奖项类型¶
可晋级奖项¶
FTC® 团队可以获得8个奖项（不包括可选奖项）。有关这些奖项具体要求的详细信息，请参阅 Competition Manual。
它们是：
启发奖 旨在表彰在 MCI、TA 和 思维奖项方面取得优异成绩的团队。该团队全面激励他人。
MCI awards recognize the technical accomplishments of teams in the brainstorming, design, construction, operation, and control of their ROBOTS.
TA awards recognize teams who have expanded their skillset, created a plan to sustain their program and team, and spread the message of FIRST throughout their outreach.
The Think Award recognizes teams who masterfully document their team’s process and ROBOT using their PORTFOLIO.
评委选择奖 旨在表彰在工作、表现或活力方面具有独特价值，但不属于其他奖项类别的团队。
启发奖¶
官方 Competition Manual 说明¶
术语
此奖项需提交作品集。启发奖是FTC团队的最高荣誉，授予在其他奖项类别中持续表现优异的团队。
在所有奖项中，这个奖项或许是最主观的，因为它关乎团队的整体表现——包括与机器人表现和文档相比，他们在多大程度上权衡了外联和推广。
虽然说明很全面，但赢得最高奖项的关键是以下不成文的秘诀：
小技巧
成为“全能选手”：仅在某一领域表现卓越无法赢得启发奖。你的机器人必须具备竞争力（一个顶尖竞争者），作品集必须全面且专业，推广活动必须富有意义。在所有评判类别中追求卓越是最终目标。
Demonstrate Leadership, Not Just Participation: Show how your team leads and inspires others. Did you host a scrimmage for newer teams? Create shared resources? Mentor an FLL team? This goes beyond sharing your own experiences; it’s about actively elevating your entire FIRST community.
Exemplify Gracious Professionalism® in Action: Judges will observe you in the pit and on the field. Be helpful to other teams, share tools, cheer for opponents, and handle both wins and losses with grace. Your actions speak as loudly as your portfolio.
Tell a Cohesive Story: In your judge interview, connect the dots between your robot design, your outreach, and your team’s growth. Show how your core values drove your success in every aspect of the season.
启发奖标准¶
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Team must submit a PORTFOLIO. |
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The Inspire Award celebrates the strongest qualities of all the judged awards. A team must be a strong contender for at least one award in each of the following judged award categories:
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Team must be positive and inclusive, and each team member contribute to the success of the team. |
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Team is able to describe, demonstrate, document, or display their experiences and knowledge to the JUDGES. |
思维奖¶
官方 Competition Manual 说明¶
术语
A portfolio is required for this award. The Think Award is based entirely on the Engineering Portfolio. In order to have a chance at winning, the Engineering Portfolio should include as much math and physics as possible, document the entire journey of the robot through iterations, and other documentation of design and game strategy.
In addition, the portfolio should be well laid out and contain information on various non-technical aspects of the team, such as plan how and from where they get new skills, how they recruit people into FIRST, how the team tracks goal settings and task execution during the season. While these categories aren’t as strictly important as robot documentation, they are generally recommended for a strong Engineering Portfolio.
Think Award Criteria¶
要求 |
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Team must submit a PORTFOLIO. The PORTFOLIO must include engineering content which includes at least one of the following:
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Encouraged |
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Team PORTFOLIO may include information about resources which includes any number of the following examples:
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Encouraged |
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PORTFOLIO information is organized in a clear and intuitive manner |
Tips for this award:
小技巧
It’s All About the Portfolio: Remember, this award is judged entirely on the Engineering Portfolio. The interview is to clarify its contents. Every key point must be documented in writing.
Show the “Journey,” Not Just the Destination: Document every failure, every prototype, and every iteration. Include photos of failed mechanisms, notes from brainstorming sessions, and data from test logs. Judges want to see your thought process and how you overcame obstacles.
Quantify Your Engineering Decisions: Don’t just say “we made it stronger.” Say “After the polycarbonate arm failed under 10N of force, we switched to 6061 aluminum, which withstood 50N in testing.” Use math, physics, and data to justify every major design choice.
Structure for Readability: A wall of text will lose the judges’ interest. Use clear headings, bullet points, diagrams, and captioned images. Make it easy for a judge to quickly understand your process.
