In SPRING 2022 We will have these Awesome Prizes in 3 categories:

The prizes will be awarded in collaboration with the USF IEEE Student Chapter. Winning Makecourse projects will be announced after the final grades are posted. A single project can win multiple prizes, if justified by its awesomeness level.

1) Most Awesome Project Prize:

This prize will be awarded for the most awesome project. A winning project is based on a creative and unique idea, has great finish and works very well. It looks and feels like a well executed prototype or beta-version of a commercial product.
Main Prize:
Aoyue 968A+ SMD Digital Hot Air Rework Station

2) Most Awesome Project PriZe
​(RUNNER UP):

3) Most Awesome  Video and/or Instructable Prize:
This prize will be awarded for the 2nd most awesome project of the course.
This prize will be awarded for the best video and/or best Instructable (Deliverables 7b/7c).
​A winning video is flawlessly produced and tells an appealing and/or entertaining story about the project.
A winning Instructable gives in-depth information on how to build the project. All necessary information and details are given to enable another Maker to reproduce the project. The Instructable is well-written and has an appealing structure. It includes informative and high-quality photos and/or videos about the project.