FIRST Inspires: My Story
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FIRST ® & Qualcomm: A Pioneering Partnership to Inspire Young Innovators
Qualcomm Incorporated
FIRST Strategic Partner
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Bringing STEM engagement to disadvantaged youth through community-based organizations
STEM Equity Grantees
FIRST Youth-Serving Organizations
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Strategies for creating STEM engagement opportunities in high-poverty schools
STEM Equity Grantees
FIRST School Districts
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Teacher inspires a culture change through high school robotics and crowdfunding
Monique Dituri
FIRST Robotics Competition Mentor & STEM Teacher, Clifton High School, NJ
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Grant partnership helps break down barriers to STEM access in First Nations communities
Alberta Distance Learning Center
FIRST STEM Community
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Grant funding supports STEM engagement at Detroit youth recreation center
S.A.Y. Detroit Play Center
FIRST STEM Community
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A New Type of School Teaches Skills for the Future
Ypsilanti STEMM Middle College & Grizzly Robotics
FIRST School District | FIRST Robotics Competition Team
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Filling the STEM gap in Michigan
FIRST in Michigan
FIRST State Organization
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Student finds a road to success through FIRST
Evan Rotter
Alumnus of FIRST Robotics Competition Team 4786, Nicolet FEAR, of Glendale, Wisconsin
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FIRST boosts graduation and college enrollment rates in Pacific Northwest
Umatilla High School
FIRST Robotics Competition Team 4125, Confidential, of Umatilla, Oregon
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Bringing engineering opportunities to Title I schools
Lawrence High School
FIRST Robotics Competition Team 1289, Gearheadz, of Lawrence, Massachusetts
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FIRST experience turns challenges to opportunities for LA teen
Yohance Salimu
FIRST Alumnus, FIRST Robotics Competition Team 1692, CougarBots, of Los Angeles; Second Lieutenant, United States Air Force
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How to encourage STEM to students in communities where there are no STEM jobs
Camdenton, Missouri
FIRST Progression of Programs School District
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FIRST, Cisco Systems bring innovative learning to 12 Arizona schools
Cisco Systems
FIRST Sponsor
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Entrepreneur discovers you’re never too young to make a difference
TJ Evarts
FIRST Alumnus