Costs and Grants

Start Up Costs

New Team

  • TEAM START-UP COSTS ~$1500 CAD*

    • Team Registration Fee: $350 CAD ($250 USD)
    • Taxes & shipping for Season Materials from FIRST Headquarters: $40 CAD ($30 USD) 
    • Robotics Kit (can be reused from year to year)
      • LEGO SPIKE Prime Set: $500 CAD/set (+ taxes & shipping)
      • Optional Expansion Kit: $190 CAD/set (+ taxes & shipping) 
    • Challenge Set (+ taxes & shipping): $110 CAD
    • Tournament Registration Fee: up to $150 CAD 
    • Table Construction Materials: $100 CAD (can be reused from year to year)
    • Miscellaneous (i.e., team shirts, food, office supplies): $60 CAD

    * Varies depending on exchange rate and shipping costs

New Class Pack

  • CLASS PACK START-UP COSTS ~$4250 CAD*

    • Class Pack Registration Fee: $1100 CAD ($825 USD)
    • Shipping for Season Materials from FIRST Headquarters: $150 CAD ($108 USD) 
    • 6 Robotics Kits**: $3000 CAD
      • LEGO SPIKE Prime Set: $500 CAD/set (includes taxes)
    • 2 Challenge Sets: $0 (because included with Class Pack Registration)
    • Remote Tournament Registration Fee: $0 (because non-competitive)

    * Varies depending on exchange rate and on shipping costs

    ** Reusable from year to year after initial investment

Registration Steps

For a Team

  1. Click here to sign in with your existing username and password OR to create a new user account. You can then register a team by either updating an existing team profile or by creating a new one. This video will help guide you through the process of creating a new team.
  2. Complete the Youth Protection Plan (YPP) Screening process. This video will help to guide you through the screening process. Both coaches are required to complete the screening but your “passed” status remains valid for 48 months so coaches who have already been screened within the past 48 months need only accept the updated terms and conditions for YPP.
  3. Pay the team registration fees by returning to the Dashboard and selecting “Please review your team for missing payment” from the list of Outstanding Tasks. You will be guided through a series of steps to create, review and place your order using your preferred payment method. This video will help guide you through the payment process.
  4. Order a 2023-24 MASTERPIECE Challenge Set by contacting Spectrum at 1-800-668-0600 x4912 to place your order with Suzanne Martini. You will be required to provide your permanent team number to verify that you are an officially registered team so please wait until you have received confirmation from FIRST that your team registration fees have been processed.
  5. Order one or more SPIKE Prime Sets and optional Expansion Kits from:
  • B&B Education by contacting Nathalie Laquerre at nathalielb@bb.ca or (416) 616-7472 
  • Studica by contacting Derek Murphy at derekm@studica.com or (905) 564-7272
  • Spectrum by contacting customer service at (800) 668-0600

Please retain proof of payment as these will be required for completion of the grant application.

For a Class Pack

  1. Click here for instructions about how to create a Class Pack account and profile and to purchase a FIRST LEGO League Challenge Class Pack, which includes:
    • 2 Challenge Sets
    • 24 Engineering Notebooks
    • 1 Team Meeting Guide.
    • 12 Session-by-session teaching slides
    • 4 Robot Game Rulebooks
    • Class Pack Tournament Guide
    • Access to Thinkscape Learning Management System (LMS) & FIRST Professional Learning Community (PLC)
  1. Order enough LEGO SPIKE Prime Sets to meet your desired student to robot ratio (recommended 4:1 or 6 robots for a class of 24) from:
  • B&B Education by contacting Nathalie Laquerre at nathalielb@bb.ca or (416) 616-7472
  • Studica by contacting Derek Murphy at derekm@studica.ca or (905) 564-7272
  • Spectrum by contacting customer service at (800) 668-0600
Please retain proof of payment for both the Class Pack and robotics equipment as these will be required for completion of the grant application.

