August 7th

Available Grants

1.  The FIRST Washington grant closes October 3rd.  Who needs to fill out this grant?  Any Oregon or Washington team seeking financial sponsorship for their team.
2.  Oregon Department of Education grant closes September 30th.  Who is eligible to apply?  Teams that are connected to an Oregon public school or 501c3.  If I receive 10 applications by the end of August I will do a first round of grants to be announced September 15th.  I currently have 3 applications.  All financial awards will be announced by October 15th.
3.  The FIRST Tech Federal Credit Union: diversity, equity and inclusion grant is available again for the 2019-2020 season.  Read the instructions on the website for how your team can qualify for an $1,000 for your team!  New this year. The link for the student training modules is also available on our website.
4.  Boeing Grants open in August.  If your team is lucky enough to have a Boeing mentor remind them the time to renew is now!

Unified Robotics

Do you have students on your team interested in starting a Unified Robotics team?  We would encourage you to take to the special education specialist in your school district to figure out how you can connect with them.  This program is designed to introduce STEM concepts to students with intellectual disabilities in a way that will open doors for their futures.  Many of these students have little to no hands- on experience with STEM.  Oregon is hoping to hold our inaugural event in the Spring of 2020.

Maker Faire

ORTOP will return to Maker Faire in September and we hope your team will join us!  We are accepting applications for teams who would like to participate in our booth.  The Maker Faire is September 7-8th and will be held @ OMSI.




Upcoming Fall Events:

Girls Gen -- October 5th -- We can accept 5 more teams.  Register today!
FIRST Fair --  October 19th -- Schedule to be posted on our website by August 30th.  New this year, we will be combining our FTC and FRC training into one day.  We will also have limited space available for mentors and students to participate in training held in the Gladstone shop.
Bunnybots - December 21st @ Catlin Gabel

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