Rookie Grants Available!

Written by Frank Merrick

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FRC Team fundraising tip #23: Stand under a window from which a toddler in a natty cap is tossing fistfuls of benjamins

Are you starting a new FIRST Robotics Competition team, or helping one get started? We’ve got a wodge of cash for you!

Rookie Grants are now available. See all the details here, and find the grant application itself here.

Awarded teams will receive $6,000 in registration grants over the period of two seasons:

$4,000 in season 1 and $2,000 in season 2.

Teams must meet the following criteria to be eligible:

Must be a Rookie in the 2018 season

Must be from a country that will have an official FRC event in the 2018 season

Must plan to participate in at least one event for the 2018 season

Must include a copy of team fundraising plan as part of the application

And to receive the second season of funding:

Must share lessons learned after their Rookie season

Apply now! The grant application deadline is Thursday, November 2, 2017, at 11:59 PM EST. We won’t accept applications after this. We will notify teams whether they are awarded the grant on Friday, November 10.

Frank