Rewards & Leeway

Achieve visibly, earn more than prizes: flexibility, priority, and trust. Everything below is public and predictable — no favorites.

How it works

Leeway is earned, visible, and revocable — it comes from the public record (PRs, sessions taught, tracks finished), not from asking.
Recognition is always public (shout-outs, badges, spotlights); accountability conversations are always private.
Prizes are one-time; privileges persist while the activity that earned them continues.
Anyone can see exactly what earns what — no discretionary favorites.

🔀Open Source

Based on quality PRs (merged into repos with ≥100 stars and forks), same counts as the live leaderboard.

Achievement	Bar	Reward	Leeway earned
🌱 Beginner	5 quality PRs	Shout-out in the weekly session	—
🪪 Contributor	15 quality PRs	Official club ID card	One free skip of a weekly session, no questions asked
👕 Active	25 quality PRs	Club T-shirt	Priority pick of session topics and POC slots
🏅 Champion	50 quality PRs	Full swag kit	Flexible deadlines on club assignments — you've earned the trust
👑 Legend	100 quality PRs	Mystery prize	Standing invite to represent the club at external events
🚀 Master	200 quality PRs	Premium prize	Attendance fully flexible — output speaks for itself

📚Learning

Based on the Learning Tracks — verified by a short teach-back, not just checked boxes.

Achievement	Bar	Reward	Leeway earned
First track completed	1 track + teach-back	Learner badge on the members page	—
Cross-trained	3 tracks + teach-backs	Featured in a Student Spotlight	First pick of masterclass seats when capacity is limited
Track author	Design a new track or module the club adopts	Named credit on /learn	Skip-pass for weekly sessions during the weeks you're authoring

🎓Teaching & Mentoring

The fastest way to earn leeway: multiply your learning through others.

Achievement	Bar	Reward	Leeway earned
Session lead	Run 1 workshop or masterclass	Mentor badge + your session linked from the Learning Tracks	One session skip-pass per workshop taught
Regular mentor	3+ sessions or ongoing mentoring	Mentor listing on the club page	Exempt from routine attendance requirements — mentoring counts as attendance

🏆Competition & Programs

Hackathons, GSSoC ranks, GSoC selections — the record the whole site is built on.

Achievement	Bar	Reward	Leeway earned
Hackathon podium	Top-3 at any hackathon	Featured on Memory Lane with your team's story	Priority for club-sponsored travel to the next external hackathon
GSSoC top rank	Leaderboard rank under 500	Hall of Fame placement on the homepage	—
GSoC / major program selection	Selected	Dedicated Student Spotlight + conference talk support	Full flexibility during the program's coding period — the program is the club work

Club-level milestones (chocolate/cake/pizza parties at 50/100/250 quality PRs, and beyond) stay on the PR Stats page — those are team rewards, this page is individual.