联结奖¶
官方 Competition Manual 说明¶
术语
- This judged award is given to the team that connects with their local science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) community to learn and adopt new tools through effort and persistence. This team has a team plan and has identified steps to achieve their goals. A PORTFOLIO is not required for this award.¶
Be prepared for judges to ask you how your outreaches were meaningful, and try to avoid doing STEM outreaches just for the sake of saying you did a STEM connections. Successful STEM outreaches are those that are undertaken for a specific purpose and have a clear intent and goal, such as meeting with an expert on computer vision to ask for advice on a vision task for the game. If you are struggling to find STEM outreaches, local colleges and businesses are a good start.
Connect Award Criteria¶
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Team must describe, display, or document a team plan that covers all of the following:
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Provide examples of developing in person or virtual connections with individuals in the engineering, science, or technology community. |
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Provide examples of how it actively engages with the engineering community. |
The core of this award is depth, purpose, and learning, not just quantity.
Focus on the “Why,” Not Just the “What.” For every STEM connection, be prepared to answer:
Why did you reach out to this specific person or organization? (e.g., “We needed help with a persistent odometry error, so we contacted a local university’s robotics lab.”)
What did you learn from them? (e.g., “They taught us about sensor fusion, which we implemented and documented in our Engineering Portfolio.”)
How did it change your approach? (e.g., “This conversation led us to redesign our dead wheel assembly, improving our accuracy by 40%.”)
Document the Relationship, Not Just the Event. Don’t just list “Visited XYZ Engineering.” Create a small case study for key connections. Include:
The problem you were trying to solve.
Who you met (e.g., “Dr. Anna Smith, Professor of Computer Vision”).
Key takeaways and advice received.
Photos of your team with the expert or implementing of their advice.
Show a Spectrum of Connections. A strong portfolio shows you seek help for different needs:
Technical: Engineers, programmers, machinists.
Strategic: Business professionals for marketing, budgeting, and project management.
Academic: Teachers and professors for foundational science and math.
发展奖¶
官方 Competition Manual 说明¶
术语
- This award celebrates a team that has introduced and recruited new people into FIRST. Through their efforts, they have sparked others to embrace the FIRST culture. A PORTFOLIO is not required for this award.¶
Starting from DECODE season, the Motivate Award is divided into Reach and Sustain Awards. Reach Award includes outreach objectives and how it affects FIRST community as well as how team recruitment new teams/coaches/mentors/volunteers who were not previously involved in FIRST.
Reach Award Criteria¶
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Team must discuss, describe, display, or document their outreach objectives and how their outreach activities support the FIRST community |
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Team must discuss, describe, display, or document their successful recruitment of new teams, or coaches, or mentors and/or volunteers who are not otherwise active within the FIRST community |
Encouraged |
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Is an ambassador for FIRST programs in a way that makes FIRST loud |
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Has a creative and evolving approach to outreach materials that market their team and FIRST |
This award is about growth, inclusion, and creating new FIRST enthusiasts.
Track Your “FIRST Conversions.” The most powerful metric is not just “people reached,” but new people brought into FIRST. Document:
Number of new students you inspired to join an FLL team, your FTC team, or another FTC team.
Number of new coaches, mentors, or volunteers you recruited who had no prior FIRST experience.
Stories of individuals you brought in (e.g., “We convinced our school’s art teacher to mentor us on design principles, and she is now a registered volunteer for our event.”).
Broaden Your Definition of “Recruitment.” Reach isn’t just for students. Actively recruit:
New Mentors: Reach out to parents’ professional networks, local tech companies, and retiree engineering groups.
New Volunteers: Promote judge, referee, and field reset volunteer opportunities at your outreach events.
New Coaches: Help interested parents or teachers understand the commitment and guide them through starting a new FLL team.
Make your outreach the “first step” into FIRST. At public events, don’t just display a cool robot - actively engage your audience and show them how to begin their own journey:
Have a simple, hands-on activity (e.g., drive a past season’s robot, build a simple LEGO mechanism).
Have clear, take-home information on how to start or join a team.
Use the “FLL/FTC Pipeline” strategy: Have information for both programs. A 3rd grader can’t join FTC, but they can get excited about FLL because of your demo.
承载奖¶
官方 Competition Manual 说明¶
术语
- Sustainability and planning are essential for a FIRST team, because they ensure the program’s long-term success. This award celebrates the team that has considered their future team members and has worked to ensure that their team or program will continue to exist long after they have gone on to develop their careers. A PORTFOLIO is not required for this award.¶
The next Award which was previously included in the Motivate Award is Sustain. This Award answers the question “How will your team exist in the future and what are you doing to make it happen?”.
