Hello Friend,
This week’s blast is broken into four major categories below. Make sure to check out previous communications in the
team email blast archive.
Grant Opportunities:
Deadline! Rookie Grant: The 2018 FIRST® Robotics Competition Rookie
2017-2018 Society of Women Engineers (SWE) Gender Diversity Grant: The grant application will be open for U.S. based teams from
Friday, November 3rd at noon Eastern Time to 11:59 PM Eastern Time on Wednesday, November 15, 2017. For the complete requirements and to apply for the grant, please visit the following link after noon tomorrow:
2017-2018 Society of Women Engineers (SWE) Gender Diversity Grant.
Be sure to check out the
Grants page for newly posted opportunities throughout the season.
Registration Updates:
Unrestricted Regional Event Registration and Additional In-District Event Registration will open today at noon Eastern Time. View additional registration open and close dates on the
Season Calendar.
Kit and Kickoff Registration: Make sure your team has selected Kickoff preferences through the
Dashboard.
Teams will be able to make their Kickoff selections until November 20th at noon ET. Questions about Kickoff? Please contact
frckickoff@firstinspires.org for assistance.
Founder’s Reception: FIRST Robotics Competition Mentors are invited to kickoff the season at Dean’s house in Bedford, NH on January 5, 2018. Please RSVP through the
Dashboard.
Awards:
2018 Safety Animation Award sponsored by UL: The submission portal is open from
November 9th at noon Eastern Time to Thursday, December 7th at 3:00 pm Eastern Time. Details are on the
Safety page here.
Additional Season Updates:
Downloadable Content Pack #2: The DLC #2 for
FIRST POWER UP
SM is now available!
Check it out here.
FIRST Alumni Spotlight: We caught up with
FIRST Alum
Amanda Pham, to learn about her
FIRST experience in our latest Alumni Update. Are you or someone you know a
FIRST Alum?
Share your story and you may be featured in a future
Alumni Spotlight.
As always, we are here to help. Please contact our
Customer Support Team with any questions, or if you need help, visit our "Contact Us" webpage:

Sincerely,
FIRST® Robotics Competition Team Support
603.666.3906 x 0 | firstroboticscompetition@firstinspires.org | www.firstinspires.org