2026-2027 FIRST® Robotics Competition Team Support Grant

FIRST® Robotics Competition International Team Support Grant 

FIRST® is excited to offer a need based FIRST® Robotics Competition Team Support Grant for teams participating in the 2026-2027 FIRST® Robotics Competition Season! 

Details and Criteria:

• Grant is need-based and primarily for teams located outside of the United States. Teams located within the United States can still apply.
• It is intended to help teams secure the remainder of the 2026 - 2027 FIRST® Robotics Competition registration fee.  
• Team funding is extremely limited - please remember your Gracious Professionalism® and apply only with real need.
• If you are expecting a grant, please do not check out until that grant has been awarded. FIRST will not be able to make changes after checkout. 
• View the complete payment terms here: https://www.firstinspires.org/robotics/payment-terms

Grant Recipient Requirements:

• Must participate in the 2026-2027 FIRST® Robotics Competition season
• Must be a team in need of securing the remainder of the 2026-2027 FIRST® Robotics Competition registration fee  

Only submit one application for each team you wish to be considered for a grant. Applications with multiple team numbers will only be considered for one grant.

Grant Review Schedule 

Applicants will receive notification of their grant status the week of November 10th.

Please do not check out until that grant has been awarded. FIRST will not be able to make changes after checkout. 

Questions can be directed to customerservice@firstinspires.org. Include your program, team number, and grant name with any inquiries. Please note that completing an application does not guarantee funding and all teams should be actively fundraising and seeking additional funding opportunities. For additional fundraising and grant opportunities, please see the FIRST Fundraising Toolkit