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Win the Impact Award
FIRST's most prestigious award goes to the team that best embodies the mission. Build the sustainable program, outreach, and story that earns it.
4stops
4departments
4skills at the end
66hours of reading
The order to read it in.
Every stop is a department guide you can also reach on its own. Work down the list. Nothing here is locked and nothing needs an account to read.
skip a stop you already do all season
- 01stopGetting Started with FRCdept / getting-started
Know what FIRST values
The Impact Award is about FIRST's mission. Start by understanding the values and culture the award actually rewards.
open the guide - 02stopBusiness, Operations & Fundraisingdept / business-operations
Build a sustainable team
Sponsorships, budgets, structure, and continuity — the operational backbone judges look for in a thriving program.
open the guide - 03stopMedia, Branding & Outreachdept / media-outreach
Run impactful outreach & media
Plan community outreach, measure its impact, and capture it in media that makes your story undeniable.
open the guide - 04stopThe Impact Awarddept / impact-award
Craft the submission
The capstone — assemble the essay, executive summary, video, and presentation that turn your work into a winning entry.
open the guide
end of route / starts in Getting Started with FRC / ends in The Impact Award
What you can do at the end.
Not topics covered. These are the jobs you can be handed on a real team once the route is behind you.
4skills, signed off by quiz
- 01Run a sustainable team: structure, funding, and continuity
- 02Plan and document outreach with measurable community impact
- 03Craft compelling media that tells your team's story
- 04Assemble a winning Impact Award submission and presentation
stop 01 / getting-started
It starts in Getting Started with FRC.
The Impact Award is about FIRST's mission. Start by understanding the values and culture the award actually rewards. From there the route works down to The Impact Award, and you can stop at any line and stay in that department for the rest of the season.