FIRST At A Glance
FIRST
Leadership
Supporters
Programs
2010 FIRST Scholarship Program
- More than $12 million in college scholarships
- 746 individual scholarship opportunities
- 136 scholarship providers
Overall Reach - All Programs Combined (projections for the 2010/11 season)
- 250,000+ students
- 22,600 teams
- 20,800 robots
- 68,000+ mentors/adult supporters
- 33,000+ event volunteers
See breakdowns by individual program below.
2011 FIRST Robotics Competition (projected)
- 2,200 teams
- 55,000 high-school students (Grades 9-12)
- FIRST Robotics Competition Championship at the FIRST Championship in St. Louis, MO, April 27-30, 2011
- Robots are built in 6 weeks from a common kit of parts provided by FIRST, and weigh up to 120 lbs. (excluding battery and bumpers)
2010/11 FIRST Tech Challenge (projected)
- 1,500 teams
- 15,000 high-school students (Grades 9-12)
- FIRST Tech Challenge World Championship at the FIRST Championship in St. Louis, MO, April 27-30, 2011
- Robots are built using a modular robotics platform
2010/11 FIRST LEGO League (projected)
- 17,100 teams
- 171,000 children, ages 9 to 16* (Grades 4-8)
- From 50+ countries
- More than 450 Qualifying Events and 89 Championship Tournaments
- FIRST LEGO League World Festival at the FIRST Championship in St. Louis, MO, April 27-30, 2011
- Robots are built using LEGO MINDSTORMS technologies
*Ages 9 to 14 in the U.S. and Canada
2010/11 Junior FIRST LEGO League (projected)
- 1,800 teams
- 10,800 kids, ages 6 to 9 (Grades K-3)
- 50+ Jr.FLL Expos
- Participants design and construct a model using LEGO bricks and moving parts and present their research journey on a poster
Page updated 7/14/2010