Apply for a Grant

Available Grants

  • FIRST Canada First-year ($600) No longer available 
  • Second-year ($200) team grant
  • Qualcomm first-year ($1000) or second-year ($350) team grant
  • FIRST Canada New Class Pack Grant ($1250)  No longer available
  • Qualcomm New Class Pack grant ($3600)
  • STEAM Program for Youths Team Grant ($600/year, for a maximum of three years) No longer available

Grant Eligibility

FIRST Canada Team Grant

  1. A limited number of $200 FIRST Canada team rebates are available to second-year teams on a first-come, first-served basis.
  2. FIRST Canada team rebate recipients agree to coach a team during the 2023-24 MASTERPIECE season and to participate in a qualifying tournament with their team in December 2023.
  3. Schools or community organizations with multiple teams can only apply for up to two FIRST Canada team rebates and will be placed on a waiting list for any additional teams.
  4. FIRST Canada team rebate recipients are not eligible for other rebates (i.e., FIRST Canada Class Pack rebates, Qualcomm team rebates, Qualcomm Class Pack rebates)

Qualcomm Class Pack Grant

  1. A limited number of Qualcomm Class Pack rebates are available to first-year Class Pack account holders with students from of underserved, underrepresented or vulnerable populations.
  2. Priority will be given to teachers who will be implementing the FLL Challenge program in their classrooms during the 2023-24 MASTERPIECE season.
  3. Rebate recipients agree to:
    • submit pictures, videos and testimonials from throughout the season to FIRST Canada, to thank sponsors for their financial support
    • make visible the Qualcomm logo with their classroom, school, marketing materials and external media, according to the branding guidelines
  4. Qualcomm Class Pack rebate recipients are not eligible for other rebates (i.e., individual team rebates, Qualcomm team rebates)

Qualcomm Team Grant

  1. A limited number of $1000 and $350 Qualcomm team rebates are available to first- and second-year teams consisting of underserved, underrepresented or vulnerable youth.
  2. Rebate recipients agree to:
    • coach a team during the 2023-24 MASTERPIECE season and to participate in a qualifying tournament with their team in December 2023
    • submit pictures, videos and testimonials from throughout the season to FIRST Canada, to thank sponsors for their financial support
    • incorporate the Qualcomm logo with their team branding (i.e., team shirts, team poster, etc.)
  3. Qualcomm team rebate recipients are not eligible for other rebates (i.e., FIRST Canada team rebates, FIRST Canada Class Pack rebates, Qualcomm Class Pack rebates) 

FIRST Canada Class Pack Grant

  1. A limited number of FIRST Canada Class Pack rebates are available to first-year Class Pack account holders on a first-come, first-served basis.
  2. Priority will be given to teachers who will be implementing the FLL Challenge program in their classrooms during the 2023-24 MASTERPIECE season.
  3. Rebate recipients agree to submit pictures, videos, and testimonials from throughout the season to FIRST Canada to thank sponsors for their financial support
  4. FIRST Canada Class Pack rebate recipients are not eligible for other rebates (i.e., FIRST Canada team rebates, Qualcomm team rebates, Qualcomm Class Pack rebates)

STEAM Program for Youths Grant

  1. A limited number of STEAM Program for Youths rebates are available to any team consisting of a majority of girls from a public school or non-profit organization in Ontario.
  2. Rebate recipients agree to:
    • coach a team during the 2023-24 MASTERPIECE season and to participate in a qualifying tournament with their team in December 2023
    • submit pictures, videos and testimonials from throughout the season to FIRST Canada, to thank sponsors for their financial support
    • make visible the STEAM Program for Youths logo alongside any team branding and as part of their team image
    • attend a full-day workshop from 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. on Sunday, October 15 (in person in Markham) OR on Monday, October 16 (remote)
  3. STEAM Program for Youths rebate recipients can receive this rebate for up to three years and are also eligible for FIRST Canada and Qualcomm team rebates in their first and second year.