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Start Up Costs

New Team

TEAM START-UP COSTS ~$1200 CAD*

Team Registration Fee: $300 CAD ($225 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: $450 CAD/set (includes taxes but not shipping)
- Optional Expansion Kit: $160 CAD/set (includes taxes but not shipping)
Challenge Set (including tax but not shipping): $125 CAD
Remote Tournament Registration Fee: $25 CAD
Table Construction Materials: $50 CAD (can be reused from year to year)
Miscellaneous (i.e., team shirts, food, office supplies): $50 CAD

* Varies depending on exchange rate and shipping costs

New Class Pack

CLASS PACK START-UP COSTS ~$3450 CAD*

Class Pack Registration Fee: $800 CAD ($595 USD)
Shipping for Season Materials from FIRST Headquarters: $150 CAD ($123 USD)
7 Robotics Kits**: $2500 CAD (when purchased from B&B Education)
- LEGO SPIKE Prime Set: $360 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

Available Grants

New Team Grants ($750)
Returning Team Grants ($750)
New Class Pack Grants ($4000)
Qualcomm New Team Grant ($1000)
STEAM Programs for Youth Team Grant ($1000)

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Costs Explained – Video

Apply for a Grant

Information about FIRST Canada Grants Before applying, please email the program lead to ensure funds are still available
Please note that funding is given on a first-come-first-serve basis. Grants are given out on a first come first served basis and at the discretion of FIRST Canada's granting committee.
There are a maximum of two competitive grants given to competitive teams
If your application is approved you are only eligible to receive either a competitive grant or a Class Pack/School Pack grant
Prior to filling out a grant application please have ready for upload to the form your 'Proof of Equipment Purchased'

Grant Criteria

Class Pack Grants

Qualcomm Grants

STEAM Programs for Youth Grant

Team Grants

A limited number of $750 grants are available to new and returning Ontario teams on a first come, first served basis.
Grant recipients agree to coach a team during the 2020-21 RePLAY season and to participate in a remote qualifying tournament with their team in February 2021.
Schools or organizations with multiple teams can apply for up to two individual team grants.
Individual Team grant recipients are not eligible for other grants (i.e., Class Pack grants, Qualcomm grant, STEAM Program for Youth grant)

Class Pack Grants

A limited number of Class Pack grants are available to new and returning Ontario Class Pack account holders on a first come, first served basis.
Priority will be given to teachers who will be implementing the FLL Challenge program in their classroom during the 2020-21 RePLAY season.
Grant recipients agree to submit pictures, videos and testimonials from throughout the season to FIRST Canada to thank sponsors for their financial support
Class Pack grant recipients are not eligible for other grants (i.e., individual team grants, Qualcomm grant, STEAM Program for Youth grant)

Qualcomm Grants

A limited number of $1000 Qualcomm grants are available to new and $350 Qualcomm grants available to returning Ontario teams consisting of underserved, underrepresented or vulnerable youth.
Grant recipients agree to:
- coach a team during the 2020-21 RePLAY season and to participate in a remote qualifying tournament with their team in February 2021
- 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.)
Qualcomm grant recipients are not eligible for other grants (i.e., individual team grants, Class Pack grants, STEAM Program for Youth grant)

STEAM Programs for Youth Grant

Eligibility for the STEAM Programs for Youth grant applies to any team consisting of all girls from a public school in Toronto or York Region.
Grant recipients agree to:
- coach a team during the 2020-21 RePLAY season and to participate in a remote qualifying tournament with their team in February 2021
- submit pictures, videos and testimonials from throughout the season to FIRST Canada, to thank sponsors for their financial support
STEAM Programs for Youth grant recipients are not eligible for other grants (i.e., individual team grants, Class Pack grants, Qualcomm grant)

Registration Steps

For a Team Grant

For a Class Pack grant

For a Team Grant

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.
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 36 months so coaches who have already been screened within the past 36 months need only accept the updated terms and conditions for YPP.
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.
Order one or two 2020-21 RePLAY Challenge Set(s) by contacting Spectrum at 1-800-668-0600 to place your order. 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.
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 or from Spectrum by contacting customer service at (800) 668-0600. Please retain proof of payment.

For a Class Pack grant

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
- 30 Engineering Notebooks
- 1 Team Meeting Guide
- 4 Robot Game Rulebooks
- Class Pack Tournament Guide
- Access to Thinkscape LMS & FIRST PLC
Order enough LEGO SPIKE Prime Sets to meet your desired student to robot ratio (recommended 4:1 or 7 robots for a class of 28) from B&B Education by contacting Nathalie Laquerre at nathalielb@bb.ca or (416) 616-7472 or from 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.

Register Here for a Grant

New or Returning Team

New or Returning Class Pack

Qualcomm Team Grant

STEAM Program for Youth Grant

New or Returning Team

Please select for which of the following FIRST LEGO League Challenge Team Grants you are applying:

NewReturning

School, Company Name or Organization to which the cheque can be made payable (required because cheque cannot be made payable to an individual)

School Board (if applicable)

Coach Name (required)

Street Address (required)

City (required)

Postal Code (required)

Coach Email Address (required)

Coach Phone Number (required)

Team Number-provided by FIRST after registration is complete (required)

By Submitting:

I agree to coach a team during the 2020-21 RePLAY season and to participate in a remote qualifying tournament with my team in February 2021. yesno

I understand that schools or organizations with multiple teams are eligible for up to two individual team grants.yesno

New or Returning Class Pack

Please indicate for which FIRST LEGO League Challenge Class Pack Grant you are applying:
New TeamReturning Team

School, Company Name or Organization to which the cheque can be made payable (required because cheque cannot be made payable to an individual)

School Board (if applicable)

Coach Name (required)

Street Address (required)

City (required)

Postal Code (required)

Coach Email Address (required)

Coach Phone Number (required)

Have you previously applied for a grant?
YesNo

If yes, for which grant did you apply?

Account Number-provided by FIRST after registration is complete (required)

Proof of Payment (required)

Proof of Payment for Equipment (required)

By submitting:

I agree to implement the FLL Challenge program in my classroom during the 2020-21 RePLAY season. yesno

I agree to submit pictures, videos and testimonials from throughout the season to FIRST Canada to thank sponsors for their financial support.yesno

I understand that this is a non-competitive program and that the “teams” formed by groups of students in my class cannot register for regional qualifying tournaments. yesno

Qualcomm Team Grant

School/Company/Organization Name to which the cheque should be made payable (required)

School Board

Coach Name (required)

Please provide information about your team’s eligibility for the grant

Street Address (required)

City (required)

Postal Code (required)

Coach Email Address (required)

Coach Phone Number (required)

Team Number-provided by FIRST after registration is complete (required)

By Submitting:

I affirm that my team consists of underserved, underrepresented or vulnerable youth. yesno

I agree to coach a team during the 2020-21 RePLAY season and to participate in a remote qualifying tournament with my team in February 2021. yesno

I agree to submit pictures, videos and testimonials throughout the season to FIRST Canada to thank sponsors for their financial support.yesno

I agree that my team will display the Qualcomm logo alongside any team branding and as part of our team image. yesno

STEAM Program for Youth Grant

School/Company/Organization Name to which the cheque should be made payable (required)

School Board

Coach Name (required)

Street Address (required)

City (required)

Postal Code (required)

Coach Email Address (required)

Coach Phone Number (required)

Team Number-provided by FIRST after registration is complete (required)

By Submitting:

I affirm that my team consists of all girls from a public school in Toronto or York Region. yesno

I agree to coach a team during the 2020-21 RePLAY season and to participate in a remote qualifying tournament with my team in February 2021. yesno

I agree to submit pictures, videos and testimonials throughout the season to FIRST Canada to thank sponsors for their financial support.yesno

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