1. FIRST^® Tech Challenge Rookie Grant – Reminder
2. FIRST^® HQ Holiday Hours
3. FIRST Championship Conferences
4. FIRST Alum Update 

FIRST^® Tech Challenge Rookie Grant - Reminder

FIRST Tech Challenge is offering Rookie Grants to brand new FIRST Tech Challenge teams! Tell your friends, classmates, or neighbors that are interested in starting a FIRST Tech Challenge team about our Rookie Team Grants! 

FIRST^® HQ Holiday Hours

FIRST HQ will be closed at 3:00PM ET on Friday, December 30, 2022, and Monday, January 2, 2023. FIRST HQ will reopen regular business operations at 8:30AM ET on Tuesday, January 3, 2023.

FIRST Championship Conferences

FIRST is currently accepting proposals for the 2023 FIRST Championship Conferences that will be running at our FIRST Championship event. You can submit a topic and proposal here! Make sure to stay up to date with FIRST Championship by checking out our website.

FIRST Alum Update

Carter Thompson, FIRST alum from FIRST^® Robotics Competition Team 20, The Rocketeers, is a first-year aerospace engineering student at Syracuse University. Read more about his FIRST story on our blog.