FIRST Tech Challenge Budget for ROOKIE TEAMS (7th - 12th grade)
up to 15 students per team
National Registration Fees
National FIRST Tech Challenge
Registration fee
MAXIMUM
BUDGET
MIDRANGE
BUDGET
MINIMUM
BUDGET
$275
$275
$275
Required
Yes
Event participation fees paid to ORTOP (teams can request discounts)
League Membership Fee includes 4 League Meets and a
League Qualifying Tournament
OR
Non-League Qualifying
Tournament (QT)
$450
$300
$450
$300
$225
$150
Comments
Paid to FIRST
Teams
receiving
financial
support are
required to
participate in
a league or a
non-league
qualifying
tournament .
Teams can opt for participation in a league,
attending 4 league meets followed by a league
qualifying tournament. Requested league fee is
$450. Teams can request a discount of up to
$225 based on need. Request for discount can
be made during online registration with ORTOP
in fall. All complete requests will be approved.
Teams needing additional financial assistance
can apply for team financial support in the late
spring or summer preceding the fall/winter
season.
See above
Teams can opt to attend one qualifying
tournament instead of participating in a league.
Requested fee is $300. Teams can request a
discount of up to $150 based on need. (See
above for further information.)
ORTOP events for teams that qualify (teams can request discounts)
Super-Qualifier (SQ)
$400
$200
$0
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Roughly 50% of teams advance to a SuperQualifier from the qualifying tournaments.
Requested fee is $400. Teams can request a
discount of up to $200 based on need.
48 teams advance to State Championship.
Requested fee is $500. Teams can request a
discount of up to $250 based on need.
$500
$0
$0
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TETRIX FTC Competition Set (not
including electronics)
$580
$580
$580
Yes
Electronics Modules and Sensors
Set
$365
$365
$365
Yes
Control & Communications
$318
$318
$106
Yes
2 Logitech Gamepad F310
Controllers
$40
$40
$40
Yes
Shipping on above
$60
$60
$60
Yes
Additional servos and motors
Software is free. Android Studio
and FTC SDK (Software
Development Kit), MIT App
Inventor
$180
$110
$0
optional
Free
Free
Free
State Championship (CHMP)
Robot Parts for Rookie Teams
Alternative: MATRIX FTC Competition Set at
$550
Power Module, 2 DC Motor Controllers, Servo
Motor Controller, Advanced Sensor Module, IR
Sensor, Reflected Light Sensor, Analog Touch
Sensor, Phone to Power Module Cable
4 USB cables, 3 12-volt Power Cables
Max & Mid assume C&C set ordered from FIRST,
Min assumes DIY set: 2 Boost ZTE Speed phones,
Protective cover, USB Hub, Micro to USB OTG
Cable.
Rough estimate
Mid-range budget includes 2 additional
AndyMark motors + 1 Quarter Scale Servo, Max
budget includes 4 additional AndyMark motors +
2 Quarter Scale Servos
Field Items
Competition Field Walls/Soft
Tiles for competition floor
Annual Field Game Elements buy 1/2 Field $300 or full field
$450
MAXIMU
M
BUDGET
MIDRANGE
BUDGET
MINIMU
M
BUDGET
Required
$150
$75
$25
Yes
$450
$300
$300
Highly
recommen
ded
Comments
Ranges from: Some materials for fabricating
parts to minimal or no fabricated parts.
The annual challenge usually includes two sets of
field elements; one in blue and one in red, for
each alliance. These ship cut pre-fab and ready
to assemble. Teams can purchase one alliance half field or center goal and both red and blue
elements for a full field.
Rookie Team Purchases from OUTSIDE SOURCES
Materials for fabricated parts; cchannel, Lexan, sheet metal, zip
ties
Spare Parts - Motors, channels,
nuts/bolts, extra batteries, etc.
$500
$250
$150
Yes
Ranges from: Tetrix Resource Kit with extra parts
to buying extra parts on an as needed basis.
Tools - DIY tools - drill, tin snips,
screw drivers, Allen wrenches,
wire cutters…
$150
$100
$50
Yes
Ranges from "Buy some" to "Borrow most" tools
Laptop
$750
$500
$500
Yes
Team T-Shirts
$150
$75
$0
No
Travel Costs
*
*
*
$6147
$4318
$2731
League participation Total
Professional T-Shirts to make-your-own to none
Because travel expenses vary widely they are not
included in this budget. Most teams incur few
travel costs to league meets because events are
held locally. About 30% of teams incur travel
expenses to the Super-Qualifiers and State
Championship
Excludes travel expenses.
Non-league participation Total
$5997
$4168
$2656
* Travel cost planning – Teams will have varying transportation, meal and lodging expenses depending on the distance to
event locations. These travel expenses could include 3 to 6 meals per student, 1 or 2 days of lodging and transportation
costs.
League events have been historically held within 1 hour of travel time from a team’s meeting place. Teams can incur
additional travel expenses when attending league events, Super-Qualifiers and the State Championship events.
• League meets and qualifying tournaments have been held in Pendleton, Hood River, Bend, Portland, Hillsboro,
Beaverton, Salem, Junction City and Roseburg.
• Non-league qualifying tournaments are held in Corvallis and Portland metro area.
• Super-Qualifiers and the State Championship are held in the Portland metro area.
Qualifying Tournaments and Super-Qualifiers are one-day events. The State Championship is a 1½-day event