MOPC-Portal/docs/round-redesign-architecture-docs/mixed-round-design-implementation-docs/phase-05-special-awards-governance/award-track-and-governance-spec.md

Award Track and Governance Specification

Award Track Principle

Awards share the same orchestration engine as the main competition; they are tracks, not detached side workflows.

Routing Modes

• PARALLEL: award path runs while main path continues
• EXCLUSIVE: project exits main continuation path and runs award-only
• POST_MAIN: award route starts after configured main gate

Governance Modes

• JURY_VOTE: assigned award jurors vote
• AWARD_MASTER: designated award owner decides within scope
• ADMIN: program/super admin decides

Decision Requirements

• every winner/finalist decision emits audit entry
• manual overrides require reason code and text
• tie-break policy explicit and deterministic

Permission Enforcement

• governance mode checked server-side on every decision mutation
• unauthorized attempts return FORBIDDEN

Representative Decision Payload

{
  "awardId": "award_123",
  "decisionMode": "AWARD_MASTER",
  "winnerProjectId": "project_789",
  "reasonCode": "SPONSOR_DECISION",
  "reasonText": "Award sponsor selected based on category fit"
}