FRC Payment Terms

2012 Registration Pricing Structure and Payment Terms

1st Registration includes:

Participation at either one 2012 Regional event or two Qualifying Events for teams in the Qualifying Events Geographical areas, the 2012 Kit of Parts, associated materials and support.

FIRST Events                                        

 Registration Cost Payment Due Date
1st Regional Event Rookie* $6,500.00 12/2/2011
1st Regional Event Veteran** $5,000.00 12/2/2011
Additional Regional Event $4,000.00 1/27/2012
FIRST Championship $5,000.00 1/27/2012

FiM (FIRST in Michigan) Events        
MI only

 Registration Cost Payment Due Date
Rookie* (2 Qualifying Events) $6,500.00 12/2/2011
Veteran** (2 Qualifying Events) $5,000.00 12/2/2011
3rd Qualifying Event   $500.00 2/10/2012
State Championship $4,000.00 4/9/2012

MAR (Mid-Atlantic Robotics) Events 
NJ, DE, and Eastern PA teams only

 Registration Cost Payment Due Date
Rookie* (2 Qualifying Events) $6,500.00 12/2/2011
Veteran** (2 Qualifying Events) $5,000.00 12/2/2011
3rd Qualifying Event $1,000.00 2/10/2012
Region Championship $4,000.00 4/9/2012

*Rookie: Any team that has not competed in FRC since 2008 or a team for which 2012 is their first year in the FRC program.

**Veteran: Any team that competed during one of the following FRC Seasons :  2009, 2010, or 2011.

All Registration costs are in U.S. Dollars only.

Registration: Invoice

When the Main Contact for your team chooses an event on line, the Team Information Management System (TIMS) will give you the option to print out an invoice for that event. The system will also allow you to print a form for any event the team has requested to attend via the Events screen. Please go through the Team Information Management System to view your team's information.
Payment Policies: *All acceptable forms of payments received by FIRST Finance must be submitted with the Invoice showing which event the payment should be applied to.
1. Check:
(U.S. Funds only)

Please make sure that all checks state your team # & event to be properly credited.

Made payable to:

FIRST

Addressed to:

FIRST
Attn: Finance
200 Bedford Street
Manchester, NH 03101
2. VISA, MASTERCARD,     
OR AMEX:

Option 1: Online payments available through TIMS under Events section. System will accept payment for full amount or balance due for event registered.

Option 2: To pay by phone, call FIRST Finance at 1-800-871-8326 ext. 450 or ext. 415.
 
3. Purchase Order:
(PO)

Fax to FIRST Finance at 603-206-2079
PO's must state your team # and event to be properly credited.

All POs will be invoiced with 30 day terms or the date published  that the payment is due.
 
4. Commitment
Letter from Grantor
or Sponsor:

Fax to FIRST Finance at 603-206-2079
Letters must state your team # and event to be properly credited.

FIRST Finance will accept a commitment letter from a Grantor or Corporate Sponsor. The commitment letter must be on their letterhead and signed by the individual who is taking the responsibility for guaranteeing that payment is made to FIRST.

All Commitment letters must provide FIRST with the address and phone # of a contact to verify funds. FIRST Finance will work directly with Grantor or Sponsor if needed.

FIRST can not accept a commitment letter from a School. All Schools must provide a PO as guarantee of payment.
 

    

Refund Policy

FIRST is not responsible for any Event cancellations or the inability of a team to travel due to weather, threat of terrorism, Act of God and other events beyond the control of FIRST.

The $5,000.00 Veteran fee for  Regional, Michigan or MAR Qualifying Registration payment cannot be refunded after a team receives the Kit of Parts.

The $6,500 Rookie fee for  Regional, Michigan or MAR Qualifying Registration payment cannot be refunded after a  team receives the Kit of Parts.

A team may withdraw, without financial penalty, from additional Regional Registration, Michigan State Championship, MAR Region Championship or the FIRST Championship Registration prior to the payment deadline of January 27, 2012 if a team has paid prior to this date.  Once this deadline has passed, FIRST cannot refund additional Regional Registration, Michigan State Championship, MAR Region Championship or the FIRST Championship Registration payments unless a team withdraws before the event, and the event is full at the published capacity on the date of the scheduled event. Full capacity would not include the withdrawing team.

Teams do not have the option of transferring registration payments between events after the payment deadline of January 27, 2012. For example, if a team qualifies at a Regional for the Championship - they cannot drop a Regional and request that the Regional Registration payment be applied to the cost for the FIRST Championship.