Championship Eligibility Criteria

In order to compete at the 2012 FIRST Championship, a 2012 registered FRC team must compete at the regional level, or qualify via the Michigan State Championship/Mid-Atlantic Robotics FRC Region Championship Event.

FRC Teams are eligible to register for the FIRST Championship if:

  • They are a "Pre-Qualifying" Team;
  • Become a Merit Based Qualifier during the 2012 FRC Season;
  • Have Veteran Team Status and register during the open enrollment phase.

2012 Rookie Teams
2012 FRC rookie teams are not eligible to register for the FIRST Championship via open Registration, but must qualify to attend per the Merit Based criteria set forth in the chart below.

Pre-Qualifying FRC Teams
Pre-Qualified FRC Teams can register for the FIRST Championship beginning on October 13, 2011 at 12 noon EST.

The following teams are considered Pre-Qualified:

  • FIRST Championship Chairman’s Award winners in prior years;
  • Original and sustaining teams from 1992 on;
  • 2011 FIRST Championship "LOGO MOTION" winners (3);
  • 2011 FIRST Championship Engineering Inspiration Award winner (1);

See Chart below for additional details

Merit Based Qualifying FRC Teams
Merit Based qualifying focuses on two of the FIRST Robotics Competitions core values - outstanding team performance and outstanding robot performance.  For a rookie team, a balanced combination is the way to qualify.  Merit Based Qualifying Teams are automatically given the opportunity to register for the Championship at the time of their win at either Regional Event or at the Michigan FIRST Robotics State Championship/Mid-Atlantic Robotics FRC Region Championship.

See the chart below for full details on what constitutes Merit Based Qualification for 2012.     

Learn more about the Merit Based Awards (and all our awards) in the 2012 FIRST Robotics Competition Manual.

Veteran FRC Team - Open Registration
A selected number of FIRST Championship slots will be available for this open registration.

Veteran FRC teams who did not compete at the 2011 FIRST Championship may register for the 2012 FIRST Championship beginning October 13, 2011 at 12 noon EST

Veteran FRC teams who did compete at the 2011 FIRST Championship may register for the 2012 FIRST Championship beginning October 27, 2011 at 12 noon EST

Wait List - A wait list will be maintained for any openings that become available.

2012 FIRST Championship Registration Information

 

FIRST Championship Registration Qualifiers

 

Award Description

Team #

Opens

Closes

Payment

Due

 


Pre-Qualifying
FRC Teams

FIRST Championship
Chairman's Award 
winners
from all prior
years

 

16, 51 (formerly teams 47 and 65), 67, 103, 111, 120, 151, 175. 191, 236, 254, 341, 365, 842, 359

 

 

10/13/2011
 12 noon EST

12/1/2011
8PM EST

1/27/2012

 

Pre-Qualifying
FRC Teams

 

Original and sustaining teams from 1992 

 

20, 45, 126, 148, 151, 190, 191

 

 

10/13/2011
12 noon EST

 

12/1/2011
8 PM EST

1/27/2012

 

Pre-Qualifying
FRC Teams

 

2011 FIRST Championship
"LOGO MOTION" winners

 

254, 111, 973

 10/13/2011
12 noon EST

 

12/1/2011
8 PM EST

 

1/27/2012

 

Pre-Qualifying
FRC Teams

 

2011 FIRST Championship
Engineering Inspiration Award winner

 

1629

 10/13/2011 
12 noon EST

12/1/2011

1/27/2012

 

 Merit Based
Qualifying FRC Teams

Chairman's Award winners

2012 Regional
1 per Regional

2012 MI FIRST Robotics Competition State Championship
TBD

2012 Mid-Atlantic Robotics Region Championship Event

TBD

 

TBD

After
pre-qualifying win

Close date based on week qualified

 

TBD

 Merit Based
Qualifying FRC Teams

Engineering Inspiration Award winners

2012 Regional
1 per Regional

2012 MI FIRST Robotics Competition State Championship
TBD
2012 Mid-Atlantic Robotics Region Championship Event

TBD

 

TBD

After
pre-qualifying win

Close date based on week qualified


 

TBD

 

 

Merit Based
Qualifying FRC Teams

Rookie All-Star Award winners

2012 Regional
1 per Regional

2012 MI FIRST Robotics petition State Championship
TBD
2012 Mid-Atlantic Robotics Region Championship Event

TBD

 

TBD

After
pre-qualifying win

Close date based on week qualified

 

TBD

 

 

Merit Based
Qualifying FRC Teams

2012 Winners

2012 Regional
3 per Regional

2012 MI FIRST Robotics Competition State Championship
TBD
2012 Mid-Atlantic Robotics Region Championship Event

TBD

 TBD

 

 After
pre-qualifying win

Close date based on week qualified

 

 


TBD

 


Merit Based
Qualifying FRC Teams

Top Ranked MI Teams at the 2012 MI FIRST Robotics Competition State Championship/ Mid-Atlantic Robotics Region Championship that are not one of the 9 Merit Based Teams
TBD

TBD

After State/Region Championship

TBD

TBD

 

 

Veteran FRC Team
Open Registration 

 

 Veteran teams who did not compete at the 2011 FIRST Championship

 

TBD

10/13/2011
12 noon EDT

12/01/2011

1/27/2012

 

Veteran FRC Team Open Registration 

 

 

Veteran teams who did compete at the 2011 FIRST Championship.

 

 

TBD

10/27/2011
12 noon EDT

12/01/2011

1/27/2012