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FIRST® Robotics Competition International Team Support Grant (Outside of US and Canada)
FIRST® is excited to offer a need based FIRST® Robotics Competition Team Support Grant for teams participating in the 2026 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 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 FIRST® Robotics Competition season
- Must be a team in need of securing the remainder of the 2026 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
This grant is open to FIRST® LEGO League, FIRST® Tech Challenge, and FIRST® Robotics Competition teams for the 2025-2026 season. A submission does not guarantee funding.
Grant Requirements:
- Requester must complete a copy of this form for each team identified as eligible for the grant. Single applications with multiple teams listed will not be accepted.
- Teams must register with FIRST® and have a team number prior to applying for a grant.
- Must be participating on a FIRST® team for the current 2025-26 season.
- Team must be located within one of the following counties.
Arconic Foundation Communities – by state and county
- Arkansas: Benton, Madison, Washington
- Georgia: Dekalb, Gwinnett
- Illinois: Henry, Knox, Mercer, Rock Island (FRC teams only, FLL & FTC teams please contact your Program Delivery Partners)
- Iowa: Clinton, Muscatine, Scott (FRC teams only, FLL & FTC teams please contact your Program Delivery Partners)
- New York: Franklin, Jefferson, St. Lawrence
- Tennessee: Blount, Knox, Loudon, Monroe, Sevier
- Pennsylvania: Allegheny, Berks, Butler, Columbia, Dauphin, Lancaster, Lebanon, Montour, Westmoreland, York (FLL & FRC only, FTC teams please contact your Program Delivery Partners)
(Please note all Indiana teams grants will be distributed directly by FIRST Indiana)
This grant will be awarded as follows:
- FIRST® LEGO League Explore - $500
- FIRST® LEGO League Challenge - $750
- FIRST® Tech Challenge - $750
- FIRST® Robotics Competition - $1,500