Sustain Award Criteria¶
要求 |
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Team must discuss, describe, display, or document their plan(s) which includes at least one of the following: A. finances and financial sustainability plan, B. season project planning, and/or C. team sustainability plans and/or objectives. |
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Team must discuss, describe, display or document how a team tracks their progress towards their plan(s) listed above. |
Encouraged |
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Team has clear team roles for all members of the team and a process for developing leadership. |
Encouraged |
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Team can discuss, describe, display, or document how they manage the team’s constraints and/or risks. |
This award is about systems, processes, and forward-thinking to ensure the team thrives for years to come.
Implement a “Mentor-Mentee” Pipeline. The goal is to make the team mentor-light over time.
Have veteran students formally train and shadow new members in specific roles (e.g., “Lead Programmer,” “Drive Team Captain,” “Outreach Coordinator”).
Document this process. Show the judges: “Our 10th-grade mechanical lead is training two 8th-graders, ensuring knowledge is passed down.”
Develop a Multi-Year Financial Plan. Show you’re thinking beyond the current season.
Have a budget that includes a line item for “Future Season Seed Money.”
Show how you are diversifying funding (e.g., grants, sponsorships, fundraising) to avoid reliance on a single source.
Document your sponsor retention strategy (e.g., how you keep sponsors engaged year after year).
Build a Robust Alumni Network. Your past members are your greatest sustainability asset.
Create an alumni contact list and engage them as remote mentors, judges for off-season events, or donors.
Show how alumni have contributed (e.g., “Our alum from 2022, now an engineering student, held a virtual CAD workshop for the team.”).
Have a Formal “Off-Season” Plan. A team that only exists during the competition season is fragile. Show your plan for:
Recruitment: Hosting a “Robotics 101” camp for new members.
Training: Skill-building workshops (CAD, Java, soldering).
Retention: Fun, non-competitive build projects or community service events.
小技巧
Tips for Connect, Reach & Sustain
展示数字，但仅当其数额巨大且包含令人称奇的元素时强调数字。
Make sure your numbers are somewhat accurate! If you are at a large event, you can get a rough headcount from the organizers, but it’s generally better to know roughly how many people actually stopped and looked at your team.
向评委展示故事，而不仅仅是概述。讲述个人故事。
Log all your outreach events, with who went and how many hours each person did in its own place separate from the Engineering Portfolio. This makes it easier to compile total numbers and shows the judges every outreach activity/event in one place.
For a bigger impact make sure you have more resources then just your team’s information at an event, having details for FIRST Lego League teams in addition to your FIRST Tech Challenge information can broaden how many people you reach.
提醒，提醒，提醒！如果一个人给你名片或学生表示感兴趣，如果他们没有如约伸出手，提醒一下他们也无妨。人们可以忘记或忙碌，有时提醒是有用的！
创新奖¶
官方 Competition Manual 说明¶
术语
创新奖奖如其名——它是针对具有创新机器人或创新的机器人设计的团队。
创新奖主要针对硬件，但一些团队也能够将软件展示为创新。一些评委认为展示软件作为创新的一部分很棒，但其他评委或许认为软件只适合控制。
虽然把你的整个机器人作为创新展示可能很诱人，但专注于机器人的一两个方面通常更有效。评委经常会问你的机器人最具创新性的部分是什么，这是你专注于你可以展示的一两个机制的机会。
The Engineering Portfolio should contain information on your robot’s mechanisms, and your presentation should also mention the innovative parts of your robot. However, refrain from over-describing the mechanisms you intend to sell as innovative, as you want to leave room for the judges to ask questions, which gives you more opportunities and time to sell your mechanisms. In addition, practice what aspects of the mechanisms you want to sell as innovative, and make sure you are able to thoroughly describe why they are innovative when asked.
Innovate Award Criteria¶
要求 |
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Team must describe, display, or document examples of the team’s engineering content that illustrate how the team arrived at their design solution. |
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ROBOT or ROBOT MECHANISM is creative and/or unique in its design. |
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The innovative element must be stable, robust, and contribute positively to the team’s game objectives most of the time. |
Encouraged |
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Designs often come with risks, the team should discuss, describe, display or document how they mitigated that risk. |
The Innovate Award is about celebrating a unique and clever solution to a game challenge. It’s not just about what you built, but why your approach was uniquely smart, creative, and effective.
Tips for this award:
小技巧
Identify and Isolate Your “Hero Mechanism”
Focus is Everything: Do not try to sell your entire robot as innovative. Judges will ask, “What is the most innovative part?” Have a clear, confident answer. Pick one or two mechanisms that are truly special.
