Featured case studies provide an in-depth look at the impact of the FIRST experience, from the transformative effect on students, schools, and communities to the development and inspiration of the next generation of innovators and leaders, and more.

General Resources for volunteers to access from registration information to training manuals.

Create awareness among students, teachers/educators, and parents of availability of FIRST Scholarships and overall FIRST Alumni initiatives; drive/increase student applications for scholarships; encourage FIRST participants to stay connected with FIRST after high school. 

The Head Referee for FIRST Robotic Competition is a key volunteer position. It is a high visibility leadership position that is responsible for training, directing, and supervising all Referees and Official Scorers.

The Practice Field Attendant schedules and monitors practice field and equipment usage throughout the competition.

The Safety Manager works with the UL Safety Advisors and the Safety Attendants to increase the awareness of safety.

FIRST Brand Guidelines and Logos

This white paper, written by FIRST alumnus Eric Chin discusses electrostatic discharge effects,

Resources for FIRST Tech Challenge teams to design and build a robot.

Resources for FIRST Tech Challenge Volunteer training and development