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prize A. n.1 c. A reward or trophy offered to a person displaying particular merit in a skill, art, field of study, etc., in a competition, exhibition, etc., designed to promote such activity or study. Now frequently qualified by the name of the person who founded the prize or in whose memory the prize was established, as Pulitzer, Nobel Prize, etc.: see the first element. Сравните: b. spec. In a college, school, etc.: a reward given in recognition of academic achievement, esp. in a competitive examination. Cf. premium n. 1a.
reward, n. 6. a. Remuneration for (regular or extra) work done; pay, wages; (also) a payment made in remuneration for work done; a fee, a bonus. Now rare.
bonus, n. and int. A. n. I. A sum of money or other benefit paid or awarded over and above what is normally due as remuneration. 1. A payment, reward, or prize; esp. an additional or one-off payment for work done or a service performed; a sum of money or other benefit offered as an encouragement or inducement; a bribe, a ‘sweetener’. 3. A sum of money or other benefit granted to an employee in addition to his or her usual wages, typically as a reward for good performance, as а seasonal gift
prize A. n.1 c. A reward or trophy offered to a person displaying particular merit in a skill, art, field of study, etc., in a competition, exhibition, etc., designed to promote such activity or study. Now frequently qualified by the name of the person who founded the prize or in whose memory the prize was established, as Pulitzer, Nobel Prize, etc.: see the first element. Сравните: b. spec. In a college, school, etc.: a reward given in recognition of academic achievement, esp. in a competitive examination. Cf. premium n. 1a.
reward, n. 6. a. Remuneration for (regular or extra) work done; pay, wages; (also) a payment made in remuneration for work done; a fee, a bonus. Now rare.
bonus, n. and int. A. n. I. A sum of money or other benefit paid or awarded over and above what is normally due as remuneration. 1. A payment, reward, or prize; esp. an additional or one-off payment for work done or a service performed; a sum of money or other benefit offered as an encouragement or inducement; a bribe, a ‘sweetener’. 3. A sum of money or other benefit granted to an employee in addition to his or her usual wages, typically as a reward for good performance, as а seasonal gift
Быть может стоит обратиться к словарю (OED online)
06:45 Jul 27, 2020
encouragement, n. The action or process of encouraging, the fact of being encouraged (see senses of the verb); concrete a fact or circumstance which serves to encourage.
encourage, v. 3. a. To stimulate (persons or personal efforts) by assistance, reward, or expressions of favour or approval; to countenance, patronize; also, in bad sense, to abet.
incentive, adj. and n. A. adj. 3. Of or pertaining to a system of payments, concessions, etc., to encourage harder work or a particular choice of work.
Я бы постарался перевести правильно и точно, хотя клиент предлагает другой вариант. Encouraging не правильно и слишком дословно. Да, в японских сайтах можете найти. Encouragement prize-можно, если клиент просит, то можно использовать, этот вариант не totally wrong.