Define “Innovative” for Your Design: Innovation can mean many things. Which category does your mechanism fit into? - Novel Concept: Is it a mechanism rarely seen in FTC? (e.g., a “full-roller” intake when everyone uses compliant wheels, a novel linkage no one else thought of). - Elegant Simplicity: Does it solve a complex problem in a surprisingly simple and reliable way? (e.g., a passive alignment guide that works perfectly vs. a complex active system). - Creative Use of Materials: Did you use a material in an unconventional way? (e.g., using nitinol (memory wire), casting silicone rubber for grips, using fiberglass rods). - Cross-Pollination: Did you adapt a mechanism from a completely different field? (e.g., a mechanism inspired by bicycle gears, a construction crane, or a sewing machine).
Build Your Narrative: The Story of Innovation
You need a compelling story that proves your mechanism wasn’t just copied, but born from creative problem-solving.
Start with the Problem: Frame the game challenge you were solving in a way that makes your solution necessary. - Example: “Everyone was struggling with inconsistent pixel intake from the stack. The problem wasn’t power, it was alignment.”
Show the Journey, Not Just the Result: Document the dead ends and prototypes that led to your innovation. - Example: “We tried a standard roller intake (show photo), but it jammed. We tried a pincher (show photo), but it was slow. Our breakthrough was realizing we could use a counter-rotating roller system that self-centers the pixel every time.”
Quantify the “Innovation Payoff”: How did your creative solution provide a tangible advantage? - Use Data: “…which increased our cycle time by 2 seconds.” - Use Reliability: “…which worked 19 out of 20 times in testing, compared to our old design which worked 10 out of 20 times.” - Use a Unique Capability: “…which allowed us to be the only robot in our region capable of consistently scoring the [specific, difficult task].”
Portfolio and Presentation: Selling the Sizzle
Create an “Innovation Spotlight”: In your portfolio, have a dedicated 1-2 page section for your “hero mechanism.” This section should include: - CAD Renderings from multiple angles. - Diagrams explaining the core mechanical principle (e.g., a kinematic diagram for a linkage). - Photos of prototypes and the final build. - A clear, concise narrative following the “Problem -> Failed Ideas -> Breakthrough -> Result” structure.
The “Tease” Strategy: As the description suggests, don’t dump all the information in your initial pitch. Give a high-level overview that sparks curiosity. - In your presentation: “We’re most proud of our intake. It uses a non-standard method that makes it incredibly reliable. We’d love to tell you more about it if you’re interested.” - This invites the judge to ask: “Oh, what’s the non-standard method?” This gives you the floor to deliver your well-practiced, passionate explanation.
Prepare for the “Why?”: Be ready to answer these questions deeply: - “Why is this better than the common solution?” (Have a specific, comparative answer.) - “What was the moment of inspiration?” (Have a story-even a small one.) - “Did you invent this whole cloth, or adapt it from somewhere?” (Be honest! Adapting an existing concept cleverly is still innovation.)
Handling the Hardware/Software Gray Area
If your innovation is purely software, it is generally better to focus on the Control Award. However, if a software algorithm enables a mechanical system to do something truly unique that it otherwise couldn’t, you can present it under Innovate. - Example: “Our innovative mecanum drift compensation algorithm allows us to use a simple passive intake in a way that requires active intakes for other teams.” Here, the software enables the mechanical simplicity.
Common Pitfalls to Avoid
Confusing Complexity with Innovation: A mechanism with 20 parts that performs the same function as a mechanism with 5 parts is not innovative-it’s over-engineered. Innovation is about a smarter concept, not more parts.
Claiming Innovation on a Standard Solution: Calling a standard 4-motor direct drive chassis or a basic arm “innovative” will hurt your credibility. Be realistic about what is common in the FTC ecosystem.
Failing to Articulate the “Why”: You can’t just say “it’s innovative.” You must prove it by contrasting it with other approaches and demonstrating its unique benefits.
The Mechanism Doesn’t Work: While it “does not have to work all the time,” it must work sometimes and the concept must be sound. A completely non-functional “innovation” is just a theory.
The Innovate Award goes to the team that can best tell the story of a clever, creative, and effective solution to a specific game challenge. It’s about proving that your team didn’t just build a robot-you solved a puzzle in a way that no one else did.
