Hi ,

In this week's blast:

⚙️ Award Submissions 
⚙️ Team Update 07 
⚙️ Request for Proposals - FIRST^® Championship Conferences 
⚙️ Dr. Bart Kamen Memorial FIRST Scholarship 
⚙️ FIRST^® Robotics Competition Blog Updates 
⚙️ Scouting Resources 

Program Updates, Deadlines, & Reminders

Closing soon! Award Submissions: The 2025 FIRST Impact Award, Dean's List Award, and Woodie Flowers Award submissions are closing soon. Please visit the Submitted Awards page for more information. 

🏆 The Woodie Flowers Award and the Dean’s List Award applications will close next week on Thursday, February 6, 2025, at 3:00 p.m. ET. 

🏆 The FIRST Impact Award application will close on Thursday, February 13, 2025, at 3:00 p.m. ET. 

Team Updates: Team Update 07 has been posted! Please check the Season Materials page often for Team Updates released throughout the build season, or sign up to receive email notifications when new Team Updates are posted. 

Closing Tomorrow! Request for Proposals- FIRST Championship Conferences: FIRST is currently accepting proposals for the 2025 FIRST Championship Conferences that will be running Wednesday - Friday at our FIRST Championship event. Students, mentors, educators, coaches, volunteers, staff, and sponsors are welcome to submit a proposal before our January 31 deadline. Presenters will be notified in late February if they have been selected. Apply now!

If you have questions, please contact championshipconferences@firstinspires.org. 

Closing Soon! Deadline Feb 1! Apply Now for The Dr. Bart Kamen Memorial FIRST Scholarship! Time is running out! If you're passionate about medicine or biomedical engineering, don't miss your chance to secure one of four $10,000 annual scholarships. Act fast and apply now – the deadline is February 1!  

FIRST Robotics Competition Blog Updates:   

✏️ New Add Funds to Credit Feature 

✏️ Robot Transportation in 2025 

Scouting Resources: Have your teams started thinking about scouting yet? Scouting is a process through which a team can collect important data on other teams’ robots. This data can be used to formulate match strategies and determine the optimal alliance partners for teams that become alliance captains. Check out the Scouting/Strategy section on the Technical Resources Webpage for a variety of resources to help you get started on scouting! 

Upcoming Important Dates:  

⚙️ Thursday, February 6 at 3:00 p.m. ET – Woodie Flowers Award Application Closes, Dean’s List Award Application Closes 
⚙️ Thursday, February 13 at 3:00 p.m. ET – FIRST Impact Award Application Closes