Costs and Grants
Start Up Costs
Grant Applications Now Closed
Check back in May for more information.
TEAM START-UP COSTS ~$550 CAD*
- Team Registration Fee: $130 CAD ($99 USD) includes
- 1 Meeting Guide
- 1 LEGO Explore Sets
- 6 Engineering Notebooks
- Shipping for Season Materials from FIRST Headquarters: $25 CAD ($18 USD)
- Robotics Kit (can be reused from year to year):
- LEGO WeDo 2.0 Core Set: $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 exchange rate and shipping costs
CLASS PACK START-UP COSTS ~$2700 CAD*
- Class Pack Registration Fee of $650 CAD ($495 USD) includes:
- 1 Meeting Guide
- 1 Festival Guide
- 7 LEGO Explore Sets
- 30 Engineering Notebooks
- Shipping for Season Materials from FIRST Headquarters : $120 CAD ($105 USD)
- 7 Robotics Kits**: $1930 (when purchased from B&B Education)
- LEGO WeDo 2.0 Core Set: $275 CAD/set (includes taxes)
* Varies depending on exchange rate and on shipping costs
** Reusable from year to year after the initial investment
SCHOOL PACK START-UP COSTS ~$6900 CAD*
- School Pack Registration Fee of $1350 CAD ($995 USD) includes
- 24 Meeting Guides
- 1 Festival Guide
- 18 LEGO Explore Sets
- 144 Engineering Notebooks
- Shipping for Season Materials from FIRST Headquarters: $150 CAD ($105 USD)
- 18 Robotics Kits**: $5130
- LEGO WeDo 2.0 Core Set: $285 CAD/set (includes taxes)
- Miscellaneous (i.e., Festival expenses, project display boards, etc.): $270 CAD
* Varies depending on exchange rate and shipping costs
** Reusable from year to year after the initial investment
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'
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
Team Grant Criteria
- This grant cannot be combined with the LEGO Foundation, Class Pack, or School 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 from a minimum of one year and participate in an official Ontario Festival
Class and School 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
- Click here for instructions about how to create a user profile and Class Pack account and to purchase a FIRST LEGO League Explore Class Pack. Please await notification from FIRST Headquarters that your payment has been processed.
- Order enough LEGO WeDo 2.0 Core Sets to meet your desired student to robot ratio (recommend 4:1 or 7 WeDo 2.0 Core Sets kits 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.
Applying for a Class Pack Grant
- Click here for instructions about how to create a user profile and Class Pack account and to purchase a FIRST LEGO League Explore Class Pack. Please await notification from FIRST Headquarters that your payment has been processed.
- Order enough LEGO WeDo 2.0 Core Sets to meet your desired student to robot ratio (recommend 4:1 or 7 WeDo 2.0 Core Sets kits 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.
Apply for a Grant
Team Grant
- The grant amount is $200 CAD for new and returning teams.
- Teams can have up to 6 members. If eligible you can fund up to 5 teams, in total
Class Pack Grant
- Are you looking to bring FIRST LEGO League Explore to your classroom or community for the first time? If so, you may be eligible to receive a Class Pack grant in the amount of $2200 CAD OR
- Are you a teacher who has already run FIRST LEGO League Explore in your classroom or community? If eligible, your school or organization could receive a grant in the amount of $750 CAD
School Pack Grant
- Are you a bringing FIRST LEGO League Explore to your school for the first time? If eligible, you could receive a School Pack Grant in the amount of $5200 CAD OR
- Are you a school who has already run FIRST LEGO League Explore? If eligible, your school could receive a grant in the amount of $1300 CAD