FIRST Scholarship Provider: National Fluid Power Association
With the 2022 RAPID REACTSM Kickoff on January 8th, consider using pneumatics in your robot! If you do, not only can you apply for National Fluid Power Association (NFPA) $40,000 scholarship, but we can help you find a mentor to help your team learn more about the benefits of pneumatics.
Let the Kit of Parts Roll
‘Tis the season for the Kit of Parts Team. In addition to the warehouse prepping Kickoff Kits, FIRST Choice product pages are being reviewed, and voucher codes are being uploaded. What does that mean to you? Here’s the breakdown…
FIRST Championship News
By now, many of you have probably heard that the 2022 FIRST Championship will be held in a single location, Houston, Texas, USA.
STEM with FIRST
Explore the ways FIRST accomplishes preparing young people for the future through various STEM opportunities. STEM combined with transdisciplinary learning opens opportunities for deeper learning connections and meets students' needs to know and be prepared for the 21st Century world of work.
Learn CAD with Onshape Learning Resources
Using CAD software is a great way to design like the pros! Creating your robot digitally first allows you to more carefully plan its design and how you will build it physically. It also allows you to “test” your robot before you even break out the hardware, saving time, money, and resources.
Skill Building Update: Intro to Programming Module
In my last guest entry for the FIRST® Robotics Competition blog, I explored the need for building transferable and portable skills for life after high school. FIRST® alumni have a host of marketable skills and the first step is building the skill. The FIRST Education team has been collaborating with FIRST Robotics Competition program staff, FIRST mentors, industry partners, WPI, and educators to create a learning module to learn the basics of Java programming.
Deadline Alerts: First Event Preferencing and Drive Base Opt-out
Remember this Wednesday, October 20, at 12 PM (Noon) Eastern Time is the deadline for your first event preference! A Wednesday deadline is a change from typical years, in which the deadline is usually Thursdays (and the change is due to COVID-related challenges).
Dean’s List Award Updates
We have quite a few updates to announce for the FIRST Robotics Competition Dean’s List Award! Submissions open on Thursday, November 4th at 12:00pm ET and close on Thursday, February 10th at 3:00pm ET.
World Mental Health Day and Events Preferencing
October 10th was World Mental Health Day, which is a day to raise awareness of mental health issues around the world and to mobilize efforts in support of mental health. FIRST Robotics Competition knows how crucial mental health is to the community so we wanted to take a moment to recognize this important day.
2022 Dr. Bart Kamen Memorial FIRST Scholarship is Open
Now accepting applications for the 2022 Dr. Bart Kamen Memorial FIRST Scholarship.
This scholarship, created in 2012 in memory of FIRST volunteer and supporter Bart Kamen, is a transportable scholarship for students pursing degrees in pre-med or biomedical engineering.
