FIRST At A Glance
FIRST
- Founded 1989
- Headquartered in Manchester, NH
- 501(c)(3) public charity
- FIRST Financial Information
Leadership
- Dean Kamen, Founder
- Walt Havenstein, Chairman of the Board
- Robert M. Tuttle, Interim President
- Board of Directors & Senior Management
Supporters
- More than 120,000 Volunteers make FIRST happen
- FIRST is supported by a network of more than 3,500 Sponsors, including corporations, educational and professional institutions, and individuals
Programs
- FIRST Robotics Competition for Grades 9-12
- FIRST Tech Challenge for Grades 7-12
- FIRST LEGO League for Grades 4-8
- Junior FIRST LEGO League for Grades K-3
- FIRST Place for ages 6 to adult
2013 FIRST Scholarship Program
- More than $16 million in college scholarships
- 756+ scholarship opportunities
- 150+ scholarship providers
Overall Reach - All Programs Combined (projected for the 2012/13 season)
- 303,000+ students
- 29,200+ teams
- 25,000+ robots
- 56,500+ Mentors/adult supporters
- 64,000+ other Volunteers (e.g. events Volunteers, Operational and Affiliate Partners)
See breakdowns by individual program below (projections for 2012/13 season).
2013 FIRST Robotics Competition
- 2,548 teams
- 50,960 high-school students (Grades 9-12)
- 58 Regional Events; 1 State Championship; 1 Region Championship; 17 District Competitions
- FIRST Robotics Competition Championship at the FIRST Championship in St. Louis, MO, April 24-27, 2013
- Robots are built in 6 weeks from a common kit of parts provided by FIRST, and typically weigh up to 150 lbs.
2012/13 FIRST Tech Challenge
- 2,500 teams
- 25,000 high-school students (Grades 7-12)
- 100+ Qualifying and Championship Tournaments
- FIRST Tech Challenge World Championship at the FIRST Championship in St. Louis, MO, April 24-27, 2013
- Robots are built using a re-usable, modular robotics platform
2012/13 FIRST LEGO League
- 20,500 teams
- 205,000 children (Grades 4-8)
- From 60+ countries
- 814 Qualifying Tournaments; 124+ Championship Tournaments
- FIRST LEGO League World Festival at the FIRST Championship in St. Louis, MO, April 24-27, 2013
- Autonomous robots are built using LEGO MINDSTORMS technologies
2012/13 Junior FIRST LEGO League
- 3,000+ teams
- 22,200 kids, ages 6 to 9 (Grades K-3)
- 100+ 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 1/04/13