控制奖¶
官方 Competition Manual 说明¶
术语
- The Control Award celebrates a team that uses sensors and software to increase the ROBOT’S functionality during gameplay. This award is given to the team that demonstrates innovative thinking and solutions to solve game challenges such as autonomous operation, improving mechanical systems with intelligent control, or using sensors to achieve better results. The solution(s) should work consistently during MATCHES but does not have to work all the time. Solutions considered for this award are not solely limited to the AUTO period of the MATCH and may also be used during TELEOP. The team’s PORTFOLIO must contain a summary of the software, sensors, and mechanical control but would not include copies of the code itself.¶
控制奖旨在表彰拥有良好软件解决方案的团队，使他们的机器人“智能”。它同样被称为“软件奖”，是为拥有最佳或最具创新性的比赛软件和传感器解决方案的团队设立的。
Do not directly put code into your portfolio, the judges will not care. Instead, focus on explaining key algorithms that you use, and explain the software in an easy to understand way. Remember, your control award judges may not be software engineers or programmers, so make sure you can explain everything to someone without a software background.
此外，能获得控制奖的软件不仅仅是你的自动程序。操作手辅助、反馈和自动化对于控制奖都至关重要。
Control Award Criteria¶
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Team must submit a PORTFOLIO. The PORTFOLIO must include all of the following:
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Team must use one or more hardware or software solutions to improve ROBOT functionality by using external feedback and control. |
Encouraged |
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The control solution(s) should work consistently during most MATCHES. |
Encouraged |
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Team could discuss, describe, display, or document how the solution may consider reliability either through demonstrated effectiveness or identification of how the solution could be improved |
Encouraged |
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Use of the engineering process to develop the control solutions (sensors, hardware and/or algorithms) used on the ROBOT includes lessons learned. |
设计奖¶
官方 Competition Manual 说明¶
术语
- The Design Award celebrates the team that demonstrates an understanding of industrial design principles by striking a balance between form, function, and aesthetics while meeting the needs of this season’s challenge. The design process used should result in a ROBOT which is efficiently designed and effectively addresses the game challenge. A PORTFOLIO is not required for this award.¶
设计奖是主要关注机器人硬件方面的机器人奖项之一。它适用于功能性、美观性和使用良好设计实践（包括CAD）的机器人。
In order to be considered for the Design Award, it’s recommended that your team uses CAD and designs the robot before it is built, with Engineering Portfolio sections about the development of the robot through iterations of the engineering design process. Its important to include CAD screenshots and drawings in your portfolio, and your design should be consistent with any team goals listed.
虽然设计的功能性是大多数团队关注的，但设计奖也考虑了美学，大多数评委通常会被本有可能获得这个奖项的机器人的样貌之丑陋拒之门外（机器人上不该有纸板！），所以确保你的机器人看起来漂漂亮亮。
Design Award Criteria¶
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A team must be able to describe or demonstrate how their ROBOT is elegant, efficient (simple/executable), and practical to maintain. |
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The entire machine design, or the detailed process used to develop the design, is worthy of this recognition, and not just a single COMPONENT. |
Encouraged |
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The ROBOT distinguishes itself from others by its aesthetic and functional design. |
Encouraged |
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The basis for the design is well considered (that is inspiration, function, etc.). |
Encouraged |
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Design is effective and consistent with the team’s game plan and/or strategy. |
评审奖¶
This award is optional and not given at all FIRST Tech Challenge events. During the competition, the judging panel may meet a team whose unique efforts, performance, or dynamics merit recognition, but does not fit into any of the other award categories. To recognize these unique teams, FIRST offers a Judges’ Choice Award.
Individual Awards¶
有些奖项是活动不需要颁发的；这些不会推进团队。
Dean’s List Award¶
官方 Competition Manual 说明¶
术语
- In an effort to recognize the leadership and dedication of the most outstanding secondary school STUDENTS from FIRST, the Kamen family sponsors awards for selected 10th or 11th grade STUDENTS known as the FIRST Tech Challenge FIRST Dean’s List Award. The STUDENTS who earn FIRST Dean’s List status as a semi-finalist, finalist or winner, are great examples of current STUDENT leaders who have led their teams and communities to increased awareness for FIRST and its mission, champion FIRST Core Values such as Inclusion, and embody Gracious Professionalism® . It is the goal of FIRST that these individuals will continue, post-award, as great leaders, STUDENT alumni, and advocates of FIRST. Please visit the Dean’s List Award Website to see complete award submission details and to see past FIRST Tech Challenge winners. For regions of the world that do not use grade levels such as this to identify years of schooling: This award is intended for STUDENTS who are two (2) to three (3) years away from entering college or university. STUDENTS that would be attending college or university in the next academic year are not eligible. Mentors will be asked for the year of graduation during the nomination process.¶
There are three (3) “categories” of FIRST Dean’s List Award students:
FIRST Dean’s List Semi-finalists - comprised of the two (2) students in their 10th or 11th grade school year* nominated by each team.
Officially the semi-finalists from a team are chosen by a coach. But it’s not forbidden to make a voting in a team to choose the best candidates.
The coach/dean’s submittor is required to fill the form on firstinspires.org in dashboard where essays and some personal information about the students are attached. Every year FIRST sets a deadline till which you can nominate candidates. You can find nominative instruction and more information here.
FIRST Dean’s List Finalists - comprised of the students (2, 3, or 4, depending on the region) selected at each State/Regions Championship.
Upon the nomination window closing, every semi-finalist will receive an email from FIRST which provides the Semi-finalist with the nomination written by the coach. Semi-finalists should make sure to read the nomination to help prepare for the interview. Be prepared to discuss topics written in your nomination and anything else that you might want to mention that is relevant. It is also helpful to prepare a list of topics you want to discuss during the interview.
The interview is where the Dean’s List Interviewers can meet you and potentially learn some new information about you. There is no need to dress up for your interview, but we do recommend that you prepare for it as if it were a job interview. Come up with some talking points so you can remember things that you want to tell the judges in response to questions, do mock interviews, and come into the interview planning to be confident and engaging. Remember that this is a conversational interview, there are no presentations, video links provided to the interviewer for post-interview review, or informational handouts involved.
During the interview, please remember that it is about YOU, your contributions, leadership, etc. in relation to the criteria of the award. For example, if you are discussing accomplishments of your team as a whole, make sure to specify how your individual efforts were vital in the success of those accomplishments. Do not be shy about sharing your personal successes!
The number of semi-finalists that will move onto the next level as finalists depends upon the region. Regions with larger team numbers will have additional spots to advance students based on the previous year’s registration numbers. You can find number of advancing finalists by region here.
FIRST Dean’s List Winners - comprised of the ten (10) FIRST Robotics Competition and ten (10) FIRST Tech Challenge students selected from the applicable FIRST Dean’s List Finalists at the FIRST Championship.
Compass Award¶
官方 Competition Manual 说明¶
术语
- This is an optional award and is only offered at the Regional Championship tournament level of competition. All teams attending FIRST Championship will have an opportunity to submit for this award. The Compass Award recognizes an adult coach or mentor who has given outstanding guidance and support to a team throughout the year and demonstrates to the team what it means to be a Gracious Professional. The winner of the Compass Award will be chosen from candidates nominated by FIRST Tech Challenge STUDENT team members, via a 40-60 second video submission. The video must highlight how their mentor has helped them become an inspirational team. The video should emphasize what sets the mentor apart.¶
The Compass award is an optional award that is usually given only at state championships and world championships. It is submitted as a video no longer than 1 minute. The Compass award is for recognizing an outstanding mentor. Submitting this award is usually made on a case-by-case basis, where the event organizer sends teams instructions on how to submit.
Compass Award Criteria¶
要求 |
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Team must be able to clearly articulate this mentor’s contribution to the team and explain what sets this mentor apart. |
要求 |
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Submission must be in video format and meet the following requirements:
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一些优秀的罗盘奖项提交包括：
Project-Based Global Awards¶
数字动画奖¶
This award, sponsored by Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI), celebrates STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Mathematics) and emphasizes the ability to tell a story through animation that integrates technological, social, and humanistic concepts. The 2026 Digital Animation Award is offered to help encourage students to cultivate skills in design and creation of animation while telling a story about the impact of technology on society. This award is open to all FIRST Robotics Competition teams and FIRST Tech Challenge teams and is optional. More information can be found on the Digital Animation Award webpage.
安全动画奖¶
The 2025-26 theme for the Safety Animation Award, sponsored by UL Solutions, is: Unearth Safety! For this animation teams are invited to dig deep to uncover impactful ways to implement safe and sustainable practices. Use both storytelling and imaginative artistry to create a memorable message that inspires responsible exploration and careful stewardship of our resources. More information can be found on the Safety webpage.
FIRST believes that teams that take the lead in developing safety programs and policies have a positive and lasting impact on each team member and mentor in addition to their communities and present and future workplaces. FIRST recognizes the teams that demonstrate safety throughout their programs and are deeply committed to developing a culture of safety.
在团队会议以及比赛的设计、建造、旅行和活动阶段，每个人都要对安全负责。