Costs and Grants

Start Up Costs

New Team

TEAM START-UP COSTS ~$550 CAD*

Team Registration Fee: $130 CAD ($99 USD) includes
- 1 Meeting Guide
- 1 LEGO Explore Set
- 6 Engineering Notebooks
Shipping for Season Materials from FIRST Headquarters: $25 CAD ($18 USD)
Robotics Kit (can be reused from year to year):
- LEGO^® Education Spike Essentials: $285 CAD/set (includes taxes)
Festival Registration Fee: up to $50
Miscellaneous (i.e., team shirts, project display board, food, supplies, etc.): $60 CAD

* Varies depending on the exchange rate and shipping costs

New Class Pack

CLASS PACK START-UP COSTS ~$2700 CAD*

Class Pack Registration Fee of CAD 650 ($495 USD) includes:
- 1 Meeting Guide
- 1 Festival Guide
- 7 LEGO Explore Sets
- 30 Engineering Notebooks
Shipping for Season Materials from FIRST Headquarters: CAD 120 ($105 USD)
7 LEGO^® Education Spike Essentials:**: $1930 (when purchased from B&B Education or Spectrum)

* Varies depending on the exchange rate and shipping costs

** Reusable from year to year after the initial investment

Apply for a Grant

Information about FIRST Robotics Canada Grants Please note that funding is given on a first-come-first-served basis 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 grant
Prior to filling out a grant application please have ready for upload to the form your 'Proof of Equipment Purchased'

Grant Criteria

Team Grant Criteria

This grant cannot be combined with the LEGO^®Foundation or Class Pack, grants
To be eligible, teams must be a part of a school, recognized company or community group such as a home school group, library etc.
Grants are to be used for the creation of up to FIVE new single FIRST LEGO^®League Explore teams per school/organization. If your organization runs less than 5 single FLL Explore teams you may apply for more funding until you reach 5 teams after that no additional grants will be approved
Teams must commit to the program for a minimum of one year and participate in an official Ontario Festival.

Class Pack Grant Criteria

To be eligible, teams must be a part of a school, recognized company or community group such as a home school group, library etc.
Teams must commit to the program from a minimum of one year and participate in an official Ontario Festival
This grant cannot be combined with the LEGO^®Foundation

Registration Steps

Applying for a Team Grant

Applying for a Class Pack Grant

Applying for a Team Grant

Applying for a Class Pack Grant