> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://participanthelp.dscout.com/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://participanthelp.dscout.com/getting-paid/payment-basics/receiving-your-reward.md). # Receiving your reward We send all rewards via [PayPal](http://www.paypal.com/), which is an American company that supports online money transfers. At this time, there is no alternative for receiving rewards from Dscout, so you'll need a PayPal account in order to receive your reward. ## Rewards and PayPal As soon as you receive your reward in PayPal, you’ll be able to withdraw your funds in a number of different ways, including: * Bank transfer (learn how to connect a bank account to your PayPal account [here](/getting-paid/getting-paid-via-paypal/connecting-a-bank-account-to-your-paypal.md).) * Using a PayPal debit Mastercard * Receiving a check Read more about how to retrieve your Dscout rewards from your PayPal account [here](/getting-paid/getting-paid-via-paypal/withdrawing-your-funds-from-paypal.md). ## Timeline Payments should be received within 10 business days of your mission closing out. After you finish your mission, your mission leader will review your entries. Once they approve your entries, they'll let our payments team know to begin the payment process, at which point, we’ll message you in the Dscout mobile app (you’ll receive this message via email, too!). This message will let you know the *exact date* you can expect your reward! Read more about payment messaging and timelines [here](/getting-paid/payment-basics/when-to-expect-your-reward.md). If you haven't heard from our payments team and you were invited to your mission by an external recruiter, we may not be handling payments for this particular project. Read more [here](/getting-paid/payment-basics/receiving-external-payments.md). **Don’t have a PayPal account?** Learn how to create one [here](/getting-paid/getting-paid-via-paypal/how-to-create-a-paypal-account.md). **Is your PayPal email address different from your Dscout email address?** You can add your Dscout email address as an alias to your main PayPal account. Learn how to do that [here](/getting-paid/getting-paid-via-paypal/adding-an-alias-to-your-paypal.md). --- # Agent Instructions This documentation is published with GitBook. GitBook is the documentation platform designed so that both humans and AI agents can read, navigate, and reason over technical content effectively. Learn more at gitbook.com. ## Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter, and the optional `goal` query parameter: ``` GET https://participanthelp.dscout.com/getting-paid/payment-basics/receiving-your-reward.md?ask=&goal= ``` `ask` is the immediate question: it should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. `goal` is optional and describes the broader end goal you are ultimately trying to accomplish on behalf of the user. GitBook uses it to tailor the answer towards what is most useful for that goal. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.