The INCOSE Outstanding Service Award, presented by the Board of Directors, recognizes individuals who have volunteered significant, extended, and arduous effort on behalf of INCOSE in two of the following four areas:

1. Elected offices, chairs, task force and working group leaders at the international level,
2. Elected offices at the local level,
3. Editorial, publications, and symposium leaders,
4. Advocate or liaison with other professional, scientific, public or humanitarian organizations.