Congratulations on an awesome POWERPLAY^SM presented by Raytheon Technologies Season

Congratulations to our FIRST® Tech Challenge teams on an excellent POWERPLAY season! We would love to hear what your team is doing to celebrate your season and get ready for next season! Send us an email at ftcteams@firstinspires.org for a chance to have your great idea shared with our FIRST Tech Challenge community!

Attention Educators in the United States: New DonorsChoose Funding Opportunity

Thanks to generous support from News Corp, full-time educators and school district employees in the United States can apply for funding to support materials needed for FIRST® implementation in classrooms and after-school environments.

Create your project on DonorsChoose using your FIRST team number or learn how to apply for funding and see what materials* educators have requested to support FIRST in their school.

*Funding cannot be used to cover the cost of FIRST team or Class Pack registration. Funding is not guaranteed, and projects must meet the donor intent requirements.

FIRST Championship Student Ambassador Program

Are you a FIRST participant attending the 2023 FIRST Championship presented by BAE Systems? Consider becoming a Student Ambassador! This is a great opportunity to spend quality time with sponsors and other special guests of FIRST.

As part of the FIRST Championship, we ask FIRST participants to assist us in providing fun and exciting tours to our generous sponsors and other special guests. We know our students are our best tour guides, and our guests would love to meet you! Volunteer to be a Student Ambassador at the FIRST Championship this year and show our guests what FIRST is all about. Time commitment for the role is a two-hour tour shift plus training. Training is Wednesday of Championships and tours are Thursday and Friday of Championship. If you would like more information, please contact studentambassador@firstinspires.org.