The FIRST organization is about far more than building the best robot. It is about how you get there, and the people who help you. To recognize this, FIRST has created many different awards representing the organization's many facets. These awards include:

Chairman's Award
The Chairman's Award is the most prestigious award in FIRST. This award is given to the team that best portrays the message of FIRST: changing the way young people regard science and technology. The teams that do this understand that FIRST is not just about the competition on the field, but also about the way people participating in FIRST impact others by living its mission.

Woodie Flowers Award
The Woodie Flowers Award is an award given to a mentor on a FIRST team. This mentor is nominated by students as someone who inspires them on a daily basis. Nominated mentors are men and women who use their skills to teach students how to apply their talents in science, math, technology, math, and creative design.

Competition Award
The Competition Award is the award given to the three teams of an alliance that work together to win the competition that they are competing in.

Website Award
The Website Award is an award that recognizes the achievements of a student designed and run website. The Website Award has two divisions: Website Excellence and Best Website. The Website Excellence award is given to all teams who meet the criteria of a good and effective website. The Best Website award is given to the team who has the best website at a FIRST competition.

Engineering Inspiration Award
The Engineering Inspiration Award recognizes a team's school and community for advancing the awareness, respect, and appreciation for science and technology.

Cooperition Award
The Coopertition Award is a newer award in FIRST. This award is given to a team that helps everyone in need, whether they are allies or competitors. The team that wins this award chosen through Coopertition Bonus Points earned by displaying the spirit of coopertition during a competition. The team with the most points wins the award.

Entrepreneurship Award
The Entrepreneurship Award is an award given to the team that has established a successful business plan, designed expand the team and achieve goals.

Gracious Professionalism Award
The Gracious Professionalism Award recognizes the team that illustrates sportsmanship towards all participants during competition both on and off the field.

Judge's Award
The Judge's Award is an award that distinguishes a team that the judging panel feels has exceptional efforts and performance that deserves recognition outside the criteria of any other award.

For more information about these and other FIRST awards, please read the Awards section of the FIRST manual.