The FIRST Tech Challenge is a robotics competition for students in grades 7–12 to compete, head to head, by designing, building, and programming a robot to compete in an alliance format against other teams. The competition consists of local and regional qualifiers and the world championship, the FIRST Championship, and in every season, a kickoff is held to showcase the season’s theme and game. After the kickoff, robots are designed, built, and programmed by teams. Teams are encouraged to conduct outreach in their communities. Participants are eligible to apply for over $80M in college scholarships.