Second-Place State Winners - U.S. Series EE Savings Bond worth $250 on the purchase date and $500 at maturity per student.

Honorable Mention Awards - Award certificate.

Regional Awards:

Regional Finalists - U.S. Series EE Savings Bond purchased at the value of the State Award plus an additional $500 on the purchase date ($1,000 at maturity) per student.

Regional Winners - U.S. Series EE Savings Bond purchased at the cumulative value of the State Award and Regional Finalist Award plus an additional $1,000 on the purchase date ($2,000 at maturity) per student. All Regional Winners also receive an all-expenses paid trip to the National Judging & Educational Event to compete for the National Winner Award.

The eCYBERMISSION regional map can be found online.

National Awards:

National Winners - U.S. Series EE Savings Bond purchased at the cumulative value of the State Award, Regional Finalist Award, and Regional Winner Award plus an additional $3,000 on the purchase date ($6,000 at maturity).

Please note that all U.S. Series EE Savings Bonds are purchased at half of their mature value. The maturation period of U.S. Series EE Savings Bonds is 30 years.

Award eligibility

In order to be eligible for an eCYBERMISSION award, the team’s Mission Folder must receive a composite score of at least 300 during Virtual Judging. Only students with a valid Social Security number, or who can prove Lawful Permanent Resident (LPR) status, are eligible to receive an eCYBERMISSION award. For administration of awards, competition winners must complete the Team Validation process, which involves providing the Social Security number for each student on the winning team (which is kept confidential). Parents/Guardians must open a TreasuryDirect account and a minor-linked TreasuryDirect account which are required to distribute awards. eCYBERMISSION awards are distributed via U.S. EE Savings Bond through TreasuryDirect for the U.S. Department of Treasury. Students without a valid Social Security number cannot be issued a U.S. EE Savings Bond. For definitions of U.S. Citizen and LPR see the eCYBERMISSION Competition